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  • Collection: 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint

Spine of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint

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This is the spine of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. It is a faded blue. The Wide, Wide World is written in gold letters with Wetherell partially visible. All other words and designs are difficult to determine.

Subjects: Spine

Identifier: 31UVA_4

Tail of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint

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

Subjects: Tail

Identifier: 31UVA_42

Title Page to the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint

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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.

Subjects: Title Page

Identifier: 31UVA_18

Title Page Vignette to the 1853 T. Nelson and Sons Reprint Depicting Ellen Preparing to Mount the Brownie

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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.

Subjects: Ellen, The Brownie

Identifier: 31UVA_16