Q: Hi, I was hoping that you could tell me a little more about this version of Black Beauty that I ran across while I was looking through my Grandpa’s book collection. Any info helps…thank you for your time.

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1900. See http://henryaltemus.com/series/series180.htm. It originally came in a labeled box.

The 1900 Vademecum Series books were all published with the same cover which came in various colors. I have seen six variant colors at this time but suspect that there are more. Some other color covers are shown below.