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This is the full cover of the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons "Nelson's Library for Travellers and the Fireside" Reprint. The cover is red. On the front the publisher's collection is listed first with the title of the book and author below. The publisher is listed at the bottom beneath an illustration of Ellen and the Brownie.

This is the full cover of the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. This dark green cloth cover has The Wide, Wide World, Henry G. Bohn's Edition 3/6 written on the spine in gold letters. The spine has designs of four-leaf clovers or crosses. The front and back covers have the same design, with a circular design in the middle and borders surrounding this design and the outside of the covers. The borders are made up of diamond-like designs, and the middle circular design is made up of flower-like curlicues.

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.

This is the full cover of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. The front and back covers are green, and the spine is gold. Both covers have a border and leaves in each corner. The front cover features a gold globe with roses and thorns growing from it. The Wide, Wide World is written around the globe. On the spine, The Wide, Wide World is written in gold above Elizabeth Wetherell. The author's name is followed by a decoration of a lilly, with a hand holding the stem. There is the inscription: BEAR A LILY IN THY HANDS GATES OF BRASS CANNOT WITHSTAND ONE TOUCH OF THAT MAJIC WAND—LONGFELLOW. The entire spine is outlined with a gold border.