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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Regarding 1897 Alice in Wonderland | 2/12/2010 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: It is an 1897 Altemus first edition in very good/very good+ condition. I was curious as to if there ... A: P. , If you are referring to the "rare" Alice that is on Ebay right now (item # 370333886450), be ... | ||
| Nathaniel Hawthorne book | 2/7/2010 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Title of the book is Mosses from an old manse, published by henry altemus, philadelphia, no dates ... A: Altemus published this title in hundreds of different formats. Value is determined by condition, ... | ||
| Petit Trianon | 12/24/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: First I must thank you for your wonderful knowledge and web cite. It is amazing to me that you ... A: Happy holidays to you and yours. Although you have a very nice book, it is probably not worth ... | ||
| Covers | 12/17/2009 | Rudy de Swart |
| Q: 1. What is the best covers to make something last forever? A: All kinds of paper will eventually deteriorate over time. The cheap wood-pulp paper of which ... | ||
| Alice's Adventures In Wonderland | 11/17/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a book published by Henry Altemus Company in Philadelphia; title is Alice's Adventures in ... A: I think your book is part of the Boys and Girls Classics Series. Make sure by looking at this site ... | ||
| book value | 11/10/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have four books printed by henry altemus, Dante's Purgatory and paradise, 2 different Milton's ... A: Most likely you will get the most money if you sell them separately. The value depends on the ... | ||
| Wm. L. Allison Publisher | 10/17/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I saw where you answered another person on this publisher and I am in the same boat. I have a book ... A: It may be impossible to date your book but here are some ideas. The title page imprint: W.L. ... | ||
| A Christmas Carol | 10/17/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a copy of Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol," published by the Henry Altemus Company. Can ... A: Your book was published as part of the Petit Trianon Series in 1908-1909. For more information about ... | ||
| Question about books | 9/11/2009 | Edward Nezuh |
| Q: I wanted to ask an expert some things about books, but I didn't know where to find a person that ... A: It's no trouble. Try the advanced search on www.abebooks.com. You can order the search results by ... | ||
| Question about books | 9/10/2009 | Edward Nezuh |
| Q: I wanted to ask an expert some things about books, but I didn't know where to find a person that ... A: Rina, You can usually find which editions were released first with a Bibliography of the author ... | ||
| Cover of Swiss Family Robinson | 9/7/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: You seem to be missing a cover of the Swiss Family Robinson? I viewed your covers and you are ... A: There are a number of variant covers not pictured on the website. Your cover looks most like a ... | ||
| old book | 9/7/2009 | Edward Nezuh |
| Q: I have over 100 old books and 5 bibles I have inheirited from a 200 yr old house. One book that I ... A: This is a children's anthology. The only editions I could find were published by Publisher's Union ... | ||
| book value | 8/31/2009 | Edward Nezuh |
| Q: I have acquired a book and can't find any information on it. I was hoping someone could help me get ... A: The value of the first book is probably only a few dollars. I saw it priced an average of about ... | ||
| Altemus Black Beauty | 7/19/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I just bought a book at an auction. It is Black Beauty by Sewell and published in 1897 by Altemus. ... A: I want to clarify the series it belongs to. Take a look at ... | ||
| Emerson's Essays First Series | 7/18/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Can you give me an approximate date of publication for Henry Altemus's Emerson's Essays First ... A: Although I cannot be sure, your book is probably a Vademecum Series book. See if you can find the ... | ||
| Henry Altemus Company publisher | 6/2/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Good day: I have a copy of Anna Sewell's "Black Beauty" published by Henry Altemus Company. It has ... A: Black Beauty was published by Altemus in hundreds of formats. The first time he printed it was in ... | ||
| Platt & Munk Peter Rabbit 1935 juvenile series | 4/10/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I wondered if you knew where I could get a list of the series titles, as I have just started ... A: The Platt and Munk Peter Rabbit's were copies of the earlier Peter Rabbit series published by Henry ... | ||
| POEM BOOK | 4/10/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I HAVE A POEM BOOK OF JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL WICH WAS DONE BY HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY AND WONDERED OF ... A: Altemus published this title in numerous formats. Put the author into the index of my ... | ||
| Old book information | 4/7/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Mr. Sternick, I have an old copy of The Swiss Family Robinson or The Adventures of a Shipwrecked ... A: W.B. Conkey was a Chicago publisher who was mainly active between the 1890's to about 1910. They ... | ||
| dating my book | 2/16/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I recently purchased Legends of the Province-House from an old library bookstore, the title page ... A: Your title was published in numerous formats by Altemus. Without a picture of the cover I cannot ... | ||
