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This is the first page of back advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The page begins with the title "Choice Books for Family Reading," in stylistic print. Underneath in smaller font is typed "RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY". Beneath this is "GEO. P. PUTNAM, 10 PARK PLACE" in larger font. A zierrat appears underneath. The books listed are Queechy and The Wide, Wide World, and Dollars and Cents. All are listed as "By the author of "Wide, Wide World.". Kennedy's Horse Shoe Robinson and Swallow Barn, Turkerman's The Optimist, Dickens's Home and Social Philosophy, The World Here and There, and Home Narratives, Bremer's Home; or, Family Cares and Joys, The Neighbors, Miss Cooper's Rural Hours and The Shield. Hays's Fadette, a Domestic Tale, Irving's Complete Works, Book of Hudson, Conquest of Florida. Goldsmith's Complete Works by Prior, Head's Faggot of French Sticks, Hood's Up the Rhine, Whimsicalities, Hood's Own, and Prose and Verse, Deshler's Selections from Chaucer's Works, and Beranger's His Lyrics. 

This is the recto of the first page of front advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2.

This is the verso of the first back flyleaf of volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The paper shows evidence of foxing.

This is the recto of the back flyleaf of volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The paper shows evidence of foxing.

This is the first page of text in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. On this page "THE WIDE WIDE WORLD" is printed approximately 1/4 down the page. Underneath the title is a decorative zierrat with three diamonds symmetrically placed on the line. Below the zierrat is printed "CHAPTER I." below the chapter title is the last verse of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May". The chapter then begins with the first word of the text in all capitals and bolded from the rest of the text.

This is the second page of the table of contents for volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 1. The chapters included on this page are, "Headsick and heartsick," "Footsteps of angels," "Shows how Mr. Van Brunt could be sharp upon some things," "How Miss Fortune went out and Pleasure came in," "Sweeping and dusting," "Showing what noise a bee can make when it gets into the house," "Sundry things round a pot of chocolate," "The jingling of sleigh-bells," and "Scraps-of Morocco and talk." Each chapter is given its corresponding Roman numeral to the left of it. The page the chapter begins on is printed at the right side of the page, separated from the title by a line of ellipsis.

This is the first page of the table of contents for volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. This page begins with "CONTENTS OF VOL. I." typed approximately 1/3 down the page. Underneath the title is a zierrat with three decorative diamonds placed symmetrically on it. Underneath the zierrat the chapters listed are, "Breaking the news," "Gives sorrow to the winds," "The worth of a finger-ring," "the bitter-sweet of life," "A peep into the wide world," "Night and morning," "Strangers walk as friends," "Leaves us in the street," "The Little Queen in the arm-chair," "Mud-and what came of it," "Running away with the brook," "Splitters," "Hope deferred," "Work not deferred," "Mother Earth rather than Aunt Fortune," "Counsel, cakes, and Captain Parry," "Difficulty of doing right," "Loses care on the Cat's back," and "Showing that in some circumstances white is black." The Roman Numeral of each chapter is given on the left side of the page. Across the page, on the far right is given the page number which the chapter begins on. The chapter title and page number are connected by a line of ellipsis.

This is the colophon for volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. This colophon features the text at approximately half way down the page. The text gives the publication date, name, and location. In the bottom left corner of the page is the title of the printers, Grossman & Son, and their location.

This is the Title Page to Volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2. Beginning the title page, "THE" is typed alone and in a small font, followed by "WIDE, WIDE WORLD" which is typed in bold and larger beneath it. "BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL." follows. Underneath the author appear lines 120-126 of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "To a Child". A sketch of the world with various surnames appears. "VOLUME I." is typed beneath the sketch followed by "SIXTEENTH EDITION." At the bottom, the publisher and their address are given.

This is the verso of the third front flyleaf of volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2.