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This is the front cover of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. It is a faded green cover with a thick border and curlicues inside the border. Putnam's publisher's mark is in the center.

This is the spine of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. "The Wide, Wide World Vol. I" is written at the top fourth, and Putnam (not capitalized) is written at the bottom fourth of the spine. There are four floral designs with ruled lines separating them from each other and the words.

This is the back cover of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. It is a faded green cover with a thick border and curlicues inside the border. Putnam's publisher's mark is in the center. The back cover is the same as the front cover.

This is the head of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition.

This is the tail of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition.

This is the fore edge of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition.

This is the first page of the table of contents for volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. "Contents of Chapters" is written at the top third of the page with Volume 1 under it. Each chapter, labeled in Roman numerals, has a title and a page number. Chapters I-XIX are on this page.

This is the second page of the table of contents for volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. On page iv, it lists chapters XX-XXVIII.

This is the ninth page of text in volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. The beginning of chapter one on page nine features The Wide, Wide World above a decorative rule, on the top third of the page. An excerpt from Henry Wadsworth Longellow's poem, "It Is Not Always May," is featured under the decorative rule. The text begins halfway down the page.

This is the front cover of volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. It is a faded green cover with a thick border and curlicues inside the border. Putnam's publisher's mark is in the center. This is the same cover as the first volume.