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THE WEEKLY VOLUME:

lhE WEEKLY VOLUME:
Il select Circulating Library for to,un and country
IL N the ,ii.st Wednesday of January. 1915, will
~ be published at PHILADELPHIA the first number
OF SMlTH'S WEEKLY VOLUME, a selec,
Circulating Library for town and country, on the
pan OF Waldies, at a greatly reduced price, of a
large size and new type--conduc,ed by the orioi-
nal, and, Tor the first years, the sole edito,
OF Waldie's Library, and TO he published by his
son.
since me discontnuance Of ''Naldie," occa
stoned ny the arrangements Of the currency and
since the death of MIR. Waldie i'm lS40 the eGito,
has been constantly reminded by numerous old
subscribers and friends, that the plan of publish
ing books cheapy, in form to COB mail, SC
! long popular, and which he was the first to sup.
gest and carry out, plan which had afforded an
Immense class Of educated individuals a mental
resource adapted to their tastes, was stiu creat
unsupplied public want, The time has arrived
when he feels called upon to select for families
and individuals good and popular books The
mass OF ephemeral literature which has lately
been poured out upon us in still increasing flood
while 1t has perplexed the many, has, in the obi.
mon OF the rejecting, vtiated the literary atmos
phere by ndiscrminately Selling upon GOOD. had
and Indifferent works, and often LEAVING uptoucb.
ed the more pleasing and gratifying productions OF
European pens. We now offer
!. reduction of one-half the cost, and the
same amount of reading matter
Ia. Increased facilities and better arrangements
than formerly for the reception Of new books
from Europe.
All. The same determination on the mart Of the
editor to furnish families with attractive and un
objectionable books, criticisms, original and Sc
lected, and literary intelligence, domestic and TO-
reign
Nv. An ample cash capital provided to ensure
the continuance Of the work
v. A publisher thoroughly acquainted with ac-
ted
OF large printing Office, will devote his atten-
. lion to the demands of subscribers
vi. The machinery and facilities of one of the
pest and most extensive printing Offices in the
Union.
with this enormous reduction of cost, the edi-
'or and publisher believes that the advantages
which this periodical presents to heads of fami-
lies, and others, who desire wholesome source
OF Innocent and enrolling entertainment and in
struchon rs unrivalled. For cent tlay, post
age included, we supply at least daodecimo
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Our plan embraces the publication Of the new
est and best books in the various departments of
travels, Voyages, Novels, Tales, Sketches, Bio
gIaphy ana Memoirs; In short, the whole range
OF polite literature, and including translations
made expressly for the work.
TERMS:
1he WeekIy Pofume, or select Circulating Lf5rary,
VIII be printed on double super royal sheet,
10 pages quarto, three columns on each, and
mailed weekly with great care, so as to carry with
perfect safety to the most distant post office.
Journal Of Bellies Leffres. by thus increas-
Ing the size OF the paper, we occupy, without de-
creasng the quantity of book matter, the tw first
pages as Journal of Bellies Le,tres, formerly
printed as cover.
The whole will be printed and finished with
the same care and accuracy as book work.
Ihe price is 81 for SO numbers of Is qua7to
pages each. A club of three for $40, or 1888
each. club of five for Sl5 or SO each. A
club of ten for S25, or 50 so each!
But In no case can the publication be forwarded
unless the order is accompanied with the remit
lance.
specimen number will be forwarded, without
charge, to all who request it, postage paid.
LLOYD p. SMITH, Publisher.
NO ~, ST James ST., running from 9th TO It'll, alb I'VE
Market, and directly the rear of ST James Chm, III
Philadelphia, Nov. %, 1874.