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PROSPECTUS FOR l043.
scRAHAM's LADY'S AND GEN.
TLEMAN's MAGAZINE.
EDITORS:
Gro p GRAHAM &R. w. GRISWoLp'
Regular Contributors
FENIMOEE COOPER, RlGHAEp ~, ~
M nANA, W. C. BRYANT, HENKf w
IOYGFELLQW, T.C. GRATIAN, y T.
HOFFMAN.
G,oham's is the Oldest and most popular
of American Literary Magazines. The
4 number for January, lS43, will be the LIST
o( the 35,h volume. Its long and uniformly
Successful career, from lis commencement
with few hundred subscribers. until The
present lime, when it has q circulation oil
10000 copies per month, is perhaps as
good ar evidence Of its great and constant
\ Nv increasing merit as the publisher has II
in hi. mower to offer. To its old subscrI-
3bers, he trusts no assurances are necessary
of his determination TO mAlntaln its present
ascendancy over all the rival periodicals.
o( the country. The engagement during
,he present year Of such men as Bryant,
4 Cooper, Dana, Longiellow, Hoffman,
NIancur aud others of high reputation IN
The literary world, as regular contributors,
in addition TO previous list embracing
many Of the first names in the nation, is a
sufficient guarantees that the work will
c0nanue to be the principal medium Of
between the hest authors aud the public.
Among the attractions Of The 35lh volume.
will be several tales by Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Gatlan, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Mancur. Mr.
Herbert, Miss Leslie, "Mary Clavers,"
Mrs Embury, Mrs EIIet & Mrs Stephens;
Poems by Mr. Bryant, Dana, Long(ellow,
Street, Mrs Seba Smi'a, Mrs Osgood, and
Mrs Slgourney; Essays by Mr. Fay, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Tuckerman, Mr. Poe, Etc.
OT(Here follows lis: of some forty
odd Of The most distinguished writers of tho
age, who will be contributors to the pre-
sent volume, together with the produce
lions Of some twelve or fourteen oc finest
female writer's Of the age, which regret
that for want of room we cannot give their
names.l
Splendid Embell,stments.-In the department
OF Engmviugs, it IS well known that Graham,s
Magazine has far surpassedlany periodical work
ever published in this or any other country. The
highest ambition Of rival publishers seems thus
far to have been TO maintain respectable imi.
tatlon ofnumerous costly and beau,ifel works Of
art with which the successive numbers of this
&jOurnaI have been graced. In the course of the
Succeeding volume many important new features
will be introduced Sartain and Sadd the most
celebrated Mezotint Engrayers in the Union. &
equals Of the hes, in Europe, will continue 10
Furnish their exquisite PRODUCTIONS; and Rawdon
Virgin & Hatch, G. Parker, A. l.. Dick. Gin.
Prede, Jackmnn, Jones, and others of N. York
NAnd Dodson, WEIGH & Waters, Tucker g. Others
~ P iadelphia, all among tie most eminent
me engravers oil the present century, have been
&fngased to furnish a succession of highly finished
f'eeI engfavlngs, superior to auy that have hith-
erto appeared in periodicals. Among tie mic.
lures that will be engraved for the volumes of
lol3, are several Original Paintings! bv Inpham
IL,
ahu other distinguished artist.
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.-One of the
pew features Of the coming volumes will be the
nuoouction of portraits of the contributors to
H,rahan's Magazine, which. of course will in.
E,uue nearly all the eminent writers of the dav.
ne 18th volume will include, from the bruins of
anNeri Dodson aud Others, portraits, engraved
nVe highest style Of the art, OF Cooper, Long
v"Ow, MARIA del 0ccidente," Mrs Sieourney,
III SedgwIck, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs Embury,
~ @vera others, all from paintings executed
APe %II for the purpose
# LIE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
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'efa'ore, etc, and reviews Of all new American
r "" iorelgn works OF general interest or Value
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muse OF any contemporary. Indeed, while ma,
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;snels IN which every thing in print Is intliscrim-
'"d'ey praised, this periodical Is looked upon
~ just and discriminating arbiter between an
c "ns and readers, in which both have implicit
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