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Page 2 of the Preface to the English Edition to the 1883 James Nisbet & CO. Reprint. This preface was written in New York, December 20, 1851.

Page 1 of the Preface to the English Edition to the 1883 James Nisbet & CO. Reprint. This preface was written in New York, December 20, 1851.

This 1892 J.B. Lippincott Co. “New Edition” Reprint is covered with a cream-yellow rib grain (labeled Rib5 by Library Company Conservation Dept.). The front cover has a continuous ruled border around the cover’s image and book title. On the front, the cover title The Wide Wide World is centered towards the top and filled with a burgundy-brown. Below is an illustration surrounded by a similar decorative border in a burgundy-brown with a pointillé pattern. This illustration depicts Ellen standing in front of a wooden stick-style fence, with patches of grass, and holding a picnic basket. She is wearing a bonnet and a dress. On the spine, The Wide Wide World is written in burgundy-brown text above a rule, and below is an image resembling the same design on the cover. J.B. Lippincott Company is written at the bottom of the spine and below the same ruled border on the cover. The bottom of the spine is frayed.

This is a world map used in Neatline to display fan letters written to Susan Warner.

This is the illustration on page 247a of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting the sleigh Ride to the Marshman’s. This black and white illustration depicts John holding Ellen in order to put her into the sleigh pulled by a white horse. Alice and two others are standing to the side talking, while Ellen and John are in the middle of the illustration. The caption reads, “Starting with the Sleigh-P. 247.”

This is the illustration on Page 194d of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting the snowstorm. This black and white illustration depicts Alice and Ellen staring into the snow storm, searching in the darkness for a hand holding a lantern. Surrounding them are snowflakes and snow-covered vegetation. The caption reads, “Lost in the Snow-Storm-P. 194.”

This is the illustration on Page 118c of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint depicting Ellen and Nancy at the brook. In this black and white illustration, Ellen is in the brook, reaching up to Nancy for help. Nancy does not seem to be helping her. They are covered by foliage. The caption reads, "Ellen falls into the Brook. --P. 119."

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.

This is the frontispiece of the 1853 G. Routledge and Co. Reprint Depicting Ellen arriving in Thirlwall. In this black and white illustration, Ellen is left standing at the front of the inn with her trunk on the ground behind her. She is surrounded by chickens and ducks, while the housekeeper is sweeping off the porch of the inn behind her. Ellen is staring at the coach that is leaving town, while the housekeeper is looking at her. The caption reads, "Ellen Left at the Door of the Village Inn. --P. 81. Front."