The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-03-05
PROPOSALS BY
A. SHIRLEY, P,lnter, q w. HYDE,
BOokSeIter.. PORTLAND,
tor Publishing by subscription, that Justly celebrated
and highly esteemed work,
DIR. SCOTS Family Bible


tLJ- 4 NEW EDITION WITH rHE AUTHORS LAST
CORRECTIONS,
10 BE- issued IN u numbers Of dbopf Sc pages each
OctdU0, AZ - cents number, pagabLe or GtLicerg
'I'HE work will be elegantly printed on a me ROYAL
paper. with entirely type, bought expressly
TINS edIo and viii he delivered 10 subscribers one
number week, jYaiam Uytie's Boob store III Port
land or numbers together once a month by agents III
eacb town where the Subscribers live. The value
OF this work Is too generally known and highly APP
preciated TO need amy thing said i'll reCOmne nfaOn
oil IT, An opportunity Offers for every family and
every individual however limited their means, pos
sess themselves OF this nestlmable without
itelng the expcnsc-ior whit family Or what indyid-
ual Is there who could not many ways save p cents
week out OF their unnecessary expenses or by little
eXertIon, earn that extra
The publishers have adopted the plan Of publishing
IN numbers al only p cents each, for the acconmodd
ton OF those VINO do not feel themselves able TO pul-
chase lie whole work at once To pay % cents
week, especially if saved from unnecessary and per
haps even from than useless expenses would Ia
the course Of year and a half furnish them with the
whole work, out Of what would otherwise be wasted,
and might also Introduce system Of economy which
would be OF essential service to them through le.
lhe publishers are aware that the public nave been
repeatedly aud most sCandalOusiy imposed upon by
subscribing lor books prices tar their fair val
ue and also by not having them equal in quality TO
what was promised As to the first of these objections
the edition now proposed will come at least $500 low
er than any other edition sells tor-and each number
will contain nearly double the matter that is given for
the same price, III any other work ever published on
this plan As to the other objection, the publishers
pledge their veraclty (Which they value higher
any pecuniary consideration that the work shall be
every respect, and throughout, full equal the sub
SCnOeTs reasonable expectations.
The publication of this work mas never before been
undertaken IN this State and the publishers RELY upon
the patronage Of thelrleOw citizens enable them
10 accomplish SO arduous and expensive an undertake
lng-eemS conndCn that the inhabitants of this state
will prefer giving encouragement to an enterprize al
nome rather than send their money of the state,
especially as they do IL their advantage.
HE hrst number will be issued in May next, prov-
ded sufficient number OF subscribers obtained 10
justify the undertaking.
Those who wish To avail themselves of this treasure
requested to forward their names to either of the
publishers III Portland Subscriptions will also be
ceived by the Booksellers and ministers OF the gospel
generally, throughout the State.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Dr. SCOTS Family Bible has been RECON-
mended to the Christian Public in the strongest
terms by very large proportion Of the most
distinguished dIylnes in our country. That it
deserves the recommendations which they have
given 1t, is, believe, acknowledged by all who
are acquainted with its merits. The form in
which the publishers Of the present edition pro-
pose to present it to the public, and the arrange
ment OF ITS contents, are probably the most con
Venlent which can be adopted and it is hoped
that their undertaking will be patronized by all
the friends OF evangelical truth and religion III
Maine. EDWARD PAYSON.
cheerfully concur in the recommendations
Of DR.. SCOTS Family Bible.
7. ). TEN BROCK.
Dr. SCOTS Family Bible is most valuable
work. IL cannot bc too extensively circulated,
and is ardently hoped that the Publishers Of
the proposed Edition will obtain ce,,y large
subscription. THOMAS d. RIPLEY.
The werk is also recommended by Rev. DR..
griffin, President of Williams College, Mass.
Rev Asa Eaton, Boston-Rev. DR.. BArEs,
President Of Mddlcbury College-Rev. DANIEL
SHARP, and Rev. DIR. BALDWIN, OF Boston-Rcy.
DR.. DANA, late President Of Dartmouth College
Rev Dr. SANDERS, and Rev. JosEPH EMERSON.
author ofthe Evangelical Primer, as a work en-
Inently calculated 10 promote the cause of truth
and pIety-" treasure which every family ought
to possess in which all the leading doctrines
Of Christianity, as professed and maintained by
the most eminent reformcrs are happily Illus
trated and Notwithstanding 1.-The meek,
affectionate, healing, yet faithful spirit of the
G0spei'-ah a work in which . sincere inuuir-
ers into knowledge Of duty, will always rise
from pornsal Of its pages with minds more en-
lghtcned, with good resolutions strengthened,
and with the best affections invigorated."
Those who have had an opportunity of COM
pairing the several editions published in this
country, give the form proposed in our pros
pcctus the most decided preference, as being
" cheaper, less cumbersome, and more elegant
The publishers will only aid, that the Rev.
Author Of this work, previous to his decease, re-
vised and corrected the volumes for stereotype
edition that i has just issued from the press in
Europe, and that our edition will embrace these
corrections.
X Those who prefer purchasing the whole work
altogether can bave It done IT'D i'll good board binding III
volumes at Sl8 or handsomely full bound and let
tered SCI.