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This is the fore edge of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3.

This is the fore edge for volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3.

George Palmer Putnam used this inside front cover pastedown for the 1851 1st edition Vol. 2. This edition of the novel features an inscription by a former owner that reads "1903."

This front cover pastedown of  1851 George P. Putnam's 1st edition, Vol. 1 of the Wide Wide World features an inscription by a former owner. It reads "1902."

This 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition is covered with a blue leather grain embossed cloth (labeled Lea5 by the Library Company of Philadelphia). The front and back covers have an ornate arabesque blind-stamped border. The Putnam seal is blind-stamped in the center of the front and back covers. The title is at the top of the spine and the publisher's name, Putnam, is at the bottom of the spine. Both are gilt-stamped.

Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam is covered with a blue leather grain embossed buckram (labeled Lea5 by the Library Company of Philadelphia). The front and back covers have an arabesque border. Both front and back panels have a publisher's mark, a scroll work "P." The title is gilt-stamped at the top of the spine; "Putnam" is gilt-stamped at the bottom edge of the spine.

This is the head of volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3.

This is the recto of the back fly leaf of volume 2 of the 1851 George Palmer Putnam 1st Edition, version 3.

This is the recto of the first back flyleaf of Volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3.

This is a blank front page for 1851 George Palmer Putnam's 1st Edition of the Wide Wide World.