Henry Altemus Company

 

Series 87 - Favorite Series for Young People


 
 
Series Name:
Publish Dates:
Topic:
Favorite Series for Young People
1900 - 1910
Various different categories
Series Number:
Volumes:
Formats:
87
19
2

 


Title: Author: Year: Illustrator:
1 Aesop's Fables Anonymous    
2 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Carroll, Lewis   Tenniel, John
3 Andersen's Fairy Tales Andersen, Hans Christian    
4 Arabian Nights' Entertainments Anonymous    
5 Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Bunyan, John    
6 Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of America Anonymous    
7 Exploration and Adventure in Africa Holmes, Prescott    
8 Grimm's Fairy Tales Anonymous    
9 Gulliver's Travels Swift, Jonathan    
10 Little Lame Prince Mulock, Miss    
11 Mother Goose's Rhymes, Jingles and Fairy Tales Anonymous    
12 Robinson Crusoe Defoe, Daniel    
13 Story of the Frozen Seas Anonymous    
14 Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There Carroll, Lewis   Tenniel, John
15 Water-Babies Kingsley, Charles    
16 Wood's Natural History Wood, Rev. J.G.    
17 Rip Van Winkle Irving, Washington    
18 Tales from Shakespeare Lamb, Charles and Mary    
19 Black Beauty Sewell, Anna    

 

Henry Altemus Company      Format: 1      Volumes: 1 - 19
Cloth with applique cover. Applique has a multicolored book appropriate illustration. Vertical lines surround the applique on the cover except for book #6 (Christopher Columbus) which has horizontal lines flanking the picture. Dust jacket matches the book. 6.5 x 5.25.

Henry Altemus Company      Format: 2      Volumes: 1 - 19
Cloth with a book appropriate multicolored picture that is the same as the one seen in the Young People's Library of the same title. The dust jacket matches the book cover. 6.5 x 5.25.

Series Notes:
1. The text of these books is the same as the Young People's Library. The key difference between the books is found on the title page which is glossy and says Altemus' Favorite Series at the top.
2. Format 1 was published between 1900 and 1901.
3. The dates of format 1 books can be determined.
    a. 1900- The ads in the back list the Young People's Library books to Grandfather's Chair.
    b. 1900(later)- The ads in the back for the Young People's Library go to Wonder Book. No Ellis books are listed and the end papers are plain.
    c. 1901- Ellis' Young People's History Books are listed in the ads.
    d. 1901-End papers show a green colored girl reading with a decorative green border.
There are some books without any ads. At this time these books cannot be dated.
4. Format 2 books have covers that are the same as Format 2/3 Young People's Library Books (Series #202). They were published between 1902-1910.
5. The dates and priorities of Format 2 books can be determined by the ads in the back of the book. Many of the earlier books of this format have several pages of ads which precede the main 16 page ad section. These former ads frequently are for the Young People's History Series by Edward Ellis, Rataplan and miscellaneous non series books. It appears that they were randomly inserted by Altemus over a several year span. They are not helpful in dating these books and should be ignored for that purpose. Only the main 16 page ad section can be used for dating these books.
    a. 1902- End papers show reading girl. Last book on P.16 is Rataplan
    b. 1902 (later)- End papers are plain. Last book on P. 16 is Rataplan
    c. 1904 (early)- P. 16 of the ads lists Banbury Cross Series #1-8, Wee Books are advertised as two book sets.
    d. 1904 (late)- P.16 of the ads lists Banbury Cross Series #1-8, Wee Books are listed as individual books not sets of two.
    e. 1905- P. 16 of the ads lists the Banbury Cross Series Volumes #1-10. Page 11 lists Don't's for Boys at the top of the page
    f. 1908- P. 16 of the ads lists the Banbury Cross Series Volumes #1-10. Page 11 Lists Mother Stories Series Volumes 1-6
    g. 1910- P. 16 of the ads lists 3 Automobile Girl's books
6. The covers of all the Format 2 books can be seen at http://henryaltemus.com/series/series202F2.htm
The dust jackets of these books are shown below.

 

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Format 1 #11

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Format 1 #15

 

Format 1 #15-Variant

Format 1 #16

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Format 1 #17 DJ

 

Format 1 #18

Format 1 #19

Format 2 #4 DJ

Format 2 #5 DJ

 

Format 2 #6 DJ

Format 2 #7 DJ

Format 2 #10 DJ

Format 2 #15 DJ

 

Format 2 #16 DJ

 

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