Q: Hello, I “rescued” this precious little book at an estate sale today.  It was in a dirty, dimly lit basement with lots of other old books.  It’s a little dirty, but I am afraid to clean it.  Also, there is no date whatsoever anywhere in it.  The title on the front of the book is Longfellow’s Poems Vol. 1

A: Your book is part of the Petit Trianon Series and was published in 1907. See: Henry Altemus Company – Petit Trianon (Third numbering) Series 143

It originally came within a labeled box. See below.

It has nominal value.