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James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams used this fore-edge for the first volume of an 1852 edition of The Wide, Wide World.

James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams used this head for the first volume of an 1852 edition of The Wide, Wide World.

This is the tail of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. "Second Edition" Reprint

This is the front pastedown for Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition.

This is the recto of the front flyleaf of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition. There is an inscription which reads, "Frances L. Warner, Sep. 29, 1852."

This is the verso of the front flyleaf of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition. The page shows evidence of foxing.

This is the half-title page to Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition. The page shows evidence of foxing.

This is the colophon for Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition. The colophon reads, "Ballantyne, Printer, Edinburgh." The page shows evidence of foxing.

In the title page for James Nisbet and Co.'s 1852 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the top quarter of the page followed by a period. The author's name is printed under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's middle. The novel is indicated as the first volume of the second edition. James Nisbet and Co.'s address is listed as "London, 21 Berners Street." Sampson Low's address is listed as "Fleet Street." Hamilton, Adams, and Co.'s address is listed as "Paternoster Row." Roman numerals indicate the year of the edition, 1852.

This is the verso of the title page to Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition. There is evidence of foxing on the page.