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This is the first page of text in the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. The Wide, Wide World is written in large print in the top quarter of the page. Chapter 1 is separated from the title by a decorative rule. An excerpt from Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May" is under Chapter 1, and the text begins halfway down the page.

This is an example chapter break of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. Chapter II starts halfway down on page 12. It is separated from the end of chapter I by a decorative rule. Under Chapter II, there is a portion of an Amy Lathrop poem. The text begins at the bottom third of the page.

This is the recto of the front flyleaf of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. "John Ham" is written in cursive on this page.

This is the frontispiece to the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint Depicting Ellen and Mamma holding each other in the parlor. It is a scene from page 43. In the background is a window looking out, with some foliage framing the scene and a table sits next to them with a basket of birds. Ellen is dressed in dark while her mother, looking down at her child, is dressed in light colors. It is entitled, "Ellen And Her Mother," and has the caption, "'Now, mamma, these birds are mine you know, and I give them to you. You must pay me a kiss for them, mamma they are worth that.'"

This is the first page of the table of contents for the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. "Contents" is written in the top third of the page with a decorative rule under it. Each chapter is listed in Roman numerals with chapter titles and page numbers. Chapters I-XXXV are listed.

This is the second page of the table of contents for the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. On page vi, "Contents" is written at the top of the page. Each chapter is listed in Roman numerals with chapter titles and page numbers. Chapters XXXVI-LII is listed.

This is the title page vignette to the 1853 T. Nelson and Sons Reprint Depicting Ellen preparing to mount the Brownie. A caption below the illustration quotes a sentence from page 11 and reads, "Looking round sometimes, as if to make sure that it was herself, and giving a little kind of satisfied neigh when he saw that it was." In the illustration, Ellen stands on a tree stump, wearing a straw hat and apron, and grabs The Brownie's reigns as she prepares to mount him. A dog sits in front of The Brownie looking up at Ellen. The right side of the illustration is framed by foliage while an open field extends into the background of the left side of the illustration.

This is the title page for the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint.
The text is enclosed within a ruled border, with the title printed in the top quarter of the page. Elizabeth Wetherell is written under the title. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears between two decorative rules. T. Nelson & Sons' address is listed as, "London, Paternoster Row, and Edinburgh" above a decorative rule.

This is the back cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. It is a faded blue with The Wide, Wide World written is blue. It has border designs and looks like the front cover.

This is the fore edge of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. The cover edges show significant wear.