Q: This book has been in our family for a while and would love to find out more about it. It is “The Wonder Book” by Nathaniel Hawthorn.

Any info would be great!

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1897. This series is comprised of numerous reprints of poetry, essays, the classics, etc.

In 1897 the cover was published in a number of different colors while the underlying decorative pattern remained unchanged.

See http://henryaltemus.com/series/series179.htm for more information.

It is a reprint and only has nominal value.