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Spine of the [1891] James Nisbet & Co. Reprint

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James Nisbet used this blue, cloth-covered spine for an 1891 edition of The Wide, Wide World.  The title of the book is set on top of a gold band.  The name of the publisher, found near the bottom of the spine, is also printed in gold.

Identifier: 28CIA

Tail of the 1891 James Nisbet Edition

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James Nisbet used this blue-bound tail for an 1891 edition of The Wide, Wide World.

Identifier: 28CIA_3

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Back Cover of the [1893] James Nisbet & Co. Reprint

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James Nisbet & Co. used this red, cloth-covered binding for the back of an [1893] edition of The Wide, Wide World.  The back features an indentation of the publisher's mark in the center of the cover.

Identifier: 30CIA_3

Fore-edge of [1896] James Nisbet Edition

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James Nisbet & Co. used this fore-edge for an [1896] edition of The Wide, Wide World.

Identifier: 30CIA_4

Front of the [1896] James Nisbet Edition

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James Nisbet & Co. used this red, cloth-covered binding for the cover of an [1896] edition of The Wide, Wide World.  The cover features the name of the novel in gold gilt, a picture of Ellen Montgomery riding horse while Alice Humphreys walks beside her, printed in black ink, and the name of the author, printed in black ink, in the bottom right-hand corner of the cover.

Identifier: 30CIA_1

Head of the [1896] James Nisbet Edition

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James Nisbet & Co. used this head for an [1896] edition of The Wide, Wide World.

Identifier: 30CIA_2