Browse Items (43 total)

This is the back cover of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The back is intact, with only a small stain on the bottom left corner. The binding used is a red grain wave and it has been decoratively stamped without color.

This is the back pastedown of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page is blank and intact.

This is the eighth page of back advertisements in the T. Nelson and Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with a header giving the publisher and publication city. A simple zierrat appears underneath giving way to the title which says "ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FOR PRESENTS, &c." The titles given are: Forester's Wayside Flowers, The Souvenir, The Keepsake, Evenings at Derley Manor, Memorials of Early Genius, and Achievements in the Pursuit of Knowledge, Wilson's Oliver Cromwell, Memorials of the Dawn of the Reformation in Europe, France and her Religious History, Scenes of Modern Travel and Adventure, Perils and Adventures on the Deep, Kendrick and Child's The Gift Book of Biography for Young Ladies, Scenes fromt he HIstory of the Christian Church, and Incidents of Missionary Enterprise. The text block is outlined with a simple boarder and has a book ornament in each corner.

This is the eleventh page of back advertisements in the T. Nelson and Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with a header containing the publisher and city of publication. The title underneath reads "BOOKS OF TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY, POETRY, & c.". The titles listed are: Cheever's The Whale and its Captors, Biography of Self-Taught Men, Family Pictures from the Bible, Isaac Watts' The World to Come, Goldsmith's Poetical Works, Dangers of the Deep, Scenes of Travel and Adventure in Central Africa, Life of Napoleon and History of France to the Death of Louis Phillipe, Book of Useful and Ornamental Knitting and Netting Work, Book of Crochet Work, Mrs. Sigourney's Poetical Works, Milton's Poetical Works, Scott's Poetical Works, and Riverbank. The next section, separated by a subtitle below, includes the titles: Fawcett's Christ Precious, Memoirs of Mrs. Rogers, Young Man's Own Book, Winter Evening Conversations on the Works of God, Todd's Truth Made Simple, and Lectures to Children, The Fireside Companion; A Book of Tales, and Esop's Fables. The entire text is outlined with a simple boarder and a book ornament in each corner.  

This is the fifth page of back advertisements in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with a header containing the publisher and publication cities. Following a simple zierrat is the title of the page "CABINET EDITIONS OF THE POETS". The works listed are:The Life and Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell, Cowper's Poetical Works, and Longfellow's Poetical Works. Following another zierrat is the next title section "BOOKS FOR THE FAMILY LIBRARY". These works include: The Christian Missionary, Forester's Life of Sarah B. Judson, The Reverend Hollis Read's The Hand of God in History and The Young Lady's Companion, The Planetary and Stellar Worlds, Elijah the Tishbite, Krummacher's Elisha, and Bogatsky's Golden Treasury. The entire page is outlined in a simple boarder with book ornaments in each corner.

This is the first page of back advertisements in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page begins with a header "NEW WORKS AND NEW EDITIONS" with the publisher underneath followed by the publication city. There is a simple zierrat with a single diamond in the center. Underneath the zierrat is the title "NEW ILLUSTRATED WORKS FOR PRESENTS, &c.". The titles listed are: Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Wetherell's The Wide Wide World and Grace Howard and the Family at Glen Luna, The Reverend W.K. Tweedie's Seed-Time and Harvest, Reverend Dr. Massie's Minister and People, and The Book of English Poetry. The text is outlined with a simple boarder and book ornaments in each corner.

This is the first page of text in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with the novel's title approximately 1/4 down the page. A simple zierrat follows and proceed the Chapter. underneath the chapter is an excerpt from Longfellow's "It is not Always May". The chapter begins after the excerpt.

This is the first page of the table of contents in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page begins with the title "CONTENTS" followed by a simple underline. The chapters listed on this page 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 Deffered", "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", "Showing that in some circumstances White is Black", "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", and "Sweeping and Dusting". Each chapter has its corresponding Roman numeral on the left hand column and its corresponding page number on the right.

This is the fore edge of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The fore edge is intact.

This is the fourteenth page of back advertisements in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with the publisher and cities as the header. There is a simple zierrat which separates the publisher from the title "HOME LIBRARY FOR LITTLE READERS" Below is the advertisement subtitle: "Price 6d. each, with beautiful gilt cover." The books listed here are: 
Jessie Graham, Blind Alice, Grace and Clara, Florence Arnott, Ellen Leslie, Stories for Little Readers (first and second series), Love Token for Children, A Kiss for a Blow, Little Clara, Sunshine and Shade, Sister Mary's Stories, Story of the Walter Family, The Mother's Story, The Well0Spent Hour, Harry Burne, Ellen carrol, Cousin Clara, Mary Boss, The Little Poetry Book, The Faithful Dog, and, The Play Hour. Underneath this section separated by a Zierrat is the next section "STORIES $c. FOR THE YOUNG". These titles are: The HOme Library, Life of Alfred the Great, Fireside Stories, Juvenile Keepsake, The Home Story Book, and, Todd's Lectures to Children. The final section of this page is titled "ABBOT'S WORKS" and these titles are: The Young Christian, The Child at Home, The Way to do Good, The Fireside, The Mother at Home, Parental Duties, The Teacher, and, Every-Day Duty. The entire page has a decortive boarder with book ornaments in each corner.