Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1843-09-23
National Magazine
OF
LITERATURE, ART and FASHION.
GRAiAM'S
LADYS AND GENTLEMAN'S
Magazine.
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EDITORS:
GEOGE r. GRAHAM q H. W
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REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS:
} FENNlMORE COOPER, RICH
ARDH. DANA, VIM. CULLEN
BRIANT, II. w. LONGFELLOW
4. C.GRATAN, CHS, F. HofF-
MAN. -,
~RAHAM'S is the oldest and most
T popular Of the American Literary
Magazines. The number for January,
ls43. will be the first OF the Both volume
Its long and universal successful career
from the commencement with few hun
dred subscriber until the present time,
when il has circulation offfty Thousand
copies month is perhaps as good an ev"
idence of its great and increasing merit as
the publisher has it 10 his power to otter.
To his old subscriber he trust no Hssuran'
ces are necessary Of his determination to
maintain its present ascendency over all
the rival periodicals of the country. Inc
engagement during the past year; OF such
men as BRIANT; COOPER, DANA, Lone.
FELLOW, HoFFMAN. MANCUR etc.. OF high
reputation in the literary world as regu'
lar contributors, in addition to previous
list embracing many of the first fnemes IN
the nation is a sufficient guarantee that
the work will be the principle medium OF
communication between the best au.
thors and the public Among the at'rac-
ton Of the thirty fifth volume, will be sew
eral tales by J. r. Cooper, Grdttan' Mr..
Hoffman, Mr., Herbert, Mss. Leslie, Ma,
~ Clauers,' Mrs, Embury, Mrs. EiIet, Il
Mrs. Stephens; Poems by Mr.. Bridqt, Mr.
Dana, Mr.. gfellow, Mr.. Street, Mrs
ISeba Smith, Mrs. Osgood and Mrs. Sig
Quincy; Essays by Mr., Fay, Mr.. Tucker.
man, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Poe, ETC., etc.
There follow the names OF about forty
distinguished writers, who it is said, will
be contributors to this volume: but which
we have not room TO insert.
SPLENDID ESTABLISHMENT.
In the department OF Engravings, it is
very we'll known that Graham's Maya
zine has far surpassed any periodical
work ever published in this or any 9th
er country. The highest ambition OF Tl>
val publishers seems thus tar TO have been
TO MAINTAIN a respectable imitation OF the
numerous costly and beautiful works OF
art with which the successive numbers Of
this journal have been graced. Ia the
course of the succeeding volumes many
Importan, new features will be introduced.
Sarlain and Sadd the most celebrated
MEzzoTlNr ENGRAvERs 10 the Union,
and equals of the best Of Europe will con.
tinue TO furnish their exquisite productions
and Rawdon, Wright, and Hatch, A. L.
Dick, G. Parker, Gimbrede, Jones, Jack.
man, and others, Of N ew York; and bod
son, WEIGH. Waters, Tucker, and others,
of Philadelphia all among the mos,
eminent LINE ENGRAvERs of the presen,
century, have been engaged TO furnish a
succession Of highly finished Qteel engrav
ings, superior to any that have hitherto ap
peared in periodicals. Among the pic,
lures that will be engraved Tor the volume
l643, are several ORIGINAL PAIN
TlNGS by Imam, lnman, Cole, Thomp
son, freeman, Franquinet, and other els
tingushed artists. The American peri
odicals have hitherto contained, save in
very few instances, an engraving copiet
from foreign prints, The publisher o
Graham's Magazine, will be the first Il
reform the practice, and to make his worl
strictly original in its embellishments al
we'll as IN its literary contents.
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.
One Of the features Of the coming vol
umes will be the introduction of portrait
Of the contributors to Graham's Magazine
which of course will include nearly all O
the eminent writers Of the day. The 35tI
volume will include from the BURNS o
Parker, Dodson, and others, portraits Zen
graved in the highest style OF The art) O
Mr.. Cooper, Prot. Long.elIow, maria de
Occidente,' Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Sedg
wick, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. Embury, s
several others--all from paintings execu
ted expressly for the purpose.
THE EDITORIA DEPARTMENT
Will continue to embrace notes on cur
rent literature, etc., and reviews Of all new
American and foreign works of general
interest or value. The Criticisms Of Ora.
hams Magazine are acknowledged 10 all
parts, Of this county to be superior in &C.
umen. honesty and independence TO those
of any contemporary. Indeed, while q
majority Of the monthly and quarterly
journals, have become mere advertising
mediums, for the booksellers. in which ev
cry thing Gin print is Unfortunately
praised, this periodical is looked upon as
ADJUST and discriminating arbiter between
authors and readers, 10 which both have
implicit confidence.
TERMS.