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This is the front pastedown of the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. The numbers 18 and #321 are written in black ink on this blank page.

This is the recto of the front flyleaf of the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint.

This is the verso of the front flyleaf of the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint.

This is the recto of the first page of the front advertisements in the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint.

This is the first page of the front advertisements in the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. This page advertises the "The Pocket Library" series, which comes in monthly volumes. The words are surrounded by a single, black line.

This is the second page of the front advertisements in the 1853 Eli Charles & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. All the words are surrounded by a black lined border. It describes the editor's promise for the quality of their books. It ends with the address: London: Eli Charles Eginton & Co., 48A, Paternoster Row; And All Booksellers.

This is the verso of the second page of the front advertisements in the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint.

This is the title page to the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. The title is printed in the top quarter of the page followed by a period. Following the title is the author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," is printed in the page's middle. A line stating the edition as the first volume of a pocketbook series is printed within a circular border containing decorative vines and flowers. Eli Charles Eginton & Co.'s address is listed as "London, 48A, Paternoster Row." Roman numerals indicate the edition's year as 1853.

This is the verso of the title page to the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. This page is stamped with "Constitution Island Association, West Point, N.Y."

This is the first page of the table of contents for the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. Contents is written on the top third of the page, separated from the chapters by a short, bold line. Chapters I-XII are listed in the left column on pages 1-58. Chapters XIII-XXIV are listed in the right column on pages 61-117. The two columns are separated by a bold line, with each side set up in the same fashion (with Roman numeral chapters, chapter titles, and page numbers).