All illustrations are present and in very good condition. With eighteen plates in colour specially drawn for this edition by Cecil Aldin. British edition, undated, however circa 1930. More than useable and displays very well on the shelf from the front. Surface wear at periphery and tips, No spine title. Paper loss at foot of spine and light rubbing at head. Top of title page states 'The Rainy Day Series'. 6 full page color plates on glossy paper, two with a bit of soil in the margins, few pages have finger soil but none of the 45 pp text is obscured. The sea and ships show in the background. Cream colored endpapers have a double spread line drawing in brown of a child reading a book under a tree with her dog laying nearby. Cover has a color drawing on 2/3'ds of the frt (rear cover is solid red paper) by Hugo von Hofsten. Uncommon publisher on this darling abridged story of Black Beauty in 1/3 red paper covered boards with bright gilt title showing some missing gilt, but title/author remain clear.
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