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This front pastedown, from the 1883 James Nisbet & Co. "New Edition," includes a school prize plate pasted in with royal blue print. The prize plate is presented by the Ricardo Street School to Lily Plank [Plant], who "in Standard III attended punctually and regularly during the two School Quarters ended Xmas 1882 and March 1883." The prize plate is signed by Head Teacher Catherine Combs. "SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON." is printed on the top of the plate in an all-caps serif type. Parts of the interior text are printed in a script type, with the name of the school, the student, teacher, grade level, and ending dates of the quarters hand-written. The text, "BOOK AWARDED FOR PUNCTUAL AND REGULAR ATTENDANCE." is printed along the side in a serif font, with each word given its own line. Finely laced and printed lines divide portions of the prize plate.

In the title page for Mershon Company's 1903 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the the top quarter of the page without a period. The author's name, Susan Warner, is printed in the page's middle. This is followed by two separate titles by the author, the volume number, and a decorative pinwheel resembling a daisy. Mershon Company's address is listed as "New York."

In the title page for M.A. Donohue & Co.'s 1915 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the top quarter of the page without a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the page's middle. Below the pseudonym is a line stating the edition's complete and unabridged printing. A decorative floral branch is placed in the bottom quarter of the page followed by the publisher's address, which is listed simply as "Chicago."