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This is the colophon for Volume 2 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. The colophon reads, "Ballantine, Printer, Edinburgh." The page shows evidence of foxing.

This is the half-title page to Volume 2 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. The page shows evidence of foxing.

This is the verso of the front flyleaf of Volume 2 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. The page shows evidence of foxing.

This is the recto of the front flyleaf of Volume 2 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. The page shows evidence of foxing.

This full cover of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton Adams & Co. second edition is covered in a bright blue wave grain cloth (labeled Wav2 by the Library Company of Philadelphia). Front and back covers include stamped arabesque corner borders. The title is gilt-stamped and centered on the front cover and again at the top of the spine. The font is decorated with tiny vines and leaves. The edges show minor wear.

This is the back pastedown of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. A small binder's ticket, which reads, "Bound by Westleys & Co. Friar Street London," is affixed in the lower left-hand corner.

This is the verso of the back flyleaf of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition.

This is the recto of the back flyleaf of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. The page shows evidence of uniform foxing along the gutter, and less uniform along the page edge and in the corners.

This is the first page of text in Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. second edition. Just beneath the Chapter I title is a quote from Longfellow's "It is Not Always May." There is evidence of foxing on the page.

This is the verso of the third page of the table of contents for Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton, Adams & Co. Second Edition. The page shows evidence of foxing.