Browse Items (14 total)
- Collection: 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
Tail of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
This is the tail of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. The cover edges show significant wear.
Subjects: Tail
Identifier: 31UVA_42
Spine of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
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
Head of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
This is the head of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. The edges of the cover show significant wear.
Subjects: Head
Identifier: 31UVA_41
Front Cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
This is the front cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. It is a faded blue with The Wide, Wide World also written in blue. There are some border designs.
Subjects: Front Cover
Tags: vines
Identifier: 31UVA_2
Fore Edge of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
This is the fore edge of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. The cover edges show significant wear.
Subjects: Fore Edge
Identifier: 31UVA_40
Back Cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
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.
Subjects: Back Cover
Tags: vines
Identifier: 31UVA_3
Title Page to the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
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
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
Second Page of the Table of Contents for the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
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.
Subjects: Table of Contents
Identifier: 31UVA_23
First Page of the Table of Contents for the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint
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.
Subjects: Table of Contents
Identifier: 31UVA_23