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This front cover pastedown of  1851 George P. Putnam's 1st edition, Vol. 1 of the Wide Wide World features an inscription by a former owner. It reads "1902."

This is the second page of back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The books advertised on this page include: Up the Rhine, Roughing it in the Bush, An African Cruiser, Sicily, Head's Journey across the Pampas, Hood's National Tales: Tylney Hell; Micellanies, Osborn's Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal, Leigh Hunt's Romances of Real Life, Reach's Railway Note Book, Kohl's St. Petersburgh, Douglas Jerrold's Miscellanies, Thackeray's Miscellanies, and Musical Anecdotes.

This is the first page of back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The books advertised on this page are A Journey to Iceland, And Travels in Sweden and Norway translated from Madame Ida Pfeiffer by Charlotte Fenimore Cooper, and A Book for a Corner: Or selections in prose and verse from authors the best suited to that mode of enjoyment; with comments on each, and a general introduction by Leigh Hunt. 

This is the recto of the first page of back advertisements in volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The page is blank. However, it should be noted that there is a potentially missing page of advertisements here, as evidence of a ripped page sits in the binding between this page and the previous page.

This is the verso of back flyleaf of volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The page is blank. On the succeeding page, however, there is evidence of a potentially missing page of advertisements (See Recto of First Page of Back Advertisements for more details.)

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.

This is the first page of front advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, version 2. This is the first page of advertisements which is also the Verso of the Front cover. This page of advertisements only features the novel Queechy by Elizabeth Wetherell. The top of the page is titled "THE FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE SEASON:" Underneath that title is slightly illegible due to damage, however, it is discernable that Putnam's name appears in the later part of the title and that the begining of the extended advertisement is marked with the Roman Numeral I.

This is the full cover of volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2. The deep blue cloth binding is stamped with a rib grain (labeled Rib3 by the Library Company of Philadelphia). Centered on both front and back covers is the publisher's mark for Putnam. The spine has the title inside a small decorative border; beneath this is the number "2." At the bottom of the spine is the name "Putnam." All words and decorations are in gilt.

This is the recto of the first page of front advertisements in volume 1 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th edition, version 2.

This is the back advertisement in volume 2 of the 1852 George P. Putnam 16th Edition, version 1. The books advertised on this page include: A Journey to Iceland by Charlotte Fenimore Cooper and A Book for a Corner by Leigh Hunt. It should be noted that the paper is foxing as well.