Q: Hi, I recently picked up a beautiful copy of Hawthorne’s “Twice Told Tales” published by Altemus, but am unable to find any information on it, can you identify it and give me an approximation of its value?
thank you,

A: This book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1897. It originally came within a labeled box. It is a reprint and only has nominal value.

The 1897 Vademecum books came in a number of colors. Some are shown below.