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Altemus
& Co. Books
Although the main imprints used
by Altemus were Henry Altemus and Henry Altemus Company, the Altemus
& Co. imprint can be found on early Bibles from the 1870's,
scrapbooks and photograph albums. The Altemus & Company press
also printed various titles. Some are monographs for groups mostly in
and around Philadelphia. These latter books were generally produced in
small quantities and are quite scarce.
Examples are The Tenth Annual Report of the Women's Christian
Association of Germantown in 1881, the By-Laws of the Kensington
Hospital for Women in 1887, and a small booklet entitled the Bachelors
Barge Club of Philadelphia. This latter volume published in 1914 is
shown below.
Bachelors
Barge Club
This small 66 page book (5.75 x 4.25) summarizes the by-laws,
committees, rules etc. of the club. The names of the members of the
Barge Club and when they joined are also listed. Henry Altemus Sr.'s
four sons, all
who were involved with the publishing Company, were members: Henry Jr.,
Howard, Robert and Roland.
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The Talisman- An Altemus
& Company publication
As is noted above, the Altemus
& Co. imprint can be found on Photographic albums, scrapbooks
and a handful of other publications. Books with this imprint are quite
scarce. Here is an example of a book with the Altemus & Co
imprint. This title was first published by Hogan and Thompson, a
Philadelphia publisher, in 1851.
The date of the Altemus publication is unclear. Based on the use of
this imprint plus the style of the book a date between 1851 and the
1870's is my best guess.
This is definitely the earliest Altemus & Co imprint that I
have seen with exception of some photographic albums.
The book has gold gilt edges and measures 6.5 x 9.5.
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