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| Status | Defunct |
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| Founded | 1842 |
| Founder | Henry Altemus |
| Defunct | 1936 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Publication types | Books |
The Henry Altemus Company was a publishing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for almost a century, from 1842 to 1936. [1] [2]
The firm started as a bookbindery. In 1863, Altemus was awarded a patent for a particular type of binding for photographic albums. These albums were huge sellers for Altemus and were the mainstay of their publishing business until the mid-1880s. The albums were supplanted by Bibles in the 1880s. Starting in 1889, books were published with the Henry Altemus imprint. Like other publishers of its era, it published a wide variety of titles, in a wide variety of formats. The company published over two hundred series. These series can be seen listed at henryaltemus.com. [1] More than 95% of all the published works of Henry Altemus were in series form. [3]
Altemus' most popular series included the Young People's Library, Wee Books for Wee Folks, and their numerous juvenile series books. [1] Among the latter are those written by H. Irving Hancock.
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