Q: Hi, I have this Black Beauty book that I can’t find any information on. It has a black cover, possibly leather, and it doesn’t have a date printed in it at all. It does say Henry Altemus Company, which I read means it was printed in 1900 or later. I don’t really know anything else about it. Thank you for taking time to help me out!

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1902. It is a reprint and originally came in a labeled box.

For information about this series of books see http://henryaltemus.com/series/series180.htm.

Most of the books of this series do not have significant value because the titles were reprinted so many times by so many publishers.