The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-22
TO BOOK sOCI ETIEs AND FAMILIES

NEW SYSTEM. At ROBINS Oh'S LIBR.dR1
No. los, BuitiEoTe tTeet Baltimore.


HOS. ROBINSON, LIBRARIANS, after upwards of
eB twenty-five years experience, has been induced to
establish system bis extensive Circulating III
brary, which he hopes will with general approba
ton and encouragement.-The most prominent fea
lures
l. The great reduction in the price of Reading, and
the large supply of Books to Families and Societies.
2 The encouragement TO form Book Societies where
il impossible to procure supply OF Books except by
purchase
g. Two or more families residing in the same neigh
borhood are allowed to join in one subscription.
A. Catalogues and boxes for country supplies are fur
nished without charge.
5. Book Societies can be formed and supplied with
any number of Books according to the number OF
members.
In order 10 give idea of the importance TO the
public OF the new system of accommodation, the pre-
pletor bess to state, that his Library at present con-
sists OF nearly fifteen thousand volumes IN Hlstories,-
Sacred, Pr0lane and Natural; Voyages Travels, Btogra
ply, Moral and Political Philosophy; the Popular Sci
ences; Divinity, Beles-Leters; Novels, Tales, Ro-
mances; the Drama sc. That the new Books and new
Magazines and Reviews, published annually and regu-
larry added, consist of from 3to 400 voumes-to all of
| which subscribers have immediate access.-The
Library also contains selection in French of the best
authors, and some few of the best Italian authors.
The terms below given full and satisfactory, tina
parties remote distance from Baltimore once
commence subscribing without the delay and trouble
attending correspondence. The first supply of Books
the Librarian will take upon himself TO form, upon re
ceiving intimaton of the kind of works desired, and
forward tat once with the catalogue, from which fu-
4 ture supplies can be selected.
TERMS OFSUPPLYING A SINGLE FAMILY.
| The general subscription is TEN DOLLARS the
year, which entities the subscriber to sixteen volumes
| al time-0ne fourth in new Books; three-fourths,
Books chosen from the CatalOgue.-A Magazine OF
| Review may be included in the supply
Two or more fomilies in the neighborhood are
allowed to Join in the above Subscription, by paying In
addition Two Dollars for each extra family The con
dtons and regulations are the same as those for soeet
tics particularized below.
TERMS FOR BOOK SOCIETIES.
Societies composed of SIX members, paying Fffteer
Dollars the year, entitled to Twenty Volumes il
| mir possession at a time
Societies composed of twelve members paying twen-
y-our Dollars the year entitled to Twentysix V0
| lumes in their pOssession at time.
Societies composed Of eighteen members, paying
Thirty Dollars the yeai entitled TO Thirty six VO-
lumes in their possession at a time.
l3- Societies, however large, are supplied at the
same RATIO
One fourth of the collection can be publications,
and three fofths Books selected from the Catalogue
which can be exchanged together or in part provided
parts of sets not retned at whatever intervals of
time the Society think proper.
Magazines and Reviews be included in the sup
ply, in number follows: Three for eighteen mem
bers-two for twelve members-one for six members
CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS.
l. The names of the members forming the Society
are 10 be sent 10 the Library, with the address also OF
one member IN whose name all orders for supplies are
to be given, and the books forwarded to and from the
Library, ION behalf of the Society.
3 The Subscription, to he paid in advance at the time
of subscribing, be sent by post accompanied with
list of the Books required, and directions how TO for
ward thean
B. The expense of carriage 70 and From the Library
postage &c., is TO be betrayed by the Socety-but the
use OF boxes and Catalogues are freeof expense.
a. IL the Society should detain Books beyond the time
subscribed for, the subscription mast be paid ill they
airy retslrned.
s. Members not allowed, on any account, 10 lend
Books 10 any person thai is not a member. jy %