Washington telegraph., 1846-09-02
LvesC York Illustrated
OF. LITERATURE
AND ART.
AND ART.
EDITED ny LAWRENCE LABRER.

And published by VIM. Taylor, No. 2 Astor
House, New York, and Taylor, Wilde n Co,
Jarvis Buildings, Baltimore, Md. and Washington,
ID. &.
The % volume OF the ''IHusfrafed Maga=ine"
will be commenced with the May number, SOD
will be published about the 5th of April, and the
sucsess which has SO far attended cnterprize
has determined ms TO spare nothing that will in
surc increased patronage. The large edition
printed the lst volume was exhausted on the
ublication Of the fourth number.
Cur new volume will commence with a much
larger edition, to secure for subscribers complete
sets and will possess
INCREASED ATTRACTIONS,
Great improvements will be made in our Engrav-
ing, giving FouR SPLENDID STEEL PLATES. in each
number and variety of finely executed Illus
tratOns on Wood
The letter-preSs will be Of a high aud refined
order, original and selected, consisting Of Ro-
mauce, Historical Sketches, Poetry, Essays, Re-
views Biography, &c, &c Our selections will
be mostly from sources beyond the reach or means
of the general reader, and pains expense will
be spared to make il worthy the attention OF
every one.
The Magazine will be handsomely printed on
Buffers superfine paper, with bold beautiful! type,
and each number will cuntain sixty-four large
octago pages. making two elegant volumes year
of 76S pages 1854 each) illustrated with forty
eight Engravngs on steel, independent Of the
numerous illustrations wood
As a Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine, Il
may be welcomed by, and prove an agreeable
companion to, the most fastidious.
Arrangements have been made TO procure origi-
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illustrated Magazine" will be seen by the
following:
The Journal Of Commerce says; The literary
contents are Of the most interesting character
'It is got up in very elegant style, type, paper
engrav.ngs-all good II will prove a powerful
rival among its lighter cumpetitOrs.-N. " I've.
Mirror
Each number contains four gems OF the old OF
new masters besides some half a score Of wood
cut illusr Of the literary contents-fhI Sat
Courier.
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Dover Gaz.
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less than four steel and four wood engravIngs,
which elegantly embelish well as illustrate the
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had we room
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