Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-03-20
GREAT LITERARY ENTERPRISE.
NEW YEAR OF WALDiE'S CIRCUIA=
TING LIBRARY.
PROSPECTUS OF TWO NEW VOLUMES.

"A year HAS uOW eidpSeu since the SUP
scriber introduced : TIC new method of pub
ishing books in periodical form, so as to
be transportable by mail. Sanguine as
was his belief of the advantages to all elias
ses, of this experiment, its success has more
than equalled his expectations, and he will
enter upon second year with renewed en-
ergy and assiduity. Experience has sug-
gested improvements which have been al
ready adopted; and others, as they offer,
will be introduced in the course Of the en-
suing volumes, tending to give additional
interest and permanent value to the enter =
prise.
What has been done, however, is sufi
cient evidence of what NAV be again ex,
ecuted, and the subscriber believes that a
mere reaapi,ulaton Of facts will be sufi-
cient to produce conviction of The advanta-
ges OF his mode Equalization, on the minds
of those who may not yet have taken the
subject in consideration. The following
works have actually been published in the
course of the first year for the small sum
of FIVE DOLLARs!!
VOL. T.
Waldstein, or the Swedes in Prague, nov
ell by Madame Pitcher
Memoirs of Count Lavallette, written by
himself.
Six Months in America, by Godfrey T.
Vigne.
Kloserheim, or the Masque novel, by
the English Opium Eater.
The Hill and the Valley, a tale by Harriet
Martneau.
Travels in Peru, by Edmond Temple.
Lafay cite and Louis Philippe, b, B. Sar-
rams.
The Gentle Recruit, tale, by the author
of the Subaitern.
Saratoga, by the same.
A Family Sour in South Holland, by Col,
Batty.
Lives and Exploits of Banditti and Robbers
by &. Maciarlane.
The Italian Exile in England, by Count
Pecchio.
Memoirs of the Duchess of St. Leu-Hor-
Journal of Nobleman at the Congress of
Vienna
Nephew.
Editorial Notices, Poetry, Anecdotes, &c.
| &c.
VOL. Ii.
Wacousta, or the Prophecy, a tale of De-
troit and Michillimackinac, by the au-
thor Of Ecarte.
Mrs. Lushing,on,s Journey from India to
England.
Rambles of Naturalist, by DR.. Goldman.
Life Of Dr. John Leyden, by Sir Walter
| Scott.
Waltham, novel, being Vol 5 olthe Libra
ny OF Romance.
Memoirs af DR. Burney, by Madame D'Ar-,
lay, author of Evelina, Cecilia, &c.
The Black Velvet Bag, and Mademoisel,e
Therese, by Miss Milford.
Etliolt's Letters from the North of Eurone
Memoir of Silvio Pelico.
Madame Dard's Narrative ofthe Shipwreck
Of the Medusa.
Lie o. eenturcs OF the Cheyalier Charles
T, stuart, and History of the Rebellion in
Scotland In l745, l746. By Robert
Chambers.
Great Britain in 1888, by Baron DIIaus-
seq, Ex-miuister of King Charles X.
The Story of Captain Z, by the author.
of traits of Travel.
A Subalern's Furlough, descriptive of A
merica, by Lieutenant Coke.
| Editorial Notices, Poetry, &c.
Of the $40 pages which compose the con
tents of the two volumes of the year, exact
ly $50 have been reprinted after as by
booksellers, leoving $50 which are exclu-
sively in the Library" Though that por-
lion was furnished to the booksellers much
below the usual rate, and printed on small
sized type, still the price in book form was
l$19, OO-equal to SEVENTEEN Doll
LARS for theyear.
When the advantages of circulation bv
mail are considered, and also that. in clubs
OF tlye individuals, each gets the work for
S4'oo, which difference pays the postage,
Il must be admitted, on all hands. that If is
the greatest reduction on the usual SELLING
prices OF any article over attempted. much
less erecuted." But the subscriber does not
found his claims to public patronage alone
on the cheapness of his periodical. The
works published have Leen of highly lit
erary and very attractive character. as is
proved by second book editions having fol-
lowed those Oft the "Library' with rapidity.
and every one ofwhich, even at the advan.
ced price charged In that form, has had a
most rapid sale.
The time and attention of literary gen.
ileman are almost entirely devoted to max
ing selections for the work. and !,
,, "" 'he mass q, OF books in the public ;nss;