Q: This book was in my Grandfather’s book collection. Could you tell me a little about it? It’s missing the copyright page, but has the Altemus Publishing Company page inside the book. It’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Thanks so much.

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1907. Originally it came within a labeled box. These books came in multiple colors and any one of more than 40 possible paste-on pictures have been seen on the cover.

All of the books from this series are reprints and thus for the most part have little value. Some volumes such as Alice in Wonderland are worth a bit more because of the significance of the title.

For more information see http://henryaltemus.com/vademecum.htm.