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MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR FAN OF THE CLASSICS / HORSE AFICIONADOS / VINTAGE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS / CHILDREN S CLASSICS / ANNA SEWELL **PLEASE READ: Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through ABEBOOKS mail system BEFORE you purchase, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Easton Press full-leather LONG OUT OF PRINT edition of BLACK BEAUTY by ANNA SEWELL! THIS IS A SCARCE VINTAGE HEIRLOOM EASTON WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE with BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY LUCY KEMP WELSH. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITION OF THIS MASTERPIECE YOU CAN FIND. UNUSED BOOKPLATE IS INCLUDED. PINEAPPLE NOT INCLUDED. ABOUT THE BOOK: It is good people who make good places. ― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. Black Beauty became a forerunner to the pony book genre of children's literature. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 58 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. Black Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the handsome horse ever find a happy and lasting home? Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favorite classic stories capture the heart and imagination of young readers. A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf! CONDITION: Book is in LIKE NEW condition for its age with no discernible imperfections (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL EDITION. SHIPPING: FREE to US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. WE SHIP PRIORITY MAIL & PACK VERY WELL. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Heritage Press, International Collectors Edition, and Folio Society editions. Seller Inventory # ABE-1697671272281
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