Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1843-10-21
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National Magazine
OF
LITERATURE, ART and f'Astiio''
GRAHAM'S
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MAN. ,d INNS,
c. nopular OF the American Literary
Nna. The number for Janua'!,
ia w,u he me fist OF the 3oIh volume
Its long aud universal successful ca" az,
&C.,, ,e. commencement with lew nun
a,aI snn,cr,her uuul the present u"'''
49, !, has a circulation Of fifty 'hous'G'
80 n month Is perhaps as good an e'-
;dence Of It's great and Increasing ''i'' ~
The publisher mas 1t N his power 10 vn.'
~, IA did subscriber he trust 40 assure"
20. ar. necessary OF his de'ermIna''o" -
maintain It's present asceH''"'y o Tn.
the rival periodicals ot 'he country
eng,vemen at durug he past year, ., SUI
80 BRIANT; Cooper, DANA Ions
rrrLow. HOFFMAN. MANcuR etc. OF "'sA
,,,.,,,on m me literary void as res"
IA, contributors, III addition To previous
liza, embracing many "i the hf'' -''''''' -
,hs nation IS IA sufficient guarantee ma
,hs work will be the pnocipIe me''u" .
accommodation between the best a"t
,borsand the public Among the a''rae-
,;on Of the lhuly fish volume, VIII DC srE
sraI tales by j. +. Cooper, Gr6ftaH 1I''
Hogman Mr. Herbert, Miss. Leslie, 'hu
rn CIapers,' Mrs Embmy, Mrs. Eiie'' y
Mrs. Stephens; Poems BY ar bTtaat, ~
Dana, Mr.. LongttilOD, Mr. street HfS
Seba Smith, Mrs. OSgood and MS 1's
ournev; Essrys by Mr. Fay Mr. TUCKER
.nao IJ,. Jones, Mr.. Poe, ETC., etc.
I,la,e follow the names nj about t'rlS
distinguished writers, who II Is S'''' VIZ -,
no contributors to this volume: but ""'1"
we have not room to inser'.I
SPLENDID ESTABLISHMENT.
In the department OF EngrHv'ng', II IS
49, wall known that Graham's Mhgh'
1,ns has Tar surpassed any periodical
work ever published IN this or any Un'
or country. The highest amol'lon o. Us
aaI publishers seems thus tar to have oee'
a. man,ain a respectable imitation OF "t
nrmerous costly and beautiful works o
ar, with which the successive numpe'S. y
this journal have been graceo' 4" wv
.oursa of the succeeding volumes man;
;mnor,an,new features will be lntroouceo
Sar,sin and Sadd the most ce'sp'"'e
Mr,7,r,xr ESCRAvERs IN the Un'o'
and equals of the best oil Europe WIN co'
,;nrs IN furnish their exquisite producuoI
md Rowdon, Wright, aud Ha'ch, A.
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nm and others, OF New York; aud DO
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nj Philadelphia, ALT among ihe III
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century. have been engaged to lurn'sf
succession Of Highly finished steel eosr'
;ngs sunerior to any that have hitherto
pesred in periodicals. Among Inc P
lures that viii be engraved tor the vo'u
la43 are several ORIGINAL PA'
TINGS by luham, Inman, Cole, iHo0
son, Freeman, Franqulnet, and DINER
,;nguished artists. The American pc
odicals have hitherto contained, save
very few instances, an engraving cop
from foreign prints, The Publisher
Graham's Magazine, will be the mrs
reform the practice, and to make MS W
strictly original in lis embellishments
well as IN It's literary contents.
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY,
One of the leaiurssoi the coming
umes will be the introduction oil Por'r
oF the contrlbutorsto Graham's Magaz
which of course will include nearly a
the eminent writers OF the day. The
volume will include from the burn
Parker, Dodson,.and others, portraits
praved in the highest style OF the ar
Mr.. Cooper, ProtiLong!ellow, Mari.
Occidente,' Mrs. Sgourney, Mss .
wick, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. Em0pr.
several others--all from paintings eX'
ed expressly Cor the purpose.
THE EDlT0RlA DEPARTMEI
VIII continue to embrace notes 90
rent literature, etc, and reviews OF all
American aud foreign works OF zen
interest or value. The criticisms Of
hams Magazine are Acknowledged u
narts. of this county TO be superior IN
unen, honesty and Independence to
of anv contemporary. lndeed, viii
majority OF the monthly and quar-
iouroals, have become mere advert
mediums, for the booksellers. Ia whI.l
erv thing 'ln print Is lndI'crlmIo'
praised, this periodical is looked npo
iusl and discriminating arb'ier or'v
authors and readers, ia which both
implicit confidence.
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