BLACK BEAUTY by ANNA SEWELL (Bonded Leather-bound Childrens's Classics) New

Description: Careful packaging is one of our priorities. We will not simply put our books in envelopes and hope for the best. This book will be coddled in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box for proper protection. A BEST-SELLING CHILDREN'S CLASSIC FOR NEARLY 150 YEARS THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING NOVELS OF ALL TIME - 50-MILLION AND COUNTING. Published in 1877, it is considered one of the great classics of children's literature. The original aim of the author, Anna Sewell, was to get the public to treat horses with more respect and understanding. The story - a tale in which a horse Black Beauty tells the story of its life, recounting the kindnesses and cruelties it experienced - became enormously popular with younger readers. And it still is. The author's aim to improve the lot of horses was successful. After its publication, there was a notable improvement in the way horses were treated. Anna Sewell loved horses. In her childhood, her ankles had been severely injured in a fall and she had great difficulty walking for the rest of her life. As a result she frequently used horse-drawn carriages to get about - and that is how she got to know and love these noble beasts. THIS WAS ANNA SEWELL'S ONLY NOVEL. She wrote it towards the end of her life, often bed-ridden and in pain, and she lived just long enough to see it become a huge success. The book is supposed to be the autobiographical memoir of Black Beauty whose life takes many twists and turns after starting happily on an English farm. Eventually, the story ends in happy retirement. The chapters highlighted practices in Victorian England that were painful to horses - such as the use of bearing reins - and did much to change change attitudes. The impact of the book was felt across the Atlantic and it became a best-seller in America too. It has been called one of the most influential anti-animal cruelty book ever written. THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE POPULAR SERIES OF CLASSIC BOOKS for younger readers printed for Barnes & Noble by the Sterling Publishing Company. They are attractive and nicely designed bonded-leather bounds that are often collected in sets not only for reading pleasure but also for a handsome display on the family bookshelves. This copy is brand new and still in its manufacturer's shrink-wrap. Several of them have been issued - internationally favorite titles like The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid, Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Wind in The Willows, Aladdin and the Arabian Nights, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Aesop's Fables, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book and the like. Young readers are certain to enjoy them, but so will adults who value quality products - and who may be tempted to dip into them for happy bedtime reading memories. The floral design on the cover is in gold and green set against an apricot background and the page-ends are in gold for an attractive appearance as well as protection of the paper. It has a ribbon sewn-in page-marker that can be used to teach small readers that bent page corners will spoil the book. The illustrations (see above) are by Lucy Kemp-Welch, an English painter who was renowned for her depictions of horses in action. Publisher: Barnes & Noble ISBN: 978-1-4351-6374-4 Fiction for Young Readers and Animal Lovers. ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble protection to guard against damage from accidental bumping during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the pictures we post with our eBay listing are from books in our inventory and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + At Mackie Books, we believe book-collecting should be stress-free. Books turn houses into homes!

Price: 23.95 USD

Location: Sausalito, California

End Time: 2024-10-10T05:28:20.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.01 USD