Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-11-28
THE WEEKLY VOLUME.

| TIE WEEKLY VOLUME:
4 select Circulating Library for to,cn and country
an the first Wednesday Of January, ls45, will
~ be published at Philadelphia the first number
Of SMITHS WEEKLY VOLUME, a select
| Circulating Library for town and country, on the
plan OF Waidie's, at greatly reduced price, of a
large size and new type-conducted by the orgi-
nal, and, for the first seven years. the sole editor
Of Waldie's Library, and to be published by his
| son.
| Since the discontinuance Of "Waldie," occa.
stoned by the arrangements of the currency, and
since the death oil Mr.. Waldie i'm 1910, the editor
! has been constantly reminded by numerous old
subscribers and friends, that the plan of publish
| ing books cheaply, in form to 90 by mail, so
long popular, and which he was the first to sug-
eest and carry out, plan which had afforded an
| Immense class OF educated individuals mental
resource adapted TO their tastes, was still great
unsupplied public want. The time has arrived
when he feels called upon to selec, for families
and individuals good and popular books. The
mass of ophemeral literature which has lately
been poured out upon us in still increasing flood
while II has perplexed the many, has, in the OPT
mon of the rejecting, vitaied the literary atmos.
phere by indiscriminately seizing upon good, bad.
and Indifferent works, and often ieayng un,ouch,
ed the more pleasing and gratifying productions of
European pens. We now offer
| l. A reduction Of one-laf the cost, and the
same amount OF reading matter.
Ill. Increased facilities and better arrangements
| than formerly for the reception of new books
from Europe
III. The same determination on the part of the
editor to furnish families with attractive and nm
Objectionable books, criticisms, original and Sc
leced, and literary intelligence, domestic and TO-
reign.
Nv. An ample cash capital provided 10 ensure
The continuance of the work.
v. publisher thoroughly acquainted with ac-
counts who, rot distracted by the harassng cares
OF large printing office, will devote his atlen-
ton to the demands of subscribers.
vi. The machinery and facilities Of one of the
best and most extensive printing offices in the
Union.
with this enormous reduction of cost, the edi-
tor and publisher believes that the advantages
which THIS periodical presents to heads of fami-
lies, and others, who desire wholesome source
OF innocent and ennobling entertainment and in
strucion is unrivaled. For a cent day, most
age included, we supply at least duodecmo
book every week to whole family.
Our plan embraces the publication of the new
est and best books in the various departments of
travels, Voyages, Novels, Tales, Sketches, Bio
graphy and Memoirs; in short, the whole rappe
OF polite literature, and including translations
made expressly for the work.
TERMS
The Weekiy polume, or select Circulating Library,
VIII be printed double super royal sheet.
l6 pages quario, three columns on each, and
mailed weekly with great care so as to carry with
perfect safety to the most distant post office.
a. Journal IF Bellies Letires. BY thus increas-
ing the size of the paper, we occupy, without de-
creasing the quantity of book matter, the two first
pages as Journal of Bellies Lelres, formerly
printed as cover.
The whole will be printed and finished with
the same care and accuracy as book work.
The price is 81 for SO numbers of I6 ouarto
pages each. club of three for $lO or So SO
each. A club of five for SIS, or SO each. A
club of ten for S25, OF $50 each!
But in no case can the publication be forwarded
unless the order ss accompanied will, The remit
lance.
specimen number will be forwarded, without
CHARGE to all who request it, postage paid.
LLOYD p. SMITH, Publisher.
No. 10, St. James ST. running from 9th to IN above
Market, and directly in the of ST. James Church
Philadelphia, Nov. 90, 1871