Q: Can you please tell me when this book was published? There is a picture in front by Adolf Thiede 1898. Book published by Henry Altemus Company. I found the book to be #40 in the series 143 Petite Trianon but I could not find the cover on the website. The flowers look like dogwood blossoms but am not sure. What is the value of the book? It is in good condition. Thank you.

A: Your book is part of the Petit Trianon Series. http://henryaltemus.com/series/series143.htm. It originally was published in a labeled slipcase box.

It was published in 1901-1902. In this year the left half of the cover has a picture of the standing lady. That part of the cover has been seen in pink or beige. The right half of the cover had one of sixteen different flower pictures. All of the flower possibilities are pictured above.

All of the titles in this series are reprints. Your book’s title is not a very collectible one and thus the book only has nominal value.