, 1842-12-17
Graham's Lady's and G~entleman's
MAGAZINE.
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EDITORS:
GEO. r. GRAHAM & r. w. GRIswoLD

GEO. X. GRAHAM Il Il. w. GRIsWoLp.
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS;
]. Fenimore Cooper, Richard H. Da-
ma. William Cullen Bryant, Henry
w. Lonfellow. T.. G. Grattan.
Charles F. Hoffman.
GRAHAM's is the oldest and most
popular of the American Literary
Magazine. The number for Janua-
ry, IB43. will be the first of the thir-
~ fifth volume. Its long and uni
formIy successful career, from It's
commencement with few hundred
Subscribers, until the present time,
when it has a circulation of fifty thou
sand copies per month, is perhaps as
good an evidence Of its great and
constantly increasing merit as the
publisher has it in his power TO offer.
To lis old subscribers, he trusts, no
assurances are necessary Of his de-
termination to maintain its present
ascenGency over all the rival periodi-
Gals of the country. The engage
ment during the past year OF such
men as Bryant Cooper, Dana, Long
fell u, Huffman, Mancur and others.
of high reputation in the literary
world. as regular contributors. in ad-
dition 10 n previous list embracing
many of the first names in the ma
ton, is a sufficient guarantee that
the work will continue to be the prin-
cipal medium OF communication be-
tween the best authors and the pub
lie. Among the attractions of the
thirty fifth volume. will be several
TALES by Messrs. Cooper, Grastan,
Hoffman. Mancur, Herbert. Miss
Leslie, "Marry Clavers," Mrs. EN-
bury. Mrs. Ellet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant, Dana,
Longfellow. Street, Mrs. Seba Smith,
Mrs. Osgood, and Mrs. Sigourney;
ESSAYS by Messrs. Fay, Jones,
Tuckerpan, Poe, etc. etc.
Graham's Lady's and Gentleman
Magazine has been from its stablish-
ment more than any other the favor
lite periodical OF the gentler SEX
Though its plan does not entirely ex.
clude articles Of the most important
CHARACTERISED as shave raised Black.
uood's. and some other foreign iourn.
ais to their high influence and reputa.
iion-iis pages will be principally de-
voted to what is usually termed light
literature. 1t will be distinguished
FROM sother publications of similar
aims, by the literary and artistic mer
it of its contents. While those o
other works are unknown or anony
nous the contributors to this are tn,
most eminent authors OF our age an,
country; the very creators-found
crs-of BUR NATIONAL LITERATURE
Especially is it celebrated as contain
ing the choicest productions of III
finest female writers of the time
Every number contains gems whicI
may be appealed to with pride b,
the sex as ,~vindica,ing their ~inteIiec
tual eminence.
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS
In the department of Engraving.
it is well known that Graham's Mage
zine has far surpassed any periodic
work eve published in this or an
other country. The highest amb
tion of rival publishers seems thu
far 10 have been to maintain a re
spectacle imitation of the numerou
costly and beautiful works of al
with which the successive number
OF this journal have been graced. /
the course of the succeeding volume
many important New Features wi
be introduced by SARTAIN an
SAnD. the most celebrated Mezzc
tint Engravers in the Union, an
equals of the best in Europe, wi
continue 10 furnish their exquisit
productions; and Rawdon. Wrigt
& Hatch, G. Parker. A. l.. DicI
Cambridge. Jackman, Jones and oh
ers. Of New York, and Dodsor
WEIGH & Walters, Tuckerand other.
of Philadelphia.-all among the mos
eminent Line Engravers of the pre-:
ent century, have been engaged t
furnish a succession Of highly finisl
ed steel engraving, superior to an
that'have' hitherto appeared in per
.odical. Among the pictures that wi
be engraved for the volumes in 1874;
are several
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS.
By Inshan, Inman, Cole, Thong
.on. Freeman, Franquinet, and othe
distinguished artists. The Amer
can periodicals have hitherto contain
ed, saw in a very few instances, OF
ly engravings copied from foreig
prints. The publisher of Graham
Magazine will be the first to reforr