The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-25

EOS ROBINSON, LIBRARIAS, after upwards of
- twenty-five years experience, has been induced to
establish system at his extensive Circulating III
brary, which he hopes will meet win general appfona
ton and encourasement.-The most prominent lea
lures are:
l. The grea; reduction in the price of Reading, and
the large supply of Books to Families and Societies;
2 The encouragement To form Book Societies wherc
it is impossible TO procure supply OF Books except by
purchase
boriood are allowed 10 join III one subscription
A. Catalogues and boxes for country supplies are iuF-
nished without charge.
5. Book Societies can be formed and supplied WIN
any number OF Books according TO the number OF
members.
In order to give some idea Of the importance 10 the
public Of the system Of accommodation, the pro-
etor bees TO state, that his Library al present con-
sts of nearly fifteen thousand volumes IN Hlstories,-
Sacred. Profane and Natural: Voyages, Travels Biogra
phy Moral and Political Philosophy; the Popular Sci
ences; Divinity Belles-Letters; Novels, Tales no
mances: the Drama Sc That the new Books and new
Magazines and Reviews published annually ana rego-
aTIy added, of from to 400 voues-to all OF
which subscribers have immediate access-Ihe
Library also contains selection IN French OF the oest
authors, and some few of the best Italian authors.
The terms below given full and satisfactory, tina
parles at remote distance from Baltimore can at once
commence subscribing without the delay and trouble
attending a correspondence. The first supply OF BOOKS
the Librarian will take upoa himself to form, upon re
eeivina ntmauon OF the klnd OF works desires, ana
forward tat once. with the catalogue, fFn which 10
turp supplies can be selected
TEENS OF SUPPLYING A SINGLE FAMILY.
The general subscription Is TEN DoLLAKS lee
vear which entities the subscriber to sixteen volumes
at a t1ne-one fourth in new Books; fhree-fourtis,
Books chosen from the Cataogue.-A Magazine or
Review may be included IN the supply
Two Orm0re fomilies IN the same neghb0rhooa ere
allowed to Join in the above Subscription, by paying IN
addition Two Dollars for each family. The con-
dions and regulations the same as those for SoSe-
ties p1Ttculauzed below.
TERMS FOR BOOK SOCIETIES.
rSecietes composed of members, paving itteen
Dollars the year, are enuaed 10 twenty VOLUMES III
bAPir possession at a tHc.
Societies composed Of f-plve members. paying TWEEN
ty-four Dollars the year entitled TO Twentyslx Vo-
| lumes in their possession time.
Societies composed 81 eighteen menDers, paying
Thirty Dollars the yeni entitled to Thirty SIX No
| lumes in their possession al a time.
{I7- Societies, however large, are supplied at th'
| same rafo.
One fourth of the collection can be publications
and three fourths Books selected from the Catalogue
which can be exchanged together in part provided
parts of retned at whatever intervals Of
time the Society think proper
Magazines and Reviews can be included IN the sup
ply in number as follows: hree for eighteen mem
bers-tWO for twelve members-one for six members
CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS.
l. The names of the members forming the Society
be sent 10 the Library with the address also of
one member in whose all orders for supplies are
TO be gwen and the books forwarded TO and from the
Library, on behalf of the Society.
3 The subscription, to be paid in advance at the time
of subscribing can be sent by post, accompanied with
list of til. Books required, and directions how TO for
ward them.
g. The expense of carriage and from the Library,
postage &C. is br betrayed by the Society-but the
use of boxes and Catalogues are free of expense.
a. If the Society should detan Books beyond the time
subscribed for, the subscription be paid I'LL they
AIRY returned.
s. Members are not allowed, on any account, to lend
| Books to any person that Is not ! member ~ 10