Q: i’ve had this book since 1975. the title is “laddie” copyrighted in 1897 by henry altemus. i was wondering about the history of the book. also wondering what a book like that is worth.

A: Your book can be found here: http://henryaltemus.com/series/series127.htm

This series of 33 books originally came with dust jackets. There are five different formats that evolved over the 11 year publication history (1901-1912)

Since it is a reprint of a not very collectible title without the original dust jacket, it only has nominal value.