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Second Page of the Table of Contents for the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1
Charles H. Clarke and Samuel O. Beeton included this Table of Contents in the single volume of their 1851 edition of The Wide, Wide World. This second page lists the final 28 chapters with the corresponding titles and pages.
Subjects: Table of Contents
Identifier: 2DES_15_001K
First Page of the Preface to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1
Page 1 of the Preface in the 1853 Charles H. Clarke and Samuel O. Beeton, issue 1. This preface was written by Rev. C. B. Tayler.
Subjects: Preface
Identifier: 2DES_14_001L
First Page of Text in the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1
This first page of text from the 1853 Charles H. Clarke and Samuel O. Beeton begins with the title of the novel at approximately 1/4 down the page. Underneath appears a simple zierrat which then leads to the Chapter number. Underneath the chapter is an excerpt from Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May":
"Enjoy the spring of love and youth
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will teach thee soon the truth,
'There are no birds in last year's nest.'
LONGFELLOW."
Subjects: Ellen, Mamma, Papa
Identifier: 2DES_16_9
Frontispiece to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1 Depicting Ellen Reuniting with John in Scotland
This is the frontispiece to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1 Depicting Ellen reuniting with John in Scotland. The illustration is uncolored. There is an explanation of the illustration at the bottom of the page which reads "The meeting of Ellen and her brother John.-Page 429".
Subjects: Reuniting with John in Scotland, Ellen, John
Tags: touching
Identifier: 2DES_14
Title Page Vignette to the[1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1 Depicting Ellen Saying Goodbye to Mamma
This is the title page vignette to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1. The picture is identical to the illustration on the cover. The illustration depicts Ellen saying goodbye to her mother, Mama, as her father stands in the background. As with the cover, the illustration is framed in decorative ivy decoration with the book title, author, and publisher incorporated into the vinery frame.
Subjects: Saying Goodbye to Mamma, Ellen, Mamma, Papa
Identifier: 2DES_16_001F
Title Page to the 1853 H. G. Bohn Reprint, Version 1
This is the title page to the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 1. The Wide, Wide World is written on the top third of the page, followed by Elizabeth Wetherell. Beginning on the second half of the page is Longfellow's "To a Child," as well as London: H. G. Bohn, York Street, Convent Garden. 1853.
Subjects: Title Page
Identifier: 25CIA_18
Full Cover of the [1906] Charles H. Kelly Reprint, Version 2
Subjects: Full Cover
Identifier: 22CIA_1