Books published by publisher Henry Altemus Company

HENRY ALTEMUS, Philadelphia, 1921. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. AUTHOR - Linda Stevens Almond, Illustrated by J.L.G.. First Thus. 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" wide, 3/8" thick. **Copyrighted by Altemus in 1921, for the ORIGINAL PETER RABBIT Series !** First American Publisher's Pirated Beatrix Potter Tale of Peter Rabbit, Copyrighted by Altemus in 1921, done in Lavender grey boards with deep green, almost black, lettering & design; Nice Front Paste-on Illustration, and it is in GOOD Condition. Spine is in red linen. Edge and corner wear, Lightly soiled boards, solid spine. Complete with all 26 Color Plates, in 58 pages, Decorative end Papers. Ownership name penned on front flyleaf. Tight & Strong binding, pages are clean and unmarked but evenly age toned . SCARCE EARLY AMERICAN PIRATED EDITION in GOOD CONDITION. No Dust Jacket. Picture differs from Amazon's generic one see below.

Here is the 96 pg privately owned hardcover by Hesba Stretton from Henry Altemus Co., and as having no copyright date. These 19th Century London based Christian fiction stories feature the heroine Jessica and her family. The book has no dust cover. The green decorated boards with gold gilt lettering/accents and color nature scene paste in to the front board have some corner/edge wear and rub, yet overall they are straight and intact. Inside, the book is missing the front fly leaf, has evidence of some minor handling wear and has spining at page 35, yet overall the pages are very readable, tear free and the binding though a bit compromised is intact.