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  • Peter Rabbit's Christmas

    Duff Graham

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus Company, March 15, 1917)
    None

  • THE ADOPTED SON: THE STORY OF MOSES

    J. H. Willard, Illustrated Throughout

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, Aug. 16, 1905)
    None

  • The Heroes Of Greek Fairy Tales

    Charles Kingsley

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, March 15, 1895)
    Stories of the heroes of ancient Greece, including accounts of Perseus, who slew Medusa the Gorgon; Jason who sought the Golden Fleece; and Theseus who slew the Minotaur. By preserving the Greek spirit in the retelling of these myths, Kingsley gives us plain strength and seriousness, courage, steadfastness, and beauty. The author had a great fondness for Greek fairy tales and believed the adventures of the characters would inspire children to achieve higher goals with integrity.

  • aunt martha's corner cupboard or stories about tea, coffee, sugar, rice, etc.

    Mary and Elizabeth Kirby

    (Henry Altemus, July 6, 1898)
    Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early edition bound in tan, orange & black pictorial cloth, 60 illustrations, some in color. Cloth covers show some dust soiling. Owner's name pencilled on front fly else text nearly fine, clean, tight.

  • Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, Jan. 1, 1899)
    Hard Cover; Good; No Dust Jacket; Henry Altemus Young People's Library Edition. Hardcover, Good pictorial cloth covered boards with edge wear and fraying. Front hinge is slightly cracked but intact. Paages are lightly tanned. No DJ. "In Words of One Syllable with Seventy Illustrations.

  • Robinson Crusoe: In words of one syllable

    Daniel Defoe

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, March 15, 1900)
    i don't know the exact year, red cloth cover, black border around cover with title and author inside

  • Doris Force at Locked Gates, or, Saving a mysterious fortune

    Julia K Duncan

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus Co, March 15, 1931)
    Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

  • Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at Oakdale High School, or, The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics

    A.M. Jessie Graham Flower

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, March 15, 1911)
    Black-and-white illustrations.

  • The Boy General : The Story of Joshua

    J. H. Willard

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, Jan. 1, 1905)
    None

  • THE SHEPHERD BOY, THE STORY OF DAVID

    J.H. Willard

    (Henry Altemus, Jan. 1, 1905)
    None

  • The Adventures of a Brownie

    Miss Mulock, 18 Illustrations

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, March 15, 1898)
    Antique Adventures of a Brownie book from 1898.It has 18 illustrations and the cover is charming as well.

  • A Modern Cinderella or The Little Old Shoe

    Louisa M. Alcott, Art by Winfield S. Lukens

    Hardcover (Henry Altemus, Jan. 1, 1904)
    None