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Front Cover of the [1867] Milner & Sowerby "The Wide, Wide World Library" Reprint

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The front cover of the 1867 Milner & Sowerby "The Wide, Wide World Library" Reprint has an ornate stamped design and a gilt "Wide, Wide World Library" logo.

Subjects: Front Cover

Identifier: 54CIA_2

Front Cover of the [1882] Ward, Lock, and Co. "Lily Series, Complete Edition" Reprint

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Ward, Lock, and Co. used this red, cloth-covered binding for an [1882] edition of The Wide, Wide World. The title is placed in front of stamped white lilies. A stamped ribbon is wrapped around the base of the flowers denoting this book is part of "The Lily Series."  The cover also uses black ink stamping on top of the red cloth, forming a border and a background for the white lilies.

Subjects: Front Cover

Identifier: 39UVA_2

Front Cover of the [1892] Ward, Lock, and Co. "Pansy Series" Reprint

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Ward, Lock, and Co. used this dark green, cloth-covered binding for their 1892 edition of The Wide, Wide World.  The light blue and yellow flowers with black outlined leaves surround the title on the cover.  Below the flowers "The Pansy Series" is stamped in black ink.

Subjects: Front Cover

Identifier: 22UVA_2

Front Cover of the [1896] James Nisbet & Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen Riding Sharp

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Subjects: Front Cover, Riding Sharp, Ellen, Alice

Identifier: 7UVA_2