Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-06-23
The Western Circulating
LXEEWTW.

A Family Library of useful and practi-
cal knowledge One fourth larger IL
cheaper than any work now or ever
issued from the American Press.
THE publication of work, under the above
title, will be commenced during the ensuing
summer, or early in the fall, at Wellsburg, Va
vast number of valuable and entertaining
Books, of acknowledged merit, embracing works
on the Arts and Sciences, History, Memoirs,
Essays, voyages, Travels, &C., have recently
been issued from the American and English pres
SEES aud many others Of equal worth and excel
lence arc now being published which ought to
De IN the hands OF every family ia our wide.
spread, nonrIshing, and rapidly improving
country but their great cost. the delay in is
SUNG and difficulty of procuring them, especidl-
" IN me JteSf, interposes obstacles so fornida-
pie that but few of us can afford 10 supply our
selves and families, even with the most useful
OF hem-none OF Us would be without them if
tney could De conveniently procured, and fur.
nished at reduced and moderate price. For
standard Literary works such as are best cacu-
lated 10 improve our faculties, enlghten our IN
derstandIDgs, aud elevate our morals, we have
heretofore been entirely dependent upon tho
Eastern publishers, to whom we are compelled
10 pay the highest prices, or TO dispense with
the works.
To obyiate these objections, and to put il with
In the power oil every man in the country to sup
ply his family with the most valuable of these
publications, this work is now offered to the pub
lie, aud more especially TO the people Of the
WEST, with confident opinion aud hope that
II viii obtain liberal and extensive patronage
commensurate with its merits, and the Iauda
bic OBJECTS IT has in view. For no Periodical of
a similar character, is now, or ever has been,
published West Of the A lleghanies.
IHE CIRCULATING LYcEuM will be devoted
exclusively to the Republication of the best
standard literary works--as indicated above
works on the Arts and Sciences, History, Me-
moirs, Essays. Travels, Voyages, and Miscel.
ianeous and Popular Works, &c. &C. But no
works OF an immoral tendency, or such as are
not CALCULATED TO instruct, as well as amuse the
reader, will be published.
Ihte Circulating Lyce,m will be issued in
weekly numbers-each containing 80 large Octa.
vo pages, with broad double columns. Fifty
two numbers, or the work for one year, will
contain 1864 pages, and will make three conve
nient and handsome volumes of more than $50
pages each OF form and size admirably adapt
ed for binding. Each number will contain near
~ as much matter as a common sized book, and
the whole work for year ill be fully equal to
40 or oO common English duodecimo volumes,
which would cost in the Book stores not less than
40 or 10 dollars. In short the Western Circula.
ting Lyceum Will be the largest, cheapest and
most comprehensive periodical ever offered to
the American pubic-and the arrangements the
publishers are making, will enable them to rem.
W. ~ ~ Instructive, anu useful
II Will be comprehensive.
The publishers intend making arrangements
to procure regularly from Philadelphia and New
ork, and also from England, copies of the ear.
hest editions Of all the new publications, by
which means they will be able to supply their
readers with many Of these Interesting and valu.
able works, Especially the English works)
much earlier than they can be furnished b, the
booksellers; and at less than one tenth Of the
cost.
Every work introduced into the pages of the
Western Circulating Lyceum will be published
entire and complete-accompanied with a title.
page and index; and in addition to each number
Will be enclosed in a stitched elastic cover
on which a transcript Of foreign and domestic
news, original essays, editorial and literary
notices and miscellaneous sketches will be fur
nished (every week) without any additional
charge. The cover itself will make every year
an interesting and handsome volume Of 204 pages
oil size and character, which in book form
would cost not less than two dollars. The whole
work, therefore, will contain 1868 pages, which
may be pa eservcd and bound in four volumes of
q handsome and convenient size, and will con.
stitute most valuable and comprehensive ad-
dtion TO the Libraries of all who extend their aid
10 the support of such useful enterprise
TEhMS.-THE WESTERN CIRCULATING LY-
cEuM will be published in weekly numbers, of
80 large octave pages, besides the cover. on pa
per OF the finest quality used for book work.
The type on which il will be printed shall be
entirely new, Of very neat appearance, and
of the most approved size and quality. And the
work sh all be printed with the same care and
accuracy as book work.
The subscription is FIVE dollars a year, or for
OF numbers, payable on the reception of the Sc
cond number OF the work. Payments may be
made through the mail at the risk of the publish
ers.
The work will be regularly put up in strong
any I'D "A IL 4.