Contents part i chapter 01 my early home 02 the hunt 03 my breaking in 04 birtwick park 05 a. Great illustrated classics 8 book set black beauty. The mercury dime is also commonly referred to as the winged liberty head dime and was. Vintage black beauty book by anna sewell illustrated rand. Black beauty by anna sewell, first edition abebooks. Black beauty book by anna sewell, illustrated, color cover. Black beauty the autobiography of a horse by anna sewell to my dear and honored mother, whose life, no less than her pen, has been devoted to the welfare of others, this little book is affectionately dedicated. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
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Black beauty sterling classics by anna sewell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After black diamonds, or, the boys of coal shaft no. Theyre all spinoffs from black beauty, and feature the life stories of other horses in his family tree. However, if you are looking to move beyond lincoln pennies and jefferson nickels, this would be the coin collection for the budget minded collector. Black beauty is an 1877 novel by english author anna sewell. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. There seems to be a lot of uncertainty surrounding socalled black beauty jefferson nickels so i thought that a concentrated topic with tons of pics and informative discussion would be nice. A collection of vintage books including black beauty by anna sewell, published by the saalfield publishing company, akron, ohio, 1924 with illustrations by florence white williams. Black beauty the autobiography of a horse by sewell, anna. Written by anna sewell in the last years of her life in this was her only novel but is one of the best selling chi. The first american editions from 1890 have the added title the uncle toms cabin of the horse as promoters of the novel hoped it.
If it is the classic first edtion and not the series of books it would or could go upwards of 35,000. In his book on mercury dimes, lange notes that barber, by then aged 75, had been compelled over the past ten. Black beauty, first edition abebooks passion for books. Beauty in black sinclair family saga by byrd, nicole and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Get the best deals on black beauty sewell when you shop the largest online selection at. His own book, first issued in 1964, with illustrations by tomi ungerer. Black beauty is born at farmer greys farm, where he lives happily with his mom. Sears readers library books were sold for a dime at woolworths and over 20 million copies of the u. What is the value of the book black beauty by anna sewell. To my dear and honored mother, whose life, no less than her pen, has been devoted to the welfare of others, this little book is affectionately dedicated. Heres a wonderful vintage hardcover childrens book that is truly a classic. Home buch belletristik jugendbucher themen tiere pferde. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Black, brown, red, coppery discoloration includes black beauty nickels.
A book version was published in 1924 illustrated by george hood, but you are probably. I read this beautiful story about a young adult who lives in an abandoned. Described on the titlepage of the first edition as the autobiography of her horse, translated from the original equine, black beauty was anna sewells only book, written when she fatally ill but determined to record her passopnate indignation at the insensitive behaviour of people towards animals. During my searches, i found one topic from 2010 that was similar but it died very quickly. Small rip on spine at bottom above world publishing symbol. Find black beauty the autobiography of a horse by sewell, anna at biblio. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you.
Im thankful to have found this book and have fun finding valuable varieties that i sell and make lots of money on. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an. It was torn down in 1924, and the baker hotel took its place. Black beauty by anna sewell, first edition abebooks passion for books. Black beauty, first edition abebooks shop for books. Beauty s timeline is basically the book s timeline, so for more details, go ahead and refer to our chapterbychapter summaries. Great illustrated classics, 8 volume boxed set includes black beauty, treasure island, the secret garden, the jungle book, the hunchback of notre dame, ivanhoe, white fang, and tales of mystery and terror. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Its a gentle, easytoread book that will find favor with children of all ages, and those adults. The story is told in the first person or first horse as an autobiographical memoir of a highbred horse named black beauty, from his carefree days as a foal on an english farm, to his difficult life pulling cabs in london, to his happy retirement in the country.
Later on i deduced that would leak out the storys essence and turn it into complete fragility. I would suggest you contact a very good book dealer or christies to verifty that it is an anthentic original. The mercury dime is a tencent coin struck by the united states mint from late 1916 to 1945. Black beauty s family is a compilaton of stories written by the estimable pulleinthompson sisters. With mona freeman, richard denning, evelyn ankers, charles evans. Black beauty chanell heart gags on a big white cock. Translated from the equine, by jarrold and sons london in 1877, the novel now known as simply black beauty was written by english author anna sewell. The black beauty jefferson nickel is an error you should. It tells the tale of a horse named black beauty, from birth to old age. It is a desperately powerful book for children so be warned that any sensitive youngsters could be quite distressed by some of the upsetting chapters in black beauty.
Black beauty book and necklace by anna sewell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Although, i know it is at least from 1904 or before because there is an inscription in the book by a person who gave the book as. Ask what do you think the story is going to be about. Black beauty 2 introducing the book the cover l hold up the cover. Black beauty the autobiography of a horse by anna sewell. Black beauty anna sewell rainbow classics world publishing company 1946. Our site displays a very large group at competitive sticker prices. With fifty million copies sold, black beauty is one of the bestselling books of all time. Given that the british readers library books were also sold at woolworths, its likely the sales agreement was worked out by both sears and the caines in england simultaneously. I really liked the way black beauty is written from the horses perspective. This book is a compilation of punch magazine issues from 1867 to 1869.
Black beauty by anna sewell rare vintage 1954 edition. Black beauty by anna sewell cecil aldin ill and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He witnesses some human cruelty toward horses at a young age, including the death of another horse in a hunt, but. Even with this low cost of acquiring these coins, roosevelt dimes are not widely collected. I have a very rare abd old 1924 copy of black beauty by anna sewell published in new york by j. My first home black beauty spends a happy day in the field with his mother, until dick comes and throws a stick at the horses. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. With jean paige, james morrison, george webb, bobbie mack. Its a gentle, easytoread book that will find favor with children of all ages, and those adults with a little child deep inside. What is my black beauty book from the early 1900s worth. He chewed cigars with his tobaccostained teeth and kept track of his talent in a little black book, booking strippers at four. Who was the first publisher of anna sewells black beauty. Although the new coins design was admired for its beauty, the mint made modifications to it upon learning that. It has a picture on every or almost every page and everything is in black and white.
Anna sewells autobiography of a horse named black beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse. Passing through birtwick farms, bill dixon richard denning. Despite its tiny size, the mercury dime may very well be the most beautiful coin ever. It makes all of his experiences and feelings so easy to empathise with. Although misnamed the coin depicts liberty in a winged cap, not the male god mercury, this design was very well received by the public for its artistry and beauty.