Description
Here is a hard to find edition of a book, Black Beauty by Sewell, illustrated by Wizard of Oz illustrator John R. Neill. Copyright 1908, this is the 1st edition by Reilly & Britton, one of the rare Children’s Stories that Never Grow Old series. Even better, it’s from the personal collection of Oz Club great, Fred Meyer. This title was bound with a bright red cover with inset illustrations. Unlike the later Children’s Red Book series, it just contains the one story but still has the lavish color endpapers, a color title page and frontispiece, and color illustrations on many of the 29 numbered pages.
In quite nice condition for this fragile binding style! The paper over the spine is usually gone on this edition, but is almost entirely intact on this copy, just a ittle wear along top edge (oddly, the spine paper is white while the rest of the cover is red). The cover itself has just light scuffing to the red, and the interior illustration is very beautiful. Inside condition is near fine–both endpapers are very clean and the binding is tight. The Book Belongs To box is blank, the pages are clean and no writing or tears. A very good copy of this scarce and fragile 1st with Neill illustrations. Will come with a statement of provenance attested that it belonged to Fred. See also the last image for other books in this series that I’m now listings.
