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This is the half-title page of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint.
This page uses a serif, Roman, approximately 16 point font for the title "The Wide, Wide World." The title uses both a comma and a period.

This is the title page of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint. The text is enclosed within a border. The title of the novel is printed in the top quarter of the page followed by a period. The author's pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell is printed in the pages middle. Separated by a decorative rule is an inscription taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "To a Child." The name of the novel's illustrator appears between two decorative rules. G. Routledge & Co.'s address is listed as "London, Farringdon Street."

This is the fourth page of the back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. The largest portion of this page is dedicated to The Charities of London by Sampson Low, Junior. It has a short description and is dedicated to H.R.H the Prince Consort with special permission.This page also lists three religious books.

This is the third page of the back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. This page features religious books and sermons published by Sampson Low, as well as an autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

This is the second page of the back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. It lists seven other books published by Sampson Low:The Whaleman's Adventures, Household Chemistry, Eastern Music, Malleville, The Swiss Family Robinson, and Forest Life and Forest Trees. 

This is the first page of back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. It lists Sampson Low's Recent Publications, which are five works by the Rev. Charles B. Tayler, M.A.

This is the verso of the last page of text in volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint.

This is the first page of text of volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint.  The Wide, Wide World is written at the top quarter of the page in bold, with a decorative rule under it. An excerpt from Robert Burns' poem, "Halloween," is featured under the decorative rule.  The text begins halfway down the page.

This is the second page of the table of contents for volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. On page iv, it lists the last five chapters of volume 2. "Contents" is written above the chapters, and a decorative rule is under all the chapters about halfway down the page.

This is the first page of the table of contents for volume 2 of the 1852 Sampson Low Reprint. "Contents of Vol. 2" is written above a decorative rule with the chapters written in Roman numerals below it. Each chapter has its own title.