THE BLACK STALLION

New York: Random House, 1941. Stated Tenth Printing. Beige hardcover cloth binding with black horse head on front, red stripes on spine with black text, is clean, square, and tight. Text block has red stain on top, clean and tight. DJ has some closed tears and small chips, very lightly soiled - now protected in clean Brodart. Not price - clipped but $2.00 price on front flap has been rubed as if someone tried to erase it. Edition of 1944/1945 as dj flap has a statement that this story received the Young Reader's Choice Award for 1944 from The Pacific Northwest Library Assn. Light staining on endpapers. No writing, tears or marks - interior tight. 275 pages. Back flap advertises Juneau The Sleigh Dog by West Lathrop. Back of dj lists 8 titles of fiction for boys: Skycruiser, Sky Freighter, Smoke Eater and Swing Shift by Howard M. Brier; Sponger's Jinx by Bert Sackett; The Eskimo Hunter by Florence Hayes; The Black Stallion Returns by Walter Farley, and Hurricane Treasure by Bert Sackett. First in the popular series where Alex and The Black are shipwrecked on a deserted island and develop a special bond.. Illus. by Ward, Keith. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.