Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1857-05-14
VOOD E.NGR.aVIJNGS,
Elegantly Bound in Embossed Cloth, Extra Gilt
subscription Price-Ten Dollars.


Elegantly Bound in Embossed Cloth, Extra Gilt
subscription Price-Ten Dollars.
The publishers offer this valuable historical
work on the horse and horsemanship of this con-
tinent as the. most complete publication of the
kind which has ever been issued in this country.
The importance of the horse and horse breeding,
in the broadcast! point of view, as source of ma
tonal wealth and an element of national greatness
and power, is generally recognized in all civ
ized communities; but in none has it been so full
iy admitted, or has the cultivation of the animal
been carried to such perfection. as in the United
States of America and the Mother Country. The
author of the work-a true lover Of the horse
stands pre-eminent for ability experience aud re-
search. on the interesting subject which it treats
He has been long engaged in collecting material,
and has received the support and cordial assistance
IN his task of many of the first and most famous
breeders in the country, and has been favored by
them with the use of private family records and
MSS, as well printed works and documents
equally valuable and difficult to obtain No pains
have been spared to render it correct and entirely
reliable as an indispensable authentic history. The
general view of the contents presented above, will
show that it is intended to be work of actual u-
tY and interest to all classes Neither stud-book
nor turfregister, it will contain matter of the
highest import to the turfman, as to the breeder,
the amateur, the hunter, the lady equestrian, the
yokeman and the bold dragoon. A prospectus, in
closed In muslin covers, containing the quality of
paper, India proof Engravings, Pedigrees, Tables,
&C., with specimen pages Of the Work, will be
shown by the authorized agent, wia presents this
general circular. 1t will be found to corrr.pvnls
both in size and quality of paper to that elegant
work, "The Republican Court" The Portraits
accompanying the specimen pages are offered as
LotL .Jct
ithe paintings. and the fine artistic finish of the
cravings, Of the celebrated horses whose lkenesses
they perpetuate. It will be seen that no expense
has been spared to make the whole work creditable
80 American Art, and fully satisfactory TO amateurs
4Ofcorrect TASTE This work will be elegantly prin-
ted on fine linen paper, in two imperial octave
volumes Of eleven hundred pages; all the impress
sions from steel-engraved portraits together with
the yignette engravings. from Mr.. Darley Original
designs, will be printed Indian Paper, with the
most scrupulous care, by Mr.. VIM. d. Dunbar
The expense involved in this undertaking being
very large, has induced the publishers to issue
by Subscriptions Only; and as the number Of copies
to be printed will be confined strictly to the num-
Der Of subscribers, they earnestly invite all who
are friends to the anobe aniAaI," in all parts of
the Union, assist them in circulating this inva-
uabc work. by promptly forwarding to them their
subscriptions. or giving them to their Agents
The work will be ready early in the coming sum-
ner-Pnce Sl0 per copy.
~assSTRINGER & TOWNSEND. Publishers.
No. 2S2 Broadway, New York.
TThe above important work is to be published
BY SUBSCRIPTIONS ONLY. 1t will not be obtained
except through the AGENrs.
The undersigned has been appointed by the
Publishers as their Agent for Prince Georges,
Charles and St. Mary's, Counties, and is now re-
ceiving subscriptions.
sAssthe work is one of great interest to Agricul-
tusiats, and to all who take an interest in the I'M
provement Of Stock, lit will doubtless obtain large
sale in the country.
Persons in the above counties wishing to become
subscribers, will do we'll to address the undersigned
without delay. The price ofthe work two volumes
completely will be Sl0, payable on delivery.
Persons IN Charles County who may wish
to subscribe, are requested to leave their
names with the Editor of the Times.
vi THOMAS j. TURNER,
S May H. I657-tf. Upper Marlboro