Q: Hi, I have a small blue “Poems” by Edgar Allan Poe book copyright 1895 by Henry Altemus, Philadelphia. Do you have any information regarding this book?

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1896. See http://henryaltemus.com/series/series179.htm. During this year this series’ books came in a number of different colors. It originally was published with a labeled box. All the books in this series are reprints.