Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-12-11

rs ~ The Magazines. s4aq o.
GoDEr's LADY's Book for January, 1852, is
a superb No.. 1t contains 100 pages of origi-
nal matter, and five magnificent engravings,
" Providing for Winter Title Page. printed in
colors ON stone. "The PARALLELS of our Lord"
The Happy Family" and The Pet Bird"
A large portion of the Lady's Book is devoted
to crochet and needle work. and other useful
matters; and ladies cannot but be pleased with
its perusal. 'lrs- spfrats tgAIssa --g ---s.
GRAHAM's MAGAZINE The January No. for
1852, contains liz pages of literary matter from
some of the first writer's in the country. Ora
ham proposes to issue double numbers through
the entire year. at the same price as heretofore.
This No. commences with an original novel by
G.. P r. James, ESQ.,, entitled " A Life of vi
cissitudes." Graham is deservedly popular
with the reading public, and all who subscribe
for his magazine may be sure of getting the val
ue Of their money.
Those who wish to subscribe for either of the
above magazines can do so by leaving their
names at this Office. t-,i val stl WY "
LADIES KEEPsAKE.-The December No. of
this interesting little monthly fully snstains the
character of the work. The volume Just ex-
pired contains eleven steel plate engravings of
some OF the Women Of the Scriptures, accom-
panied with sketches of their lives. Edited by
Asahel Abbott Published by John S. Taylor,
New York, at 81 per annum. 7t ea
| Will the publisher forward US the Oct. No.
to complete our 6le' ...-.f p. -.
| BoYDELLs ILLUSTRATIONS OF SHAKsPEARE.-
| OF the extent or magni6cence of these illustra-
tons as work Of art, we do not propose to
comment. They are beyond question the mos,
so Of any work of the kind ever executed in any
age or country. It was commenced in 1885
and finished in 1909. -H1 r- rr- sa'
Upwards of sixty of the most renowned ar.
fists in the world were engaged in designing
painting and engraving the York, upwards O
twenty years. Alderman Boydell, afterward,
Lord Mayor of London, a very wealthy man
resolved to immortalze his own name, as wei
as to crafty his love for the fine arts. by get.
ting up series of Illustrations of Shakspear,
that should be worthy of the immortal bard
and an honor to the country. For this purpos'
he poured out his money like water. laid tn.
! whole artistic talent of the world under contri-
button, and. after many years of indefatigab
exertion, produced his world renowned, 100
illustrations of Shakespeare, at an expense, as
is said. of million sterling. Many of the
| plates are known to have had six years labor
of tine engraver bestowed on single plate
After certain number of copies had been
taken from the plates they were laid
asit e, some of them having been worn but lit
tie, while Others required much labor to restore
them to their original beauty. A few copies
of the work have been brought to this country
at different times, and are now TO be found in
the hands of amateurs. and in public libra
ries. ! y .-45 ~, " .-....
By some means which cannot now be &C.
counted for. all the plates have found their way
to this country, and the one hundred, weighing
nearly 1000 pounds, have been purchased by
DR.. S. Spooner, of New York, who is now en-
gagged in restoring them at great. expense
Nine parts eighteen plates) have already been
issued, and an agent is now in this city, for the
purpose of exhibiting them to such as may
wish to subscribe for the work. No one, GER
tainly, who can afford the expense. will fail of
securing set of these plates, at the enormous
reduction in price at which they will be fur
nished. ~ z f7a ai','Eefs 81 = r. -
SINGULAR FATAL AccIDENr.-The Provi-
dence Herald relates a horrible and fatal acct