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This is the spine of volume 1 of the 1851 George P. Putnam First Edition. "The Wide, Wide World Vol. I" is written at the top fourth, and Putnam (not capitalized) is written at the bottom fourth of the spine. There are four floral designs with ruled lines separating them from each other and the words.

This is the spine of the 1853 George P. Putnam Illustrated Edition, Vol. 1, Issue 1. The cover is made of brown leather and decorated with gold gilt, reading the book's title and the word "illustrated" all in capital letters.