Q: I have a 1897 Black Beauty- The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell with Fifty illustrations. Copyright 1897 by Henry Altemus. Hard back book. Signed by a Harold Sliward in 1906. Printed by Altemus’ Young People’s Library. I wanted to find more information on it and when I looked on your website of the books you had I did not see this year nor the cover. I’m attaching pictures for you to see. If you have any info on this book I would surely appreciate it.

A: Match the spine to your spine here: http://henryaltemus.com/ypl/index.htm

Then you can date your book easily with the flowchart shown for dating. This book is shown in the data base.
Of course, your book is a post-1900. The copyright is different than the year published in this instance.