Question & Answer Series 142 Petit Trianon Series

Q: Can you send me information on this Henry Altemus book? I cannot find any publication date.

A: Your book is part of the Petit Trianon series and was published in 1898.

During this year, all of the covers of the books had the same decorative pattern on the left. On the right side of the cover there were various floral or decorative patterns.

See http://www.henryaltemus.com/series/series142.htm

The books of this series originally came in labeled boxes. As with all of this series’ books, your title is a reprint and only has nominal value.