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CASTANETS FOR CAROLINE

by Lorna Hill

Illustrated by Oscar Liebman

Published by Henry Holt and Company. 1st USA. 1956

Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. A Sadlers Wells story. Caroline Scott follows her cousin Veronica to the Sadler's Wells Ballet School but realises she isn't very good at classical ballet. However a Spanish dancer, Angelos Ibanez, realised that Caroline does have talent for character dancing. Orange boards with dark titles to spine and vignette to front board. B/w illustrations. 224 pages.

SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Spine and corners a little bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Occasional foxspot otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is a little edgeworn. Spine is faded. Some dark marks to rear cover. A few foxspots more visible on verso.

Stock no. 1404226

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Contents

  • Amiable, understanding Caroline follows in her famous ballerina cousin's footsteps and goes to Sadler's Wells Ballet School for two years.Caroline finally realizes that, unlike Veronica, she isn't a very good classical ballet dancer and despairs of ever becoming a success at anything.
  • However a Spanish dancer, Angelos Ibanez, realised that Caroline does have talent for character dancing. In fact when Caroline is on the point of going home to Northumberland, it is Angelo who is instrumental in setting Caroline on the road to success and happiness as a Spanish dancer.

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