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This is page x of the preface to the he [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. reprint, version 1. The page is full of text except for the header which says "PREFACE" and an excerpt from George Herbert in the middle of the page, "Religion stand on tiptoe in our land, Ready to pass to the American strand."

This is the last page of the preface to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. reprint, version 1. The top right corner is marked with the pages' roman numeral. At the end of the text the author of the preface, Charles B. Tayler, is named. Underneath Tayler is written "Otley Rectory, Ipswich, Dec. 23rd, 1853." 

This is the verso of page xi of the preface to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. reprint, version 1. It is blank and intact.

This is the first page of text in the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. reprint, version 1. The title of the book appears approximately 1/4 down the page. Underneath the title is a plain zierrat which separates the book title from "CHAPTER I". Underneath the chapter is the last verse from Longfellow's "It is not Always May". Below the poem is where the chapter starts.

This is the recto of the back advertisement in the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. reprint, version 1. The page is blank except for some minor foxing. There is a tear on the upper right hand corner.