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This is the first page of front advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The page begins with "VALUABLE NEW AND STANDARD WORKS," at the top of the page, followed by, "RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY" in smaller font. Below that is typed "Geo. P. Putnam, 10 Park Place.", Though Putnam's name has been mostly covered by foxing. There is a zierrat beneath the publisher. Underneath is in bold typed "LATEST PUBLICATIONS" these publications are: Moodie's Roughing it in the Bush, Lothrop's Dollars and Cents, Hind's The Solar System, Hood's Up the Rhine, Bryant's The Cooper Memorial, Kennedy's Horse Shoe Robinson, Taylor's A New Work on the East, Pfeiffer's Journey to Iceland, Putnam's Supplement to the "World's Progress" to close of 1851, Coxe's A Buckeye Abroad, Parkman's Prarie and Rocky Mountain Life, Layard's Fresh Researchers at Nineveh and Nineveh and its Remains, Cooper's Naval History of the U.S. and [illegible] The Shield, St. John's The Hand-Book of Science, Callicot's The Hand-Book of Universal Geography, Macfarlane's A New Work on Japan, Silliman's Journal of a Visit to Europe in 1851, Mayo's Kaloolah, a Romance, Olmsted's An American Farmer in England, Spencer's The East; Travels in Egypt and Holy Land, Hawks's [illegible] of Central and Western America, and Green's On the polypi of the Larynx and On Bronchitis. 

This is the second page of the front advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. This page begins with a header which says "PUTNAM'S LATEST PUBLICATIONS". The header is divided from the list of books by an underline. the list of books on this page are, Hunt's A Book for a Corner and Romances of Real Life, Blackwell's Physical Training of Girls, Dickens's The World in its Workshops, Home and Social Philosophy, and, Home Narratives, Jerrold's Miscellanies, 
Wetherell's Queechy and The Wide, Wide World, Head's A Faggot of French Sticks, Saunders's Memories of the Great Metropolis,  Reach's Claret and Olives: or a trip through the South of France and Hand-Book of Familiar Quotations from English Authors, Cooper's A Posthumous Work, The Towns of Manhattan, and, Fine Portrait of J. Fenimore Cooper, Thackeray's Trip to the Mediterranean, Smith's Book of Table Talk, Knight's The best Story Tellers, Vizetelly's Readable Books and Musical anecdotes, Gilbart's Practical Treatise on Banking, The Merchants' and Bankers' Almanack, and Miseries of Human Life, Tuckerman's Book of Characters and The Optimist, Chambers's Papers for the People, Irving's Fine Portrait of Washington Irving, Bryant's Fine Portrait of W. C. Bryant, and Putnam's Semi-monthly Library of Original Copyright and Standard Works and The Homes of American Genius. 

This is the Title Page to Volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2. Beginning the title page, "THE" is typed alone and in a small font, followed by "WIDE, WIDE WORLD" which is typed in bold and larger beneath it. "BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL." follows. Underneath the author appear lines 120-126 of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "To a Child". A sketch of the world with various surnames appears. "VOLUME I." is typed beneath the sketch followed by "SIXTEENTH EDITION." At the bottom, the publisher and their address are given.

This is the colophon for volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. This colophon features the text at approximately half way down the page. The text gives the publication date, name, and location. In the bottom left corner of the page is the title of the printers, Grossman & Son, and their location.

This is the first page of the table of contents for volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. This page begins with "CONTENTS OF VOL. I." typed approximately 1/3 down the page. Underneath the title is a zierrat with three decorative diamonds placed symmetrically on it. Underneath the zierrat the chapters listed are, "Breaking the news," "Gives sorrow to the winds," "The worth of a finger-ring," "the bitter-sweet of life," "A peep into the wide world," "Night and morning," "Strangers walk as friends," "Leaves us in the street," "The Little Queen in the arm-chair," "Mud-and what came of it," "Running away with the brook," "Splitters," "Hope deferred," "Work not deferred," "Mother Earth rather than Aunt Fortune," "Counsel, cakes, and Captain Parry," "Difficulty of doing right," "Loses care on the Cat's back," and "Showing that in some circumstances white is black." The Roman Numeral of each chapter is given on the left side of the page. Across the page, on the far right is given the page number which the chapter begins on. The chapter title and page number are connected by a line of ellipsis.

This is the second page of the table of contents for volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 1. The chapters included on this page are, "Headsick and heartsick," "Footsteps of angels," "Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things," "How Miss Fortune went out and Pleasure came in," "Sweeping and dusting," "Showing what noise a bee can make when it gets into the house," "Sundry things round a pot of chocolate," "The jingling of sleigh-bells," and "Scraps-of Morocco and talk." Each chapter is given its corresponding Roman numeral to the left of it. The page the chapter begins on is printed at the right side of the page, separated from the title by a line of ellipsis.

This is the first page of text in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. On this page "THE WIDE WIDE WORLD" is printed approximately 1/4 down the page. Underneath the title is a decorative zierrat with three diamonds symmetrically placed on the line. Below the zierrat is printed "CHAPTER I." below the chapter title is the last verse of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May". The chapter then begins with the first word of the text in all capitals and bolded from the rest of the text.

This is the tail of volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2.

This is the Title Page to Volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2. A pencil marking of the previous owner says "Hull" in cursive at the top of the page. Beginning the title page, "THE" is typed alone and in a small font, followed by "WIDE, WIDE WORLD" is typed in bold and larger beneath it. "BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL." follows. Underneath the author appear lines 120-126 of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "To a Child". A sketch of the world with various surnames appears. "VOLUME II." is typed beneath the sketch followed by "SIXTEENTH EDITION." At the bottom, the Publisher and their address are given.

This is the colophon for volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The text on this page appears halfway down the page and gives the publishing information of the book. In the bottom left-hand corner of the text block the printers "Grossman & Son, Printers" are named along with their address.