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this is the second page of advertisements from the Ward, Lock & Co. 1882 edition. The heading is "Popular Books By Good Authors", below this is the subtitle "The Family Gift Series" followed by the list of books in the set.

This is the second page of the front advertisements in the 1853 Eli Charles & Co. "Pocket Library" Reprint. All the words are surrounded by a black lined border. It describes the editor's promise for the quality of their books. It ends with the address: London: Eli Charles Eginton & Co., 48A, Paternoster Row; And All Booksellers.

This is the second page of the front advertisements in the 1853 H.G. Bohn "Standard Library" Reprint. These advertisements feature other books in Bohn's Standard Library, Bohn's Extra Volumes, and Bohn's Scientific Library. This page has a decorative blue border, and the words are written in blue as well.

This is the second page of front advertisements in the 1853 T. Nelson & Sons "Nelson's Library for Travellers and the Fireside" reprint. The page begins with the publisher and city at the top followed by a simple zierrat. Below the zierrat is the title "INTERESTING NEW WORKS". The works listed below are: Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt, Murray's History of British India, Tytler's Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, and Life of Henry the Eighth, The Reverend Professor Towell's and Dr. D. Wilson's History of the Puritans in England and the Pilgrim Fathers, Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White, Cowper's Poetical Works, The Circumnavigation of the Globe, Dr. Crichton's History of Arabia and its People, and Success in Life. 
The entire page has a simple boarder with book decorations in each corner.

This is the second page of the front advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. This page begins with a header which says "PUTNAM'S LATEST PUBLICATIONS". The header is divided from the list of books by an underline. the list of books on this page are, Hunt's A Book for a Corner and Romances of Real Life, Blackwell's Physical Training of Girls, Dickens's The World in its Workshops, Home and Social Philosophy, and, Home Narratives, Jerrold's Miscellanies, 
Wetherell's Queechy and The Wide, Wide World, Head's A Faggot of French Sticks, Saunders's Memories of the Great Metropolis,  Reach's Claret and Olives: or a trip through the South of France and Hand-Book of Familiar Quotations from English Authors, Cooper's A Posthumous Work, The Towns of Manhattan, and, Fine Portrait of J. Fenimore Cooper, Thackeray's Trip to the Mediterranean, Smith's Book of Table Talk, Knight's The best Story Tellers, Vizetelly's Readable Books and Musical anecdotes, Gilbart's Practical Treatise on Banking, The Merchants' and Bankers' Almanack, and Miseries of Human Life, Tuckerman's Book of Characters and The Optimist, Chambers's Papers for the People, Irving's Fine Portrait of Washington Irving, Bryant's Fine Portrait of W. C. Bryant, and Putnam's Semi-monthly Library of Original Copyright and Standard Works and The Homes of American Genius. 

This is the second page of front advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2. This page of advertisements begins with a header of "PUTNAM'S BOOKS OF THE SEASON." and underlined. Above each of the succeeding titles are the Roman Numerals "II." and "III." respectiveley. The page includes extended advertisements for The Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherell, and Dollars and Cents by Amy Lothrop. There appears to be foxing on the page as well.