Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell - 1930

London: Jarrolds, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 8". Cecil Aldin. Cecil Aldin's illustrated edition of the children's classic 'Black Beauty', illustrated throughout with charming colour plates. The first edition thus of this children's classic, being the first edition adorned with Cecil Aldin's illustrations.'Black Beauty' is one of the most popular children's novels ever written. First published in 1877, the story is narrated in the first person by the titular horse, beginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm, detailing the challenges of pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and seventeen colour plates. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Cecil Aldin. Aldin's charming illustrations of animals, sports, and rural scenes contributed to securing his legacy as one of the most popular illustrators of all time. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small area of damp staining to tail of front board. Otherwise, externally excellent. Internally, generally firmly bound, but lightly strained to the rear of the work. Pages bright, with spotting and instances of foxing throughout. Very Good