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This full cover of Volume 2 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton Adams & Co. second edition is covered in a bright blue wave grain cloth (labeled Wav2 by the Library Company of Philadelphia). Front and back covers include stamped arabesque corner borders. The title is gilt-stamped and centered on the front cover and again at the top of the spine. The font is decorated with tiny vines and leaves. The edges show minor wear.

This full cover of Volume 1 of the 1852 James Nisbet, Sampson Low, Hamilton Adams & Co. second edition is covered in a bright blue wave grain cloth (labeled Wav2 by the Library Company of Philadelphia). Front and back covers include stamped arabesque corner borders. The title is gilt-stamped and centered on the front cover and again at the top of the spine. The font is decorated with tiny vines and leaves. The edges show minor wear.

This is the front cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. It is a faded blue with The Wide, Wide World also written in blue. There are some border designs.

This is the back cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons Reprint. It is a faded blue with The Wide, Wide World written is blue. It has border designs and looks like the front cover.

This is the full cover of the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, version 1. The cover is a red grain weave. On the front is the title of the novel and the author's name in a gilded stamp. The spine contains the novel's title and author's name again in a gilded stamp with an ornamental boarder and another decorative stamp below it.

This is the full cover of the 1853 H.G. Bohn Reprint, Version 1. The cover is navy blue, with gold lettering and designs on the spine. The Wide, Wide World is written on the top third of the spine, with Henry G. Bohn's Illustrated Edition written on the bottom third. Gold flowers and curlicues decorate the spine. The front and back covers have double ruled borders, and curlicues with what seems like a cross in the middle of the covers.