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This is the first page of text in the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The page begins with the novel's title approximately 1/4 down the page. A simple zierrat follows and proceed the Chapter. underneath the chapter is an excerpt from Longfellow's "It is not Always May". The chapter begins after the excerpt.

This is the first page of text in the 1853 Eli Charles Eginton & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. The Wide, Wide World is written above the decorative rule, with Chapter 1 and its title under it. A portion of Longfellow's poem, "It Is Not Always May," is written beneath the chapter title. The text begins about a third of the way down the page.

This is the first page of text in the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. The Wide, Wide World is written on the top third of the page, followed by a double ruled line and Chapter 1. Below Chapter 1 is a portion of Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May." The text starts halfway down the page.

This is the first page of text in the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 1. The Wide, Wide World is on the top third of the page, followed by a decorative rule and Chapter 1. A portion of Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May" is under Chapter 1, with the text following it.

This is the first page of text in the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 2. The Wide, Wide World is is written on the top third of the page, above a decorative rule. Chapter 1 is below this line, followed by Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May." The text itself starts about halfway down the page. Rook Lane Sunday School is stamped on the top of the page.

This is the first page of text in the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons "Nelson's Library for Travellers and the Fireside" Reprint. The page begins with the book's title at approximately 1/6 way down the page. After the title is a simple zierrat with the Chapter underneath. Underneath the chapter title is an excerpt from Longfellow's "It is not always May".

This is the first page of text in the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. The Wide, Wide World is written in large print in the top quarter of the page. Chapter 1 is separated from the title by a decorative rule. An excerpt from Longfellow's "It Is Not Always May" is under Chapter 1, and the text begins halfway down the page.

This is the first page of text in the 1879 James Nisbet & Co. "Golden Ladder Series" Reprint. The title is in the top third of the page ollowed by a period. A decorative rule is under the tile. "Chapter I" and "Breaking the News" is in the middle of the page. An inscription, taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "It Is Not Always May."