For sale is a rare and exceptional Early Reprint of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Edition unstated, and undated Grosset and Dunlop on the copyright page and no printing information. “Wartime Conditions” imprint on the title page which indicates a 1944-45 printing. No illustrations.
Good hardcover with clean, bright boards with a few scuffs and scratches and a strong sheen on the textured cloth. The ink is very strong on the title and author’s name on the front board, and slightly faded on the heavily sunned spine . Also with clean, lightly toned page blocks, tight binding, moderate to heavy spine tilt, rolled and rubbed spine ends, moderate to heavy edge wear and rounded and rubbed corners with no bare spots. Both end papers are evenly toned. There is also a small tear on the dedication page. No other marks or inscriptions inside, but the pages are brittle and heavily toned toned.
No dust jacket.
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Black Beauty is a perennial children’s favorite, one which has never been out of print since its publication in 1877. It is a moralistic tale of the life of the horse related in the form of an autobiography, describing the world through the eyes of the creature.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
