"Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell, adapted for ages 6 to 9 by Eleanor Graham Vance, illustrated by Phoebe Erickson, Prepared under the supervision of Josette Frank, Children Book Adviser of the Child Study Association of America, published by Random House, 1949.

Glossy illustrated hard boards [some wear and a few small surface damages: see photos]; large: 8" x 11.1/4"; illustrated endpapers; former owner's label and book plate inside front cover, the name of the same person [Miss Peachie Lee] is ink written on verso of the front endpaper; 64 pages, fully illustrated, a little soiling and wear, the last page – upper corner missing [see photo]; very good condition.

"All the tenderness of Anna Sewell's beloved story of Black Beauty is preserved in this new picture-story adaptation."

The title character, a black horse aptly named Black Beauty, lives a good life in the care of a wealthy nobleman, and believes all men to be as gentle and caring as his master. He gets a rude awakening when the family's circumstances change and he is sold... and over the years he changes hands and knows a variety of masters, some caring, others ignorant, and still others outright cruel. And as he and his foal-hood friend Ginger struggle to survive in a world where humans view horses as little more than fur-covered engines, he realizes that man has a great capacity for cruelty... and for redemption and kindness as well.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $42.50