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Back Pastedown of Volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This end pastedown in 1851 George Palmer Putnam's 1st Edition, Vol. 1 of The Wide Wide World shows the cover's dark green cloth-covered binding.
Identifier: 74CIA_7
Copyright Page to Volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This front page for 1851 George Palmer Putnam 1st Edition, Vol 1. shows that this book was entered into the "Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New-York", in 1850.
Subjects: Copyright Page
Identifier: 74CIA_13
Copyright Page to Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This copyright page for 1851 George P. Putnam 1st Edition, Vol 2 shows that this book was entered into the "Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New-York," in 1850.
Subjects: Copyright Page
Identifier: 73CIA_13
First Page of Text in Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This chapter title page in 1851 George Palmer Putnam 1st Edition, Vol. 2 shows the epigraph, "As bees flee hame wi' lades o' treasure,/ The minutes winged their way wi' pleasure./ Kings may be blest, but they were glorious,/ O'er all the ills o' life victorious. BURNS." This was taken from the poem, "Tam o'Shanter," by Robert Burns.
Subjects: Text Opener
Identifier: 73CIA
First Page of Text of Volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
George Palmer Putnam used this first page of text in the 1st edition, Vol. 1 and included the epigraph:
"Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will teach thee soon the truth,
'There are no birds in last year's nest.'
LONGFELLOW."
Subjects: Text Opener
Identifier: 74CIA_16
First Page of the Table of Contents for Volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This page 1 of "Contents of Chapters" for 1851 George Palmer Putnam's 1st Edition, Vol. 1 of the Wide Wide World denotes this as "Volume I." It then lists the chapters with roman numerals, the chapter's title and which page number each chapter starts on, connected to the title by a series of dots.
Subjects: Table of Contents
Identifier: 74CIA_15
First Page of the Table of Contents for Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
George P. Putnam included this Table of Contents in the second volume of their 1851 edition of The Wide, Wide World. This page is the first page of the Table of Contents for this edition and lists the first 19 chapters.
Subjects: Table of Contents
Identifier: 73CIA_23
Front Pastedown of Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
George Palmer Putnam used this inside front cover pastedown for the 1851 1st edition Vol. 2. This edition of the novel features an inscription by a former owner that reads "1903."
Subjects: Endpapers
Identifier: 73CIA_6
Front Pastedown of Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This front cover pastedown of 1851 George P. Putnam's 1st edition, Vol. 1 of the Wide Wide World features an inscription by a former owner. It reads "1902."
Subjects: Endpapers
Identifier: 74CIA_6
Recto of Back Flyleaf of Volume 2 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition, Version 3
This is the recto of the back fly leaf of volume 2 of the 1851 George Palmer Putnam 1st Edition, version 3.
Subjects: Endpapers
Identifier: 73CIA_6