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This is the back colophon of text in the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. On page 519, the text ends on the top fourth of the page. "The end." is written in the middle of the page, and "Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars" is written on the bottom of the page.

This is the first page of the back advertisements in the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint.These advertisements feature other books in Bohn's Standard Library, with categories, Bohn's Ecclesiastical Library and Bohn's Shilling Series. This page has a decorative blue border, and words are written in blue as well.

This is the first page of text in the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. The Wide, Wide World is written on the top third of the page, followed by a double ruled line and Chapter 1. Below Chapter 1 is a portion of Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May." The text starts halfway down the page.

This is the first page of the table of contents for the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. This page has Contents written above a decorative rule on the top half of the page. The chapter titles and page numbers are written on the second half of the page. Chapters I-XVIII are listed on pages 1-161.

This is the fore edge of the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint.

This is the front colophon for the 1853 H.G. John "Standard Library" Reprint. The Constitution Island Association is stamped below "London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars."

This is the front pastedown and the first page of the front advertisements in the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. This advertisement features other books in Bohn's Standard Library. This front pastedown has a decorative blue border, and the words are written in blue as well. The number 7 is written in black ink and circled in the middle of the page, as well as #130.

This is the full cover of the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. This dark green cloth cover has The Wide, Wide World, Henry G. Bohn's Edition 3/6 written on the spine in gold letters. The spine has designs of four-leaf clovers or crosses. The front and back covers have the same design, with a circular design in the middle and borders surrounding this design and the outside of the covers. The borders are made up of diamond-like designs, and the middle circular design is made up of flower-like curlicues.

This is the half title page to the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. The Wide, Wide World is written in bold in the middle of the page in capital letters.

This is the head of the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. The edges of the pages are worn.