Black Beauty. The Autobiography of a Horse -
Anna Sewell, Cecil Aldin (illustrator)
1912 - Jarrold Publishers (London) Limited, London - First Edition Illustrated by Aldin
Illustrated by Eighteen Plates in Colour Specially Drawn For This Edition by Cecil Aldin, together with additional black and white illustrations.
A handsomely illustrated and finely bound edition of Anna Sewell’s classic and only novel, the first major animal story in children’s literature, first published in 1877. Cecil Aldin (1870-1935), studied anatomy at South Kensington and illustrated many magazines and journals. In 1894 he was commissioned to illustrate Rudyard Kipling's ‘The Jungle Book’. He was a Master of Foxhounds and many of his pictures depicted dogs, horses, hunting and rural life.’
Reference: Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.
Quarto (binding size 25.7x20.2cm), pp. [2] [2] viii 291 [3] [1]. Recenty re-bound in green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and the original green cloth covers elaborately blocked in gilt laid over boards Condition: A touch of light toning and spotting, otherwise a nice clean c Ref: 111858 Price: HK$ 5,500
A handsomely illustrated and finely bound edition of Anna Sewell’s classic and only novel, the first major animal story in children’s literature, first published in 1877. Cecil Aldin (1870-1935), studied anatomy at South Kensington and illustrated many magazines and journals. In 1894 he was commissioned to illustrate Rudyard Kipling's ‘The Jungle Book’. He was a Master of Foxhounds and many of his pictures depicted dogs, horses, hunting and rural life.’
Reference: Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.
Quarto (binding size 25.7x20.2cm), pp. [2] [2] viii 291 [3] [1]. Recenty re-bound in green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and the original green cloth covers elaborately blocked in gilt laid over boards Condition: A touch of light toning and spotting, otherwise a nice clean c Ref: 111858 Price: HK$ 5,500