Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

BALLET FOR DRINA

by Jean Estoril; Mabel Esther Allan

Illustrated by Eve Guthrie; M.P. Steedman Davies

Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 2nd. 1957

Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. Mabel Esther Allan writing as Jean Estoril. Light blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, blue pictorial endpapers. 191 pages.

Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers and contents clean. Price-cut wrapper (photographic design by Stead Studio) is faded and damp stained to spine (with small tears at top and tail).

Stock no. 1314726

Sorry this book has been sold (17/08/2017)
Enquire about this book Create want

Contents

  • Drina whose real name was Andrina Adamo was an orphan who lived with her grandparents. Ever since she was very small Drina wanted to be a ballet dancer. But for some reason or other her grandmother disapproved of ballet for Drina. But Drina was born to dance and this is the story of how she began her career, in spite of many obstacles.

Similar Stock