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Title Page Vignette to the[1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1 Depicting Ellen Saying Goodbye to Mamma

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This is the title page vignette to the [1853] Clarke, Beeton, & Co. Reprint, Version 1. The picture is identical to the illustration on the cover. The illustration depicts Ellen saying goodbye to her mother, Mama, as her father stands in the background. As with the cover, the illustration is framed in decorative ivy decoration with the book title, author, and publisher incorporated into the vinery frame.

Subjects: Saying Goodbye to Mamma, Ellen, Mamma, Papa

Identifier: 2DES_16_001F

Illustration on Page 186d of Volume 2 of the 1853 G.P. Putnam & Co. "Illustrated Edition" Reprint, Depicting Ellen Grieving at Alice's Deathbed

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This black and white illustration appearing on Page 186d of Volume Two of the 1853 G.P. Putnam & Co. Illustrated Edition Reprint, depicts Ellen grieving at Alice's deathbed. In the illustration, Alice is lying on her deathbed in white with flowers behind her shoulders and on her stomach. Ellen, dressed in black is kneeling at her bedside, one hand on her forehead in grief and flowers lay beside her on the floor. Margery is seen in the background, cast in shadow with her hands over her face. The scene depicted in this illustration appears on page 186 of the novel.

Subjects: Alice’s Deathbed, Ellen, Alice, Margery

Identifier: 11CIA_33_186d