All of the Altemus publisher’s series’ books either had a dust jacket or came within a labeled box. In 1904 the books of the Vademecum Series have been seen with nine different cover colors. On the covers there are two appliqués (paste-ons) which on any one book has one of four flowers (Orchid, Queen Anne’s Lace, Iris or Nasturtium).

Here is a nice example of a boxed 1904 Vademecum book which has the Iris flower appliqué. Note that all of the boxed books had glassine covers.