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This is the head of volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition.

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 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 second page of the table of contents for volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. On page iv, it lists chapters XLVIII-LII.

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 spine of volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. All designs and words are written in gilded letters. The Wide, Wide World Vol. 2 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 spine is the same as the first volume.

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

This is the tail of volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition.

This is the third page of text in volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. Chapter XXIX, the first chapter of this volume, begins with a portion of Robert Burn's poem, "Halloween."

This is the title page to volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition.
The title is printed in the top quarter of the page. Elizabeth Wetherell is written in the middle of the page, followed by "In Two Volumes." An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears between two decorative rules. The edition is indicated as the second of two volumes. George P. Putnam's address is listed as "New-York, 155 Broadway," 1851 is printed below a decorative rule.