Q: Wondering about the date on this book:

Legends of the Province-House
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Philadelphia
Henry Altemus Company

A: Your book is part of the Vademecum Series and was published in 1903.
It is a reprint as are all the books in this multivolume multi-authored publisher’s series. Henry Altemus Company – Vademecum Series (later numbering) Series 180