Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-02-27
PROSPECTUS OF
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE

"o9 HaI or LITERATURE q F IIA'ssMGNS
nc CGsket and GentleDlens, n,siioN.
new Volume, under the aboyo ~ .',,N
wv, eslaniisnment and fashionnbio ',ie, Of Ito
me esKet IN conjunction with tho r. nlagOaine,
Maszlne, which have been every VIn'emans
bounced the most readable ana "nere pro.
uay' VIII be opened on the LIST Of Ipu'ai Of The
with an array of Contributors r"'"onuuury, lA,
ION, OF talent and fame, which W. uy the IN,
tne country can boast or pretend IL .;;.o1lcal ia
pecen'ner humber viii, however ho ,'a'' The
OF 'he New Volume. The VoInn,e ~, specimen
ea w!'h new and beautiful tyro - q, pe open.
White paper, and with the FIRST of Fr' 'he hncst
emneiiishments unsurpassed bv onv ' serious Of
yet appeared in any Magazine ~ ~ m.l e ave
eSahce, the beauty and finish of ,I s'yie Of ell
tlons' anu the extensive improyc ,se lIuS'a.
WIZ DC made IN its tpogranbicoi a Which
ana above al The tone ofits l,oarv %%dppnearence,
by me brilliant array Of Contdbr,, "'pa'mCnt,
'icies nave enriched the pages of oo,h "ho'e az
VIII give lis character, second IN NJ NJ NJ number
the Union. The character of tb ~ ,r M,asazaem
shaii appear inlts pages,will be eonnlI,, which
nom Il sickly senlimentality, and f,on; aeinCved
tatioh OF morality, but while true deo an enec.
human nature in every VARIETY IF " no o.
aimed at nothing shall be found n passion /"
10 cause blush upon the cheek or m ~ Pose'
dnre' HE LITERARY CHAP AcT me most
DC siihcienlly guaranteed by the yern, In WlI
Magazines thus united, for years pas, wv NJ u
OF the first rank have been regular Cor, |;ba,t'
10 their pages and The tales and sketches " nsr
ed IN them have been widely copied and 1, .n1
and the firm and independent tone of fl. 1 ,s'
cism, upon the current literature Of ,bs S a."
has been every where approved and common%!i
THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Pss
braces the names Of most of the princinp, M.
tiers IN America,w with respectable npmps, :,
| English authors. D"N'Ou OIL
TALES OF THE SEA, and from he Lr,..
abilities as depictor of sea scenes and GS
| much may be relied upon from him IN main'ar'
ing the popular Magizne. Papers NAV bs o.
pected during the volume, also from the an,Ss,
OF the well known articles entitled, "INe Ior =.
Oid ironside." The aurthor of "SyIian ill.,,
VIII also lend his powerful and graceful men N
sustain and increase the repution ofibe wo,
The valuable aid Of the author OF "Leayes ton
a LAYERS Port Folo,n has also been secured =
and we may expect something still more tbilr,
rem the capacious stories which LONG IG p
| profession has enable him to amass. An ncc,'
sional Chit chat,w "Jeremy Shon,n and So,
ivcr Oldiellow," is also promised; with yaripi,
OF choice articles in prose and verse, from wi.
tiers OF celebrity, as Contributors TO the prom.
nent Magazines Of the country, theeditors ofbotb
Magazines continue their services under the new
| arrangement. With, such an array ortaeut. a
Maglzlne of unrivalled attractions, NAV saelybe
promised the coming volume FASHIONS
AND ENGRAVINGS.-ln compliance with
the almost unanimous wish Of our lady subsc,be,
we shall the ensuing volume furnish them win
n beautiful and correct plate Of Fashions Monh.
ly, feature it is believed, that will npnher be un
welcome nor unpopular Thee fashion phe,
shall be drawn from original designs from Paris
and London, and may always be depended upon
| as the prevailing style IT. PHILADELPHIA and New
| York for the month in which they are issued
These however, shalin no wise interfere with the
regular ana choice engravings, and music which
| accompany each number Of the work. Tho
splendid Original engravngs -MEZZ0TlNT0
ON SIEEL.-from the BURN Sdttain, which
have been so justly admired will be followed
during the volume by several from The same
hand, while the line engravings in the best style
| OF art, from Interesting scenes shall still enrich
the Magazine The choicest piece of music for
the Piano and Guitar shall accompany each
number Of the work TINE OF PUBLiCA'
] TON The work will be published on the iir;I
OF the month in every quarter OF the tnlon
| The most distant subscriber will consequently
receive il on that day,as well as those who resida
| in Philadelphia. In all the principal cities,
agents have been established, to whom the Mag
izine is forwarded, prior to the time OF issuing Il
so that they may be delivered to resident suoscrl'
| bers by the Grst Of the month. This is an imfoT'
| tant arrangement 10 distant subscribers, who be'
come tired, imporlunate, and eventually dIScoa'
ltinue many works,in consequent OF that great 0e'
lay by publishers
TERMS.-THREE DOLLARS per annom
Or two Copies yearly for FIVE DOLLARS ~
| variable in advance post paid. No new suDScf.
| Der received without the money, or The name Q,
responsible agent. For the accomodatoaO,
those who may visa TO subscribe for elmer
the following Philadelphia periodicals, tins r,
LIBERAL PROPOSAL is made For rye
Dollars current money free of postage, we VIII
forward Glahams Magazine, and Godey's Id
dy's Book for one year.
| Editors who may copy this Prospectus anu
will send copy, marked with ink, addressed -
the Saturday Evening Post (Which will save Puo
lishersthe postage on newspapers shall be prpuls
Jy furnished with the work. To be parllc'of" "
this matter, we should like copy el me pa,
per marked, to be sent more than once, tha' ~
mistake or delay may occnr Edilorsare Sel'ss
with the MAXINE from the time the avertIsein,e",
is inserted. We mention this ms many Inserted
the advertisement at the close OF The lost volu"C
and expect all the back numbers. MS
course we could not be willing to grant W.
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