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Tail of the 1891 James Nisbet Edition
James Nisbet used this blue-bound tail for an 1891 edition of The Wide, Wide World.
Identifier: 28CIA_3
Spine of the [1891] James Nisbet & Co. Reprint
James Nisbet used this blue, cloth-covered spine for an 1891 edition of The Wide, Wide World. The title of the book is set on top of a gold band. The name of the publisher, found near the bottom of the spine, is also printed in gold.
Identifier: 28CIA
Head of the 1891 James Nisbet Edition
James Nisbet used this head for an 1891 edition of The Wide, Wide World.
Identifier: 28CIA_2
Fore-edge of the 1891 James Nisbet Edition
James Nisbet used this fore-edge for an 1891 edition of The Wide, Wide World.
Identifier: 28CIA_4
Burdick, Jonathan H. to Misses Warner, Albany, NY, May 2, 1861
In Jonathan Burdick's letter he asks for an autograph from the "Misses Warner." He also compliments them on their work, telling them that it is not only the best of the present day but also equal to the classics.
Blake, Ella K. to Miss Susan and Miss Anna Warner, Viroqua, Wisconsin, February 9, 1879
In this letter Ella Blake, a woman from Wisconsin, wrote to Susan Warner and her sister Anna to inform them of the impression Ellen Montgomery made on her childhood. She tells them that she has read the novel so many times it was necessary to have it rebound.
Mary Barnes to Susan Warner, Collycroft Clifton Ashbourne, Derbyshire, n.d.
This fan letter written to Warner from Mary Barnes, a woman from Derbyshire. Barnes critiqued the women in her country for their inadequacies compared to the idealized characters Warner developed.