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In the title page for Ward, Lock, and Co.'s 1882 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the top quarter of the page followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the page's middle. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's center. Below the inscription is a line attesting to the printing as a complete edition. Ward, Lock, and Co.'s address is listed as "London Warwick House Salisbury Square, E.C."

This is the tail of the Ward, Lock, and Co.'s 1882 Reprint.

Ward, Lock & Co. included this Table of Contents in the complete edition of their 1882 edition of The Wide, Wide World. This page is the second page of the Table of Contents for this edition and lists the last 27 chapters

Ward, Lock & Co. included this Table of Contents in the complete edition of their 1882 edition of The Wide, Wide World. This page is the first page of the Table of Contents for this edition and lists the first 24 chapters

This is the spine of the Ward, Lock, and Co.'s 1882 Reprint.

This is the head of the Ward, Lock, and Co.'s 1882 Reprint.

This is the fore edge of the 1882 T. Ward, Lock & Co reprint, complete edition. The fore edge is intact.

This is the back cover of complete edition of the 1882 Ward, Lock & Co reprint. It is a faded red cover with a thick border and a bouquet design in the center.

Ward, Lock, and Co. used this red, cloth-covered binding for an [1882] edition of The Wide, Wide World. The title is placed in front of stamped white lilies. A stamped ribbon is wrapped around the base of the flowers denoting this book is part of "The Lily Series."  The cover also uses black ink stamping on top of the red cloth, forming a border and a background for the white lilies.

this is the third page of advertisements from the Ward, Lock & Co. 1882 edition. It include a list of "Popular Books By Good Authors"