Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-14
GODEY'S EADY'S BOOK.

NlNErY-SlN pages of reading matter, by au
,hors whose names stand among the foremost in
the literary ranks of our country, as follows:
EsSayias-Miss Mary w. Hale, Professor
Walter, Mrs. Holland, Mrs. sigourney, Mis-. Hale,
Mrs. Z. F. Ellct
Poets.-Miss Mary r. Milford, Miss C. II. Wa
terman, Eliza Earle, Miss H. F. Gould, Mrs. 81
gourney, Mrs. F. s. Osgood, Mrs. g. Baron Will
son, VIM. Gutter, James Il, Field' Isaac Z. R,y.
J. S. Dusole, James Montgomery, Miss Iue, H,
Lewis. Miss A. d. Woodbridge.
NoreEsts.-H. w. Herlert, Professor Ingrahom,
Richard Penn Smith, w. Landor.
Writers of 7aks.-Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. EN-
ma G. Embury, Mrs. Caroline L. Hentz, Mrs. Ma.
ry H. Parsons, Miss A. NJ +. Buchanan, Mrs. II.
Beeo her Stowe, Mrs. NJ. St. Leon Loud, Seba
Smith.
Of the above eminent writers, celebrated in our
own, and most Of them well known in other coun
tries, each have had article either in the Jansary
or February number Of the Book. 1t is unnecss.
sary for us to say that no such array Of names can
se shown by any other magazine in this country,
of nny PAIGE.
We gve three times many embt llishments as
any Other mag zine, and each plate is equal, il not
superior to the of any cotem orary, and yet the
price of the m gazine is not increased. Our edi>
ton is immense, therefore enabled to 60 to
n greater exp, nse than any other publisher.
better return may therefore be expected for the ice
paid for subscription.
In tho two numbers just published we have g-
four Plates of Fashions. containing eleven FL
gures. One beautiful specimen Of Lace work.
One splendid Steel Plate beyo ond compare, the bes,
line engraving ever published in an American Ma
gazine. A new emhlema,ical cover.
In addition tn our usual well arrsnged embellish-
ments, we always publish steel title pages twice a
year.
Tie whole amount of engravings and embellish-
ments of various X nds that the book contains, or
will contain this year, may be estimated at about
| sixty.
| new series of papers Of great value has been
| lately commenced by Mrs. Hale. "The Domestic
| Department" This during the year will compose
| u great amount OF usual matter.
| For enterprise at least, think we deserve sosne
credit; we have been the frs, to give to an Ame-
rican public original articles from the pens Of Mary
Russell Milford, author of "Our Villsgc"-Mrs &.
Baron Wilson editor of London La Belle Assem-.
blee, Mrs. Hoflland, author OF several useful and
valuable works James Montgomery, author of
"Omnipresence Of the Deity" &c; Thomas Miller.
author of Fair Rosamond and Royston Cover -
Ebeneez,r Elliott, authr of Corn Law Rhymes.
We DO not particularly mention these names be-
cause they all date from Lonion-our object only
is show that where there good ar. .cies 10 be-
had. there will we apply. No author Of any rpu-
iaion in our own country has ever sought admi.-
sion to "'rhe Book" in vain,
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