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  • Tags: girl

Front Cover of the [1896] James Nisbet & Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen Riding Sharp

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Subjects: Front Cover, Riding Sharp, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 7UVA_2

Full Cover of the 1853 T. Nelson and Sons "Nelson's Library for Travellers and the Fireside" Reprint

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This is the full cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons "Nelson's Library for Travellers and the Fireside" Reprint. The cover is red. On the front the publisher's collection is listed first with the title of the book and author below. The publisher is listed at the bottom beneath an illustration of Ellen and the Brownie.

Subjects: Full Cover, Ellen, The Brownie

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Identifier: 46CIA_01

Full Cover of the [1926] Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd., Reprint

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Subjects: Full Cover

Identifier: 20CIA_1

Full Cover of the 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. "New Edition" Reprint

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This 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. “New Edition” Reprint is covered with a cream-yellow rib grain (labeled Rib5 by Library Company Conservation Dept.). The front cover has a continuous ruled border around the cover’s image and book title. On the front, the cover title The Wide Wide World is centered towards the top and filled with a burgundy-brown. Below is an illustration surrounded by a similar decorative border in a burgundy-brown with a pointillé pattern. This illustration depicts Ellen standing in front of a wooden stick-style fence, with patches of grass, and holding a picnic basket. She is wearing a bonnet and a dress. On the spine, The Wide Wide World is written in burgundy-brown text above a rule, and below is an image resembling the same design on the cover. J.B. Lippincott Company is written at the bottom of the spine and below the same ruled border on the cover. The bottom of the spine is frayed.

Subjects: Full Cover, Ellen

Identifier: 9CIA_1