Q: I am hoping that you can help. I have attached pictures of a book that was left to me by my mother. It has a handwritten message inside from my grandmother to my mother for Christmas 1909. The book is 148 pages. I’m trying to find out what year it was published. I got lost on your awesome website.

A: Your book is part of the Classics Series. See http://www.henryaltemus.com/series/series69.htm

I would date it in the 1907-1911 range.

It originally came in a box which you can see an example of on the series site.