Q: Dear Sirs:
I have an old publication of A Child’s Garden of Verses and I wish to know the date it was published. The book measures 4 1/4 by 6 1/4. The cover is blue, with a narrow picture of some old buildings, by, what appears to be a river. The title page is in red ink, with decorations of green. Below title is printed
PHILADELPHIA
HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY
There is no date in the book. In the back of the book is listed the books that were published by Henry Altemus Company, beginning with:
Abbe Constantin, The. Halevy.
The last book listed is:
Half-A-Dozen Housekeepers. By Kate Douglas
Please, I would like to know the printing date of this book. I know it is very old by the yellowed pages. What I find strange is that there are NO DATES in the book, not even in the listings in the back of the book naming previous published books by that company.
I would greatly appreciate your help, and I thank you in advance!
A: Your book was published in 1907. It is part of the Vademecum Series.
It is a late reprint of this title.