This three book series is exceptionally scarce. It was only published in 1908. The three books Horse, Dog and Cat have numerous black and white photographs within its pages. http://henryaltemus.com/series/series102.htm

As of this time I have only seen the “Cat” book which was written by Mrs. Leslie Williams. The first half of the book includes the treatment of the various cat diseases as well as how to ready your cat for a cat show, etc. The second half of the book has little sections on various breeds.

Q: In digging more, we have also found the book published by Henry Altemus. It is Letters, Sentences and Maxims of Lord Chesterfield. This book is not in great condition as the first few pages are loose from the binding. I have looked on your web site and cannot find this at all. Thanks for your help with this.

A: This book is from the Petit Trianon Series (http://henryaltemus.com/series/series141.htm) and was published in 1895-1896. It originally came in a labeled box. During these years the left side of the book remained constant while the right side had numerous different decorative and floral patterns. In fact, as of this time, I have seen twelve different right cover halves.

Because it is a reprint, it has only nominal value.

Q: Can you tell me anything about this book? I couldn’t find it on the website.

A: The Classics Series (http://henryaltemus.com/series/series69.htm) and later the Slip in the Pocket Series (http://henryaltemus.com/series/series166.htm) were first published in 1907. Your book is from the first of the five different formats and was published in the 1907-1909 era. It originally came with a dust jacket. To date this book exactly you need to be able to see the advertisements on the back of the dust jacket.

Regardless, it is a reprint and has only nominal value.

Q: I just purchased this book at a vintage book shop. There is no date that I can find in the book and I am curious as to when it’s from.

A: Your book is from the Sanspareil Series (http://henryaltemus.com/series/series163.htm) and was published in 1899. It was part of this large publisher’s series of reprints. During this year there were a number of different cover colors. The books of this series originally came with a dust jacket. A sample is shown above.

Because the books are all reprints, they have little value.

Tommy Foster’s Adventures was first published by Altemus in 1901 as part of the Boys’ and Girls’ Series of New Copyrights. Folly in Fairyland was also first published by Altemus in 1901. This latter book was the first title in the two book Folly Series. Since both books first came out in 1901, a reasonable assumption is that the flyer is from that same year. It is 7.125 x 3.25 which is the typical size of the Altemus one sheet advertising flyers.

It is likely that most all Altemus titles/series had similar advertisements. Unfortunately they are quite hard to find.