Monthly Archives: March 2023

Question & Answer Series 166 Slip in the Pocket Series

March 31, 2023

Q: Hi I was wondering about this book the Three Musketeers and other stories someone wrote 1921 on inside cover any idea of age?

A: Your book is part of the Classics Series/ Slip in the Pocket Series. Without the dust jacket it is impossible to exactly date this book. 1909-1915 would be approximate dates.
See: Slip in the Pocket Series

Non Series #33- Child’s Garden of Verses

March 17, 2023

Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson

This book was published as a non-series book by Henry Altemus Company in about 1916. It was sold within a labelled box. The book shown here was called the “Philmont Edition”

Altemus also published a “Tabard Edition” both in cloth and full leather. These formats have not been seen.

Purple. Gilt spine and cover lettering and decoration.

Gilt top. 10” x 7”. Box shown below.

Wee Books for Wee Folks boxed set

March 3, 2023

In more than 25 years of collecting Altemus books and ephemera, this is only the second boxed set I have seen. Ten sets of four books were published beginning in the 1920’s. Here is a set from 1923.

For information about these sets see: Henry Altemus Co – Wee Books for Wee Folks

This is set #1. Because of size limitations, it is doubtful that the books originally had dust jackets within the box.