The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-21 00:00:00

To be pub!labed and emtinual Monthly.

REASONS for PUBLISHLNG a NAI lONAL
ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY in MONTHLY VOLUMES; each
to contain three hundred and twenty pager, and from SO to 100 en-
gravings. Trice, IlalLa•Crown.—lteautduliy hound.

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TO THE READING PUBLIC.
The age in which we live Is eesentlally of a practical character, and
tie predominant principle influencing all classes Is a marked desire
foe cheapens. Cbeapnees, however, is too often found withoat excel-
lence, and hence this proposition to supply a deficiency at present
existing I. the popular literature of this country.
' For some time past the projectors of the present undertaking have
felt Interested In watching the result of an experiment simultaneously
made by the London, Edinbureb, and Dublin Book Tracks, end
having peen that cheap, and oecasionallv indifferent literature, "got
up" in a most inferior manner, will sell, they feel assured the good
and judiciously selected weeks, haying the idilitional advantage of
copious ilthatration, being produced with the utmost attention
general ethellesee, and published at the moderate prioe fixed upon,
cannot fail to wore extensive patronage from the reading public.
The principle upon which they can undertake to supply good books
at a low rate rate is, that being thenrcives theaetual producers, they
are enabled to save the public the expense of all intermediate profit.
As a practical explanation of the above views, it iv, therefore, pro-
posed to publish, monthly, three sample volumes of the " Na.
Banal Illustrated Library." These volumes will be widely differ-
ent in character, in order that the public may form some idea
of the extent and variety of the orrice generally. Afterwards,
one volume will be issued monthly. Each volume will contain
at least 320 crown octavo pages, illustrated, according to the re-
quirements of the subject matter, by from 30 to 100 illustrations, and
will be etrongly bound in ornanieetal cloth boards. Thus, for thirty
shiilinp a-year, In the awns of a short period a library of great ex-
tent sad interest may be formed, which shall furnish materials fur
isetructlon and amusement daring the course of a long life.
The chief advantages which this eerie. of works sill present over
all others—more especially the closely-peinted double column editions
end the new-fashioned, though equally objectionable, shilling books:
with their sumetoaa errors, thin paper, and flimsy bunting, are the
fallowing :
I. A carefully revised Text.
2. Judicious Explanatory Foot Note..
IL Engravings really Illustreting the Text.
4. A sem and legible Type.
s. Good raper !udFrintlng.

8: Iftrosui 817aI
• portion et the Works Intended to be publlebed tinier the title
of the "NATIONAL ILLVITILATTO LIBIANY " will consist of care.
tally edited reprints of r-uch writers as present a One vita-
lity in thelr peps, including many of those great masterpieces
of the limeon Lad, which, haring survived beyond the ge-
neration tor *bleb they were written, are now universally recognised
M Sari* so long as the knglish language NI spoken, and
as geYggree lab which is indispensably necessary to all who
retied le tede It Ugh& Literature.
The mks will eke eemprles original works, especial:). written by
emaplsmt imathemut woe ape subjects of general interest, extending to
those wiles eat et pentimat 'movements, or from social advance-
serf. kW* belyeekty manes the national attention. Theme '
Wear tegin ell be Inaptly treated of, that the parehaams al this
Worry mg I e pimp! at are on a level with those who devute them.
rim to the em meth informatkm. In issuing the aerie., there
will be ito kraal nement, but volumes on general literature,
lestary, Idigt‘k, ukr science, and fiction, will follow
oNk sew : vide mob a variety of illustrated works
ne ilea
ks. himm saw.* adelekeudious Library for the Heading
M . .

May mew Ow le Wham this presto etas Is addressed sleet base
abetreed that men esti Seam of the prime peeled Is the "ea.
mime ellnelemeame W ipmeMing to the 01114 It wt be nada, an.
dereleall Sea libels /yep of narrative and Sing alistrees deserlptim•
be gemleasel Ilkstratica hale esmenbemled at • Manse.
lYw let Isibilagg es the mind ebesseteates that might other.
wise 'sem tie y sad • liveliness 'lineation is thus excited,
and a edlefelbeiled la mental famitles which is se agreeable to
sidle as te 'hates. There sea be as Mete that the pencil ls
dad he the Same M perform as prmalsent a part la our popular
Illestme as the pa% er that the Maimsd Inerriedge has already
lass by it. pewee&
If le est the foregoing prellinfeas me toe Miele ad
ten MINK Mengitlibplent. It meg be mid thin the praise Yee
Is shift M essadmis with timegeraloon alibi seam& megrim of
LibierMirkelese It eta be km& that every amseaties Ms lad its
wean pushed for. The present milerlaideg, however, is
wider la he seem man • profound Is Its aim, mil more metre of its
sealeslibminie, Meela sad editing, then any former twojeet,
sad Is WWI la .meshes with the amazing progress thst Ms been
made la sway d Ulerstare and Art, and then meets
Meal drineg the list portion of this half.oestory.
Is bends
s sit eat erliblag, it will be the endeavour of the
=Lei- bedew op. bellmriona %AWNS for the many the same
, sod Me some ardent Ability hitherto almost
deieledle Wet piee few. Unspotted by
See sa-optrailes dee palls, so will be spand to pro-
vble mely Up beim a complete treasury of knowledge sad
entertainessat the Telma of the National illustrated Library."

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