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Front Cover of the [1892] Ward, Lock, and Co. "Pansy Series" Reprint

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Ward, Lock, and Co. used this dark green, cloth-covered binding for their 1892 edition of The Wide, Wide World.  The light blue and yellow flowers with black outlined leaves surround the title on the cover.  Below the flowers "The Pansy Series" is stamped in black ink.

Subjects: Front Cover

Identifier: 22UVA_2

Front Cover of the [1882] Ward, Lock, and Co. "Lily Series, Complete Edition" Reprint

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Ward, Lock, and Co. used this red, cloth-covered binding for an [1882] edition of The Wide, Wide World. The title is placed in front of stamped white lilies. A stamped ribbon is wrapped around the base of the flowers denoting this book is part of "The Lily Series."  The cover also uses black ink stamping on top of the red cloth, forming a border and a background for the white lilies.

Subjects: Front Cover

Identifier: 39UVA_2

Illustration on Page 337 of 1892 J. B. Lippincott Company "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen and Mr. Van Brunt in the Woods

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This black and white illustration, appearing on page 337 of the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Company "New Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen and Mr. Van Brunt in the woods. Ellen stands holding a basket among the trees and grass of the woods as Mr. Van Brunt leans against his ax in the background with several chopped pieces of wood sitting near his feet. His two oxen stand near him as he gazes at Ellen, who looks around her, seemingly in awe of the natural beauty of the woods as she rests her hand on her chest.

Subjects: In the Woods, Ellen, Mr. Van Brunt

Identifier: 9CIA_33_337

Frontispiece to the 1888 J.B. Lippincott Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen Standing in a Flower Garden

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This illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1888 J. B. Lippincott Company reprint, depicts Ellen standing in a garden. A caption below the illustration reads, "Bear a lily in thy hand: / Gates of brass cannot withstand / One touch of that mighty wand." This caption quotes a stanza from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Maidenhood," and emphasizes Ellen's innocence and purity. In the illustration, Ellen stands in a garden surrounded by flowers and trees. She holds a book in one hand and caresses a lily with the other. She wears a brimmed hat with a bow and gazes directly at the viewer of the illustration. Below the illustration is also the name of the illustrator, Frederick Dielman, as well as the title of the novel and the volume and page number.

Subjects: Ellen

Identifier: 6CIA_14

Illustration on Page 38a of Volume 2 of the 1888 J.B. Lippincott Co. Reprint, Depicting Ellen and Mr. Hutchinson in the Greenhouse

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This illustration, appearing on page 38d of the second volume of the 1888 J.B. Lippincott & Co. edition, depicts Ellen standing in the greenhouse facing the gardener Mr. Hutchinson, who is holding a bouquet. Ellen is holding a basket and leaning slightly on a raised flower bed. Beneath the illustration, in a cursive script, is the name of the artist, Frederick Dielman, and the line "Ellen watched him as the bunch grew in his hand," from page 38 of the text. At the very bottom of the page, in the same script, is the title of the book along with the volume and page number.

Subjects: Greenhouse, Ellen, Mr. Hutchinson

Identifier: 6CIA_33_38d

Frontispiece to the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen Standing in a Garden

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This illustration, appearing as the frontispiece to the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Company "New Edition" reprint, depicts Ellen standing in a garden. A caption below the illustration reads, "Bear a lily in thy hand: / Gates of brass cannot withstand / One touch of that mighty wand." This caption quotes a stanza from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Maidenhood," and emphasizes Ellen's innocence and purity. In the illustration, Ellen stands in a garden surrounded by flowers and trees. She holds a book in one hand and caresses a lily with the other. She wears a brimmed hat with a bow and gazes directly at the viewer of the illustration.

Subjects: Ellen

Identifier: 9CIA_14

Illustration on Page 324b of the 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint Depicting Ellen and Mr. Hutchinson in the Greenhouse

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This black and white illustration appearing on page 324b, of the 1892 J. B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint, depicts Ellen standing in the greenhouse facing the gardener Mr. Hutchinson, who is holding a bouquet. Ellen is holding a basket and leaning slightly on a raised flower bed. Beneath the illustration, the caption reads "Ellen watched him as the bunch grew in his hand," from page 325 of the text. This illustration first appeared on page 38d of the second volume of the 1888 J.B. Lippincott & Co. edition (See 6CIA).

Subjects: Greenhouse, Ellen, Mr. Hutchinson

Identifier: 9CIA_33_325