BAGNOLD, Enid (1889-1981). National Velvet. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935. 8o. Illustrations by Laurian Jones. Original black and red cloth; pictorial dust jacket. ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. The story of 14-year Velvet Brown, who rides her horse to victory in the Grand National Steeplechase, was made into a film in 1944 starring a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney and a young Angela Lansbury. The film was selected as one of the ten best sporting films ever released in the 2008 poll by the American Film Institute. This lot was Originally sold at Christie's Collection of Elizabeth Taylor Auction December 16th 2011 ; By registering to bid, you hereby agree that the copyright, and any and all associated intellectual property and other rights for this item are exclusively retained by The Elizabeth Taylor Trust and/or Interplanet Productions, Ltd. Buyers of the Property will not receive the copyright or any related reproduction rights in the Property and all intellectual property rights are explicitly reserved by Seller and are freely exploitable by Seller in perpetuity. Furthermore, the use of Elizabeth Taylor’s name, photograph or likeness may not be used relating to this item without the express written permission of The Elizabeth Taylor Trust and/or Interplanet Productions Ltd.