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Altemus book published for
Montgomery Ward & Co.
In Series #85-Famous Red and White Books (http://henryaltemus.com/series/series85.htm)
Uncle Tom's Cabin was book #10. It was published in 1894. A book with
the identical cover and contents has been discovered that has
Montgomery Ward & Co. as the imprint as opposed to Henry
Altemus. The Montgomery Ward book says "Souvenir Edition" at the top of
the title page and has Montgomery Ward & Co., with the 111-116
Michigan Avenue, Chicago address at the base of the title page.
The copyright page for both books is identical: Henry Altemus, 1894.
This book undoubtedly was published by Altemus for Montgomery Ward. I
suspect it was a promotional item since it does have "Souvenir Edition"
printed on the top of the title page. Most likely it was published in
the mid-1890's.
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