1911 Scarce Edition with Dust Jacket - Black Beauty The Autobiography of a Horse

Author: Anna Sewell.
Title: Black Beauty. The Autobiography of a Horse.
Publisher: New York, The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1911.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 x 6 inches (20.3 x 15.2 cm).
Pages: 357 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original light blue cloth binding with a central pictorial onlay in color, bordered by black-printed equestrian-themed designs (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) in a good and scarce matching illustrated dust jacket with the same cover design (small chips and tears, light staining and some archival repair at the back of the dust jacket) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition with the original dust jacket!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with full-page color illustrations, including a vibrant frontispiece. The illustrations are bright and beautifully printed, capturing key emotional scenes from the story.

Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies with the original dust jacket available for sale worldwide).

The book: A charming early 20th-century illustrated edition of Black Beauty, first published in 1877. This Platt & Munk edition, dating from 1911, features a series of richly colored plates that bring to life Anna Sewell’s beloved tale of kindness, cruelty, and compassion in the treatment of animals. The eye-catching dust jacket, still present, is an increasingly uncommon survival. The bright pictorial cloth makes this an excellent display copy for collectors of animal stories or vintage children’s literature.

The author: Anna Sewell (1820–1878) was a British novelist best known for Black Beauty, her only published work. Written during the last years of her life, the novel is a timeless narrative that combines autobiography and moral instruction. Sewell intended her work to encourage the ethical treatment of horses, and it has remained one of the bestselling books of all time.