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  • Collection: 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

Title Page of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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In this title page of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint The title is printedat 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 under her name. James Nisbet & Co. address is listed as London: 21 Berners Street, W.. THe copyright date is listed as 1879. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Subjects: Title Page

Identifier: 12DES_18

Colophon for the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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The colophon for the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint has the printers in the middle of the page stating, Burgap: Clay and Taylor, Printers. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Subjects: Colophon

Identifier: 12DES_

Page iii of the Preface to the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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This is page iii of the Preface to the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. This is the first page of the preface. The preface is titled "Preface to the English Edition." There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Subjects: Preface

Identifier: 12DES_21_iii

Page iv of the Preface to the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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Thius is page iv of the Preface to the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. This is the final page of the preface dated New York, December 20, 1851. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Subjects: Preface

Identifier: 12DES_21_iv

First Page of Table of Contents of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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Clay and Taylor included this Table of Contents of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. This is the first page of the Table of Contents for this edition and lists the first 19 chapters. There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Subjects: Table of Contents

Identifier: 12DES_23

First Page of Text in the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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This is the first page of text in the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. The title is in the top third of the page ollowed by a period. A decorative rule is under the tile. "Chapter I" and "Breaking the News" is in the middle of the page. An inscription, taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "It Is Not Always May."

Subjects: Text Opener

Identifier: 12DES_

Front Pastedown of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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This front pastdown from the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint is black in color with nothing else on it.

Subjects: Pastedown

Identifier: 12DES_8

Recto of Front Flyleaf of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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This recto of front flyleaf from the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint is black in color and has nothing else on it.

Subjects: Endpapers

Identifier: 12DES_6

Recto of Front Flyleaf with Inscription of the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint

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Recto of Front Flyleaf from the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint has a hand written note. the inscription reads "Martha Joanna Burn Stead. Brawford Church Choir. Easter 1881." There is evidence of foxing on the page.

Subjects: Inscription

Identifier: 12DES_7