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kssh number siii contain from EgM 10 Ten
frsely rngrarvd Cepprr Plates in ths various DE-
p:rsmrnts OF Material ii''ory, eseh plate to con
tain from foor to ten distinct hKurcs making from
81 20 100 figures In each number. With . view
20 Diversity the publication mnch - possible Q
selection Of one pisse from each Of the following
subjects gill ilius,rste each plumber:
I. 9usdropcd'. :. vermes Il zoephy,es.
: 5. s a."rSis;.. : : s sss...;
=. Fis'es, 10. Vegetable Anatomy,
S. Crustseea, IL. Geology,
9. lnseets, IL Miserslogy.
Esch plate will be accompanied With brief bSs
satisfactory description Of every subject OF figure
u may eoat.in, - written to convey Q rood
idea OF the subject, without being either Of tire
some length, or 20 technically written. but that
all may Rad With pleasure. Every department
OF the great field Of Nstural History will be ex-
piored, its beauties and its sahlimitics unfolded,
and the thousand " charms which nature TO her
votsry Yields" by tho power OF the pen, the
pencil and tls press. viii be- laid before the eve
OF the intelligent asimircr of the great works OF
divine architect No collection OF engr.vinEs
more valusble could be made, snd none, We may
eonhdently promise, can for many years be offer
cd To the public =, On cheap a rate. More than
one hundred Of thesc hne engravings will be given
annually; To the man Of taste, they will furnish
subjects which he can admire from year to year,
and present with pleasure 10 his friends: the art
list, and the student in Natural History confident
" refer To them on all occasions Of doubt, While
the juvenile portion Of society will become SC
guainted with the varied inhabitants OF the air.
the ocean and the Earth. Geography can be learn
ed oaly from maps or from travel: "The Book
OF Nature" Without taking M further than the
bookshelf or the closet, will unfold to us tn,
congregsted curiosiiies of the whole earth. The
increased taste for this study, which the public
have OF late years evineed, induces the Publisher
to hope for extensive patronage for work, which
necessarily in, wolves great en- Penditurr and which
viii combine great interest, accuracy and beauty
As the subjects embrace the whole range OF
Natural History, in order TO make IL rs complete
a. possible, several seicnti6e gentlemen have been
engaged az Q greet expense TO conduct tho ork,
der this periodical extremely valuable.
Ono great source OF the patronage antieipated
by the proprietor is from schools and colleges and
rs the figures represented will be models Of Gle
Eance and correct drawing, q will form work
Tor consultation by the Painter Envraycr. Draw
ing Master, and student, and will be OF inesti-
maLle advantage in the prosecution Of their prao-
tiee In short, 1t will be adapted TO the capacity
and fitted for the use OF every class in the com
muniiy from the erdite naturalist TO the carly be-
Hinner-for the one book OF reference and for
all source Of pleasing study, amusement, aud
instruction.
This work is not got up with a view 10 tempo
rary popularity, or to = subscription Of two wear.
in about which period Il will certainly be com.
pie;ed: IL will, on the contrary, be 20 eomniied
,sto be valuable NJ long as the plate, last After
the term OF two years the price will be greatly
enhanced, thus making the advantage on the side
OF those who new come forward TO patroniIe an
extensive and novel enterprise.
TERMS:
1.-The Book OF Nature" will appear near the
hrst OF every month, With 20 10 finely engraved
plates in each number, making above 100 emery
ings IA crch volume, ~hieh will contain from five
hundred TO one thousand separate figures. The
price viii be five dollars per annum. Agent. or
clubs re.::::sg $40 will be entitled to Eve eopes
No subscriber will be received without paym-o,
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April, 1855.