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This book presents a complete history of the Henry Altemus Company. Multiple sections about various areas of Altemus' publishing including Series Books, the Wee Books series, Young People's Library, Peter Rabbit piracies etc. are presented in a wonderfully complete fashion.Over 1000 books are shown on 100 plus glossy pages of color pictures.Virtually every Altemus book ever published is listed here.Sections on dating and putting a value on Altemus books are also included. And there is much , much more. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Not as impressive as I'd hoped
I do not sell used books, I collect them.Actually I collect altemus books.I have collected about 300 in 2 or 3 years.If you sell them, then this book would be helpful, but not perfect.It basically takes the back pages of all the altemus books, where they list the (at the time) current series being sold, and combines the information in one book.So it does combine a ton of information into one place for you; which stories were written in which series, which covers for what time periods, etc...Unfortunately, not all the information is accurate or included - go to his website for example and you will see all of the information added since the book was published.Also, Cary, in my opinion underestimates the "monetary value" of a lot of the altemus books.He seems to lightly discuss what he considers the books to be worth over his years of spending a ton of time hunting and gathering and he fails to consider what the books are actually selling for.I was really hoping for more time spent on the value of books and more accurate information about it when I went to his site.I was also sorely disappointed that there was extremely little time or information devoted to the history of the altemus publishing company itself.The layout of the book was confusing, but once you figured it out, it was quite efficient.I honestly do not believe that the book is worth $70 and I was sorely disappointed to find out that after such a large price tag, I received a flimsy paperback.I do have to admit that if I had not paid $70 for the book, it might have earned a better rating.

A Superb Bibliography, Profusely Illustrated in Color
With his second comprehensive bibliography, Dr. Sternick follows up his 2003 release of "A Bibliography of 19th Century Children's Series Books" with this superb new work.With a thorough attention to detail, Sternick unveils new insight into the publishing history of the Henry Altemus Co. and unravels the thousands of books and myriad of formats and issues into a clear, concise and effective reference.

Provided with an extensive array of indexes to work from and hundreds of color pictures to refer to, the collector is sure to find the information they need with ease.Anyone who has experienced Sternick's bibliographic prowess in his first work will be even more impressed with this endeavor.

Those who may have considered themselves well versed in the Altemus publishing history and output will walk away from this book with a new-found humbleness at just how much wisdom they have discovered from this sage among bibliographers.To top it off, readers will find pages upon pages of beautiful color images -- this, of course, is just icing on the cake!

Once again Cary Sternick has raised the bar to an even higher standard of excellence. ... Read more

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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages.

The History of Tom Thumb; to which are added the stories of the Cat and the Mouse and Fire! Fire! Burn stick! is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Henry Altemus is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Henry Altemus then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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320 pages - with additional pages listing Henry Altemus Publications - 6.25x4.25 inches - portrait frontispiece - Selections from Drummonds works. ... Read more

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Pocket-sized (4 X 6 in.), 194 page, gilt ornamented, green cloth hardcover with frontispiece illustration. ... Read more

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Wood's Illustrated Natural History, Embossed Hardcover, Copiously Illustrated ... Read more

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Every other page has a color picture opposite an outline of the same picture which is ready to color in. ... Read more

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ABBE CONSTANTIN by Ludovic Halevy (1897 Hardcover Pocket Size 4 x 6 inches, 210 pages Henry Altemus Co. Publishers) ... Read more

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THE MANLINESS OF CHRIST by Thomas Hughes (1896 Small format hardcover 6.25 x 4.5 inches 166 pages plus pages at the end of publisher's other books. Henry Altemus publisher, By the author of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS) ... Read more

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POEMS, no publication date stated. Grey hardcover with color paper label on front cover - see photo, with gilt lettering and design. ... Read more

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Philadelphia Henry Altemus no date., Philadelphia PA. Hardcover. Unknown Edition. VG HB, textured cloth cover/no DJ; 4x6". ... Read more