Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm - 1898
Henry Altemus published the first edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1898 in the Young People's Library in Format 11. The book was illustrated and contained 65 illustration3. It was a rare first edition2and included both well-known and lesser-known fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm5.Henry Altemus was the founder of the Henry Altemus Company, a publishing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was active for almost a century, from 1842 to 19361. The company started as a bookbindery and was awarded a patent for a particular type of binding for photographic albums in 1863. These albums were the mainstay of their publishing business until the mid-1880s when they were supplanted by Bibles. Starting in 1889, books were published with the Henry Altemus imprint. The company published over two hundred series, and more than 95% of all the published works of Henry Altemus were in series form. Altemus' most popular series included the Young People's Library, Wee Books for Wee Folks, and their numerous juvenile series books1.Perplexity.ai https://www.henryaltemus.com/intro.htm
