Q: Hi, I recently found this old copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Emerson’s Essays (First Series) and I cannot seem to find it on your website. According to the first page it was printed in Philadelphia by Henry Altemus in 1892 and I was just wondering if you had any information on it.
Attached is a scan of the cover.
Thank you for your time.

A: Your book is pictured as #6 on this page. http://henryaltemus.com/series/series37.htm. The Altemus Library was Altemus’ first “publisher’s series”. All 41 books are reprints of various works of fiction, poetry, essays, etc. Interestingly, it is the only publisher’s series in which each book has a different cover design.

Since your book is a reprint and in poor shape, it has only nominal value.