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Small 8vo.1879. 8th edition. 248pp, 8 lls ads. Clean and tight with occasional spotting. Presentation inscription July 1879. Hinges slightly rubbed otherwise clean and bright. Publisher's terracotta cloth gilt (CARTER binding variant 'C'). Images available on request.

Black Beauty is a novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only novel become a success. It is one of the best-selling books of all time.