Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-21
PROPOSALS
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER,

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.
Efitei BIZ ue Rev. " WaiHrright ID d.
NHE subscriber prop ises 10 publish an edition
Il Of Ihr Box of Conmpn Prayer. ornamentcd
with upwards of seven hundred engraved illuslra.
Ions IL will be cnmplcIed in twenty numbers, The
first four Of which VIII he Issued mcnlhly and The
manning sixteen semi monthly, 50 that the whole
work wall be furnished To subscribers within twelve
months The illustrations will consist OF viguettes
OF beautiful character aud design; and OF sncred
SUBJECTS from the works OF the fret masters ad autc
To The EpIsteS aud Gospels and the Psalms The
greater part Of these Will be selecle from the I'm.
gISh edition eli the Pictorial Prayer Bouk bat 10 IN csc
many others will be added from original draw ings
prepared expressly 1r ia work, by J G Chapman
EsI. The whole viii I've engraved IN n ms. er Iv
mtIner. and the paper aud letter press Will be OF
Tie very best qHaIy. The pledge IS hereby given
mat every number of The work shall be equal to The
specimen submitted.
The arrangement I'D adapIion ofIhe illustrations
VIII be under The suPerInIendauce CT the Rev DR.
Wainwright
As AN ap. ropriate companion Tor this work, d.
wainwright will prepare hist,ry of the Liturgy,
together wlh commentary upon the text and ru.
br.es. Tins work Will he embell shed with Gcs n
having special eereuce The church orths country
IL will be com 1rsed ia twenty numbers. The
whole will form two handsome volumes IN royal
octave Either Of these volumes may, however be
taken independently OF the oIher 50 arranged as TO
be hOInd ia single volume.
- ne cost oil the numbers VIII BE- 81 cents each.
payable on delivery. Those Subscribers who tor
ward T. the publisher So IA ad yapce for The Book
otCpminnn Pril er, or Sl2 fIr !he Prayer aud Com
ineniary. VIII receive IN addition 10 the work, a
Tnoroec1 cover or covers, splenddy embossed, with
representation If the exterior and interim of TrIn.
atty church, New York, the value ct which will he
81 ,5O, each cover. Persons wishing avail iltom
selves ni tlIs privilege. at she time of sending their
subscription W please stale what color OfmOrOccO
they would prefer, and 1t shall be given. Any
clergy aan who will forward the names Of fur
subscribers with the amount OF Subscription will be
entitled 10 copy of the work
This work will form a suitable present for the
Christmas aud New Year holidays. aud il is designed
40 have the first ready for IhIs Iurpose, the
preparations for il having heeR nearly cOmplelcd
yet as II may not be oady for delivery the cxacI
time, certificate ofsubscripIon has been prepared
which VIII assure TO those who possess IL The regular
receipt OF the work the numbers come Jut
To suitable agents Tins work affords rare oppor-
tunIty, as 1t can be put to the m on favorable terms
Orders for thar work must invariably be accompanied
with the cash. All communications 10 the publisher
Inust he post paid
F.'EdiI1rs of the principal newspapers who give
this advertisement twelve weekly insert ions aud
forward the paper continuing this notice TO the
publisher VIII be entued 10 a copy OF this work
which will he forwardeI in numbers to order.
~ The work can he had through the principal
oksellcrs and Periodical Agents generally
throughout the United SIaIes
II WIIEWETT,
jan 20 l3S Fulton street. n York