This is an old magazine that is in Fair shape due to the fact I saved a few of them from our old Carriage house. The black residue is from a house fire that took out my Great-grandmother's home that was Locust Hall Farm Bed and Breakfast in the Adirondacks of NY. The 3 car garage Carriage house did not burn down to the ground like the 14 bedroom and 6 and half bath home did due to poor electrical issues within the walls.