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This is the tenth page of back advertisements in the T. Nelson and Sons reprint, version 1. This page begins with a header stating the publisher and publication cities. After a simple zierrat, the title of the page is printed "BOOKS OF TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY, &c." These titles include:The Arctic Regions, Cheever's The Island World of the Pacific, Watt's Scripture History, The Young Lady's Friend, Sigourney's The Girls Book and The Boy's Book, Longfellow's Poetical Works, Stephen's Travels in the Holy Land, The Book of Natural History, The Book of Entertaining and Instructive Anecdote, Evenings at Home, Curiosities and Wonders of Nature and Art, Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, History of Sandford and Merton, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Kirke White's Poetical Works, Cheever's Memorials of a Youthful Christian, and Life of Benjamin Franklin. The page is outlined with a simple boarder and has book ornaments in each corner.

This is the eleventh page of back advertisements in the T. Nelson and Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with a header containing the publisher and city of publication. The title underneath reads "BOOKS OF TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY, POETRY, & c.". The titles listed are: Cheever's The Whale and its Captors, Biography of Self-Taught Men, Family Pictures from the Bible, Isaac Watts' The World to Come, Goldsmith's Poetical Works, Dangers of the Deep, Scenes of Travel and Adventure in Central Africa, Life of Napoleon and History of France to the Death of Louis Phillipe, Book of Useful and Ornamental Knitting and Netting Work, Book of Crochet Work, Mrs. Sigourney's Poetical Works, Milton's Poetical Works, Scott's Poetical Works, and Riverbank. The next section, separated by a subtitle below, includes the titles: Fawcett's Christ Precious, Memoirs of Mrs. Rogers, Young Man's Own Book, Winter Evening Conversations on the Works of God, Todd's Truth Made Simple, and Lectures to Children, The Fireside Companion; A Book of Tales, and Esop's Fables. The entire text is outlined with a simple boarder and a book ornament in each corner.  

This is the twelfth page of back advertisements in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with a header containing the publisher and publication city. Underneath is the page title "BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG" separated from the header by a simple zierrat. The titles advertised here are: The Great Secret, The Cousins, Allen Lucas, Charles Linn, The Golden Rule, The Basket of Flowers, Little Robinson of Paris, The Story Book of Wonders in Nature and Art, The Boy's Own Book of Stories From History, The Trial of Skill, Tales for the Young, Annals of the Poor, and Scripture Illustrated. The next set of titles is smaller separated from the first by a simple zierrat and a subtitle containing the price. These titles are: The Boy Makes the Man, Stories for Girls, My Own Story Book about Beasts, and My Own Story Book about Birds. The entire page is outlined in a simple boarder with book ornaments in each corner.

This is the thirteenth page of back advertisements in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page begins with a header of the publisher and publication city. It is separated, by a simple zierrat, from the first title section of called "ELEGANT GIFT BOOKS". The subtitle gives the price of the titles below which are:The Forget-Me-Not, A Parting Gift, Gift of Love and Friendship, Songs of Home and Happiness, Emblems and Poetry of Flowers, Spring Wild Flowers, The Lady of the Lake, Sir Walter Scott's Marmion, Paul and Virginia and the Exiles of Siberia, Thomson's Seasons and the Castle of Indolence, and Ettrick Shepherd's The Queen's Wake. The net section is separated by a zierrat and titled "Also at 1s. 6d. each, cloth gilt. Morocco extra, 3s. 6d." These titles are: Reverend W.B. Clarke's Asleep in Jesus, Elijah the Tishbite, The Olney Hymns, Bogatsky's Golden Treasure, The Harp of Judah, Annals of the Poor, Todo's Stories and Sketches, and, The Student's Guide. The next section "BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG" contains the titles: Pretty Poems, Barbauld's Stories and Lessons, Pretty Tales, and Robinson Crusoe (in large type). The final section is titled "THE JEWEL GIFT BOOKS". These titles are: The Farewell Gift, The Remembrancer, The Poetry of Flowers, The Keepsake, and The Forget-Me-Not. The entire page is surrounded in a boarder with book ornaments in each corner.

This is the recto of the back flyleaf of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page is blank and intact.

This is the verso of the back flyleaf of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page is blank and intact.

This is the back pastedown of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. This page is blank and intact.

This is the back cover of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The back is intact, with only a small stain on the bottom left corner. The binding used is a red grain wave and it has been decoratively stamped without color.

This is the fore edge of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The fore edge is intact.

This is the front cover of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The front of this cover of this book is made from a red grain wave. The title and author have been stamped in gild on the front.