Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-27

They should lind place in every Americans Library.
Daniel Webster
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE AMERICAN
| IN PEOPLE.
On the first of December will be commenced
..... IMPROVED EDITION
! THE ENTIRE WORKS OF
j. FENIMORE COOPER,
With all his Latest Corrections and RevisOns entitled,
THE PE0PLTS EDITION.
WITH AN ELABORATE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, UNIFORM
VOLUME.
volume will be published the 1st and 18th of every
month until the series is completed. Elegantly
printed on superb paper. manufactured ex.
prcssly for this edition. and bound in
-. embossed cloth, in a tasteful
and uniform style. Prcd
for each volume,
0NE DOLLAR
Since the death Of lusrous novelist the author of
The Spy his merits have been largely canvassed bv the
critics OF all countries and his rank may now be considered
definitely settled II is agreed that he is not only the
and most NATIONAL of writer's but that
be is of the class of Ceramics LIE Sage Shakespeare
Goethe and Scott whose displays Of genius in literature
entitle Them to q universal and immortal popularity
Mr. Cooper the originator OF three distinct classes OF
novels those which illustrate modern nautical experience
those which deal with own revolutionary history, and
those of Indian and pioneer life in this country In these
three classes he has had troops of mitsOrs but equal
aud it confessed that he is in Of them approach
able.
essays the Edinburgh Review "The empire of the has
been conceded to him by accamation and in the lonely
desert untodden prairie, among the savage Indians
scarcely less savage settlers all equally acknowledge his
dominion Within this circle none dares walk but he"
VCoR HUGO the greatest of contemporary romsnciss and
critics. declares that Cooper creator indeed "a prodi
eous genius and elaborate review of his works as
erts his superiority Scott This the tone of the most
approved criticism of continental Europe.
In this country Washington Irving Edward Everett
BRYANT Prescott Bancroft and others of the highest au.
thOrity in such matters, in acknowledging the
amazing power splendor beauty and atractiveness his
productions
The undersigned who the proprieors of the copy
rights of all the NOVELS TALES Mr. COOPER propose
edition of them containing all his latest correc
tons and improvements TO be called TIL PEOPLES EDI
TON The extraordinary of their other editions
does not permit them to doubt that this announcement
will be received with the highest qualification by all their
cOuntrymen who in the selection Of their libraries have
regard both for literary excellence and the cultivation of
truly and dignifed national character.
The Peoples Edition will be issued paDer of the same
size and quality that used for the sEttt of the
Works Irving and in similar style binding and the
volume will be sold at the extremely low price of One Dol
lar EACH which per cent lower than that Of the works
any copyright author presented in the excellent
manner. The volumes will be published the FIRST
and FIFTEENTH Of every month, commencing with the
month of December, until the entire series is completed
making in ali Thirty-Four Volumes.
This carefully revised edition will be more handsomely
printed than any OF the preceding editions. The semi
monthly mode of publication has been adopted the best
method of bringing il within the reach of all classes; thus
aordng TO the less atluent opportunity avail them
selves Of the privilege OF securing for very moderate
sum- the most beautiful and the most perfect set Of the Com
pse Works OF j. tenmure Cooper that has vet appeared
STRlSGER TOWNSEND, Publishers,
No. 222 Broadway New York.
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