| Hawthorne Altemus books | 1/28/2009 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a set of 4 matching books. House of Seven Gables, Twice Told Tales, Mosses from and Old ... A: Your books are part of the Popular Series of Famous Authors published in 1893. ... | ||
| Book date | 12/31/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Cary, I have a copy of A Christmas Carol in prose and would like to get a est. publishing date. I am ... A: Altemus published this title in numerous formats. I cannot be sure which one your book is part of ... | ||
| The Water Babies | 11/11/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I found an old book named the water babies, by Charles Kingsley. I find no date yet the is an ... A: Your book was published numerous times in many formats over a long time span by Henry Altemus. You ... | ||
| old book cant find out anything about it | 11/1/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a person i know that has a book that is pocket size.(The Scarlet Letter)by Nathael ... A: Henry Altemus published the Scarlet letter in more than 100 formats. Only several were actually ... | ||
| Philedelphia Henry Altemus Company | 10/17/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have collected poetry books for years and am now wondering if they are work anything. Among them, ... A: Although these reprints of Poe's poems are fairly frequently found, a lot of collectors pay from ... | ||
| Copywrite info when not listed | 10/12/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Is there a way to get copywrite information on books that do not have it listed? My wife and I are ... A: I am unaware of one site on line that can give you a publishers' timeline. When I wrote my first ... | ||
| Treasure Island | 9/6/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a small hardcover book of "Treasure Island", copyright 1909. Could you please give me some ... A: In order to give you the fair value of your book more information is necessary. I would need the ... | ||
| Altemus Miltons Paradise Lost | 8/27/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have the exact Paradise Lost book, Altemus edition, that another questioner described in a ... A: There is a significant price variation on this book that is really hard to figure. I have seen great ... | ||
| alice in wonderland | 8/18/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: i bought a book that is a Henry Altemus copy date of 1897. is this vary rare and what is a good ... A: There are a number of Altemus editions of Alice that have the 1897 copyright on the title page. None ... | ||
| Paradise Lost, illus. Gustave Dore | 7/27/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I recently acquired two copies of Paradise Lost, illus. Gustave Dore. Both are hard cover, and ... A: Determining the value and age of these books depends on several things. First, who is the ... | ||
| Altemus - Swiss Family Robinson | 7/24/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a Swiss Family Robinson Book whcih has a copyright date of 1896. It is from the Altemus ... A: I am enclosing the URL for two pages from my website. I suspect that your book is here as #8. ... | ||
| book "of the Imitation of Christ" by Thomas A'kempis | 6/29/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a copy of the book by Thomas A'Kempis published by Henry Altemus the only date i can find is ... A: Altemus published this title in more than a 100 formats. Without a picture there is little that I ... | ||
| mother goose book | 6/28/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: i have found a mother goose rhymes book by the henry altemus company. it was in a 1959 vw bug i ... A: Without seeing your book I can only guess that it is the book shown on this page: ... | ||
| Dickens' American Publisher/s | 3/31/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: We have a number of copies of Charles Dickens' novels published by James R. Osgood & Co., dated ... A: My records show that James Osgood published books between 1871 and 1878. Dickens died in 1870 while ... | ||
| Henry Altemus Company Book | 3/17/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I am in possession of a book (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving) published by the ... A: This title was published by Henry Altemus in 4 different series. The first time was in 1896. All the ... | ||
| Silas Marner | 1/29/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have a copy of Silas Marner published by Henry Altemus Co. no date. The book measures 6 1/4 X 4 ... A: Altemus published this title in numerous formats. For me to be sure about the date I would need to ... | ||
| Catcher in the rye | 1/29/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I dont know if you can help. I am very new to this, I am currently looking at say a copy of the ... A: This is a bit out of my area of expertise but The Catcher in the Rye first edition was published in ... | ||
| Question about lack of publishing date | 1/7/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Sir. I've been researching a book published by the English publisher Stoddard & Houghton in 1912. ... A: Frequently the publishing houses that did these reprints did not bother with dates. For the ... | ||
| Henry Altemus 1894 misprint | 1/1/2008 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: Can you tell me if you are aware of this book and the misprinting that is present within it, also ... A: Binding mistakes of this sort were not uncommon with the Altemus reprint books. This error does not ... | ||
| Mine Own People and Paradise Regained | 12/22/2007 | Cary Sternick |
| Q: I have just found some editions similar to those mentioned in a previous question. They are ... A: Unfortunately most of the small books that Altemus published in their "publisher'series" have little ... | ||
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