Title Page to Volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2
THE
WIDE. WIDE WORLD
By
ELIZABETH WETHERELL.
Here at the Portal thou dost stand,
And with thy little hand
Thus openest the mysterious gate,
Into the future's undiscovered land
I see its valves expand
As at the touch of Fate!
Into those realms of Love and Hate.
Longfellow
Volume I.
Sixteenth Edition.
New York:
GEORGE P. PUTNAM,
10 PARK PLACE
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Grossman & Son, Printers, “Title Page to Volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2,” Wide, Wide World Digital Edition, accessed December 22, 2024, https://widewideworlddigitaledition.siue.edu/items/show/4086.
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This is the Title Page to Volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2. Beginning the title page, "THE" is typed alone and in a small font, followed by "WIDE, WIDE WORLD" which is typed in bold and larger beneath it. "BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL." follows. Underneath the author appear lines 120-126 of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "To a Child". A sketch of the world with various surnames appears. "VOLUME I." is typed beneath the sketch followed by "SIXTEENTH EDITION." At the bottom, the publisher and their address are given.
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Title Page
Date
1852
Source
Wetherell, Elizabeth [Susan Warner]. The Wide, Wide World. Reprint, 2 vols. 16th ed. New York: George P. Putnam, 1852.
Creator
Grossman & Son, Printers
Contributor
Collection of Jessica DeSpain
SIUE IRIS Center
SIUE IRIS Center
Publisher
The Wide, Wide World Digital Edition
Coverage
10 Park Place, New York
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