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Frontispiece to Volume 2 of the [1902] Home Book Co. Reprint, Version 1 Depicting a Cottage
This black and white photograph is a frontispiece from the 1902 Home Book Co. Reprint. It depicts a cottage, surrounded by folaige and flora, set against a back drop of hills. The title of the image is at the middle right of the page. It says "ELLENS HOME."
Subjects: Cottage
Identifier: 63CIA_14
Frontispiece to Volume 2 of the [1902] Home Book Co. Reprint, Version 2 Depicting a Cottage
This black and white image from the 1902 Home Book Co. Reprint is a photograph of a cottage. This frontise is actually a photograph of a country cottage, surrounded and covered by foliage and flora. It is a two story cottage, and with hill surrounding the backgrond.
Subjects: Cottage
Tags: landscape
Identifier: 69CIA_14
Frontispiece to Volume 2 of the 1853 James Nisbet, Hamilton, Adams & Co. "New Edition” Reprint Depicting the Letter Carrier's Arrival
This frontispiece from the second volume of the 1853 James Nisbet, Hamilton, Adams & Co "New Edition" Reprint, is a black and white image, that has been damaged by yellowing mildew. This image depicts a scene on page 47, of Ellen receiving a letter from the letter carrier, who is on horseback. Ellen stands on a raised boulder, her hand outstretched to take the letter. There are some trees surrounding her, and the path to the farm frames the carrier.
Subjects: The Letter Carrier Arriving, Ellen, Father Swaim
Tags: fence, horse, horseback riding, letter, riding cropp, trees
Identifier: 78CIA_14
Full Cover of [1902] Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. "Complete Edition" Reprint
Subjects: Full Cover
Identifier: 42CIA_1
Full Cover of 1887 "James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series, New Edition" Reprint Depicting the Letter Carrier's Arrival
Subjects: Full Cover, The Letter Carrier Arriving, Ellen, Father Swaim
Tags: child, flowers, publisher's monogram
Full Cover of the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1
This is the full cover of the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. reprint, version 1. The cover is faded and some of the title is illegible. At the top of the cover reads the price of the book while below the title is given amidst a framework of greenery which houses an illustration of Ellen, Ellen's Mother, and Ellen's father. Beneath the illustration is the publication city and publisher. The back cover is no longer attached to the book.
Subjects: Full Cover, Ellen, Mamma, Papa
Tags: girl, man, observation, touching, woman
Identifier: 2DES_1
Full Cover of the [1867] Milner & Sowerby "Wide, Wide World Library" Reprint
This 1867 Milner & Sowerby "Wide, Wide World Library" Reprint is covered in brown leather. The front and back covers have a blind-stamped border. There is a gilt "Wide, Wide World Library" globe logo on the front cover. The spine has an ornate black and gilt design.
Subjects: Full Cover
Tags: Eastlake, globe, publisher's monogram, series binding
Identifier: 54CIA_1
Full Cover of the [1874] William Nicholson & Sons, S.D. Ewins & Co. Reprint
This is the full cover of the [1874] William Nicholson & Sons, S.D. Ewins & Co. Reprint. It shows wear from age, as the edges of the covers are fraying and the covers are separated from the spine. The spine has blue and gold ends.
Subjects: Full Cover
Identifier: 53CIA_1
Full Cover of the [1878] Milner & Co. Reprint, Version 1
Subjects: Full Cover
Tags: birds, Egyptian revival, flowers, grass, palm fronds, sun
Identifier: 26CIA_1