Q: I would like to know what you can tell me about this publication by the Henry Altemus Company, Illustrated Vademecum Series. It was a gift to my grandmother in 1904.

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1905-1906. During these two years the book covers were published in a number of different colors. Four different paste-on flower pictures were used. (Your picture is an iris.)

See http://henryaltemus.com/series/series180.htm

This book originally came in a labeled box. It is a reprint as are all of the books from this series.