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This is the Title Page to Volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, Version 2. A pencil marking of the previous owner says "Hull" in cursive at the top of the page. Beginning the title page, "THE" is typed alone and in a small font, followed by "WIDE, WIDE WORLD" 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 II." is typed beneath the sketch followed by "SIXTEENTH EDITION." At the bottom, the Publisher and their address are given.

In the title page for James Nisbet and Co.'s 1852 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the top quarter of the page followed by a period. The author's name is printed under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's middle. The novel is indicated as the second volume of the second edition. James Nisbet and Co.'s address is listed as "London, 21 Berners Street." Sampson Low's address is listed as "Fleet Street." Hamilton, Adams, and Co.'s address is listed as "Paternoster Row." Roman numerals indicate the year of the edition, 1852.

This is the title page to volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. The title is printed in the top quarter of the page, as well as the alternative title, "The Early History of Ellen Montgomery." In the page's middle is a line crediting the editor, a "Clergyman of the Church of England." The edition is stated as the second of two volumes. Sampson Low's address is listed as "London, 169, Fleet Street."

In the title page of James Nisbet, Hamilton, Adams & Co.'s 1853 edition of the novel, the title is printed in the page's top quarter followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell, as well as the title of a separate work, is printed below. An inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child," appears in the page's middle. The novel is listed as the second volume of a new edition. James Nisbet and Co.'s address is listed as, "London, 21, Berners Street." Hamilton, Adams & Co.'s address is listed as, "London, Paternoster Row."

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1853 G. Routledge & Co. reprint, depicts Alice finding Ellen distraught on the Cat's Back. Both Alice and Ellen are framed by the trees and rocks of the scene. A moon overlooks the scene, with the title, lacking a comma, floating above it like clouds. It uses Susan Warner's pseudonym, Elizabeth Wetherell. The name of the publisher appears below the scene in a similar typography. The name of the illustrator, Dalziel, is inscribed in the lower-right corner of the illustration.

This title page vignette is from the 1879 Milner & Sowerby Reprint. A black and white image Depicting a letter carrier searching through his letter satchel, as Ellen looks up at him. He carries a horse whip between his arm on one side and a bugel on the other.

This black and white title vignette is from the 1852 Nelson&sons Reprint. It depicts Ellen ridding the Brownie through a country road, surrounded by trees and rocks, looking behind her as she rides.

This black and white illustration, appearing as the title page vignette to the 1852 T. Nelson & Sons reprint, depicts Ellen riding The Brownie. A caption below the illustration quotes a passage from page 481 of the novel. In the illustration, Ellen sits atop The Brownie as he leaps into the air. Both Ellen and The Brownie look back as if at the viewer of the illustration as they ride in the opposite direction along a path flanked by foliage. A small figure can be seen on the left side of the image in the background, as well as a small white structure that emerges from the top of the tree line. The sense of movement invoked by the position of The Brownie is contrasted by the stillness of the landscape that extends behind Ellen.

This is the title page vignette to the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint Depicting Alice telling Ellen of her illness. In this black and white illustration, The Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherall is written inside a moon on the top third of the page. Ellen is lying on the ground, crying into her arm. Alice stands reaching for her, with a Bible? in her hand. They are surrounded by flowers and bushes. George Routledge & Co. Farringdon Street London. follows the illustration.