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This is the sequel to the Gilbreth's (brother and sister) first novel together, Cheaper by the Dozen (1948), which covered the period before their father, Frank Gilbreth, Sr. died. That story was adapted as a film released in 1950 starring Mryna Loy as the mother and Clifton Webb as the father. Belles on Their Toes (1950) was written about the Gilbreth family after Frank B. Gilbreth, Sr.'s death, and how they survived as their mother, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, continued her pioneering work in industrial engineering, time & motion studies, and industrial & organizational psychology while operating the company, Gilbreth Incorporated, she had founded with her husband. She became the breadwinner, filled the place of two parents, guided her children individually through the growing pains of adolescence, and kept her family of 11 children, the eldest 18, working together. This story was also made into a film released in 1952. xii + 237pp. Authors Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. (1911-2001) and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1908-2006) were siblings in the 12 children of Frank B. (1868-1924) and Lillian (Moller) Gilbreth (1878-1972), early scientific management experts and early 20th-century pioneers of time and motion study and what would now be called organizational behavior. Only one of the twelve children did not live to adulthood. The illustrator, Donald McKay, also illustrated Cheaper by the Dozen. Hardcover has orange cloth boards with black lettering & designs on spine, but no DJ. Shelf wear on edges, square corners. Interior is tight, well-handled, and unmarked. ? Size: 8vo ? over 7¾ - 9¾? tall, 249pp. ? Condition: Good Plus Hardcover, no Dust Jacket ? Always privately owned. No ownership markings. Copyright 1950. No edition/print-run info found. Manufactured in the U.S.A. No ISBN, LCCN, nor MSR. Seller Inventory # 008282
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Title: Belles on Their Toes
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, NY U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Donald McKay
Condition: Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: No Ownership Markings
