St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-18
EMERSON'S MAGAZINE
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10000 COPIES The FIRST MONTH
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A FIVE DOLLAR ENGRAVING
TO KvERY sUBscaSBER.
THE GREAT LIBRARY OFFER.


VENHE union Of EMERSON'S MAGA
l. ZINE with PUTNAM'S MONTHLY
has gwen the consolidated work circulation
second to but one similar publication in lie
country, and has secured for il q combination
Of literary and artistic talent probably unrl-
vailed by "ny other magazine IN tie world.
During the firsl month, the sale IN the trade
and demand from subscribers exceeded Al.UUU
copies. and the numbers already ISSUED of flse
consolidated work are universally eOacexlad
tD have surpassed, in the richness OF thelEill-
efary contents. and the beauty and
ness of their pictorial iII1stTaiionas-
aZine eveE-lsesoFe issued from the ~ Dan
press. Encouraged by these evidences q IA
vOr, Ihe publishers have determined to com
mence the new volume N January with ssIll
addiIIonal attractions, and TO offer such in.
duceinents 10 subscribers as cannot tah To-
place 70, in circulation. NJ the head of Amer
ran Magazines. With this view. they now
announce the following programme. They
have purchased that superb and costly steel
plate engraving, 1sf't.- =
1.-THE LAST SUPPER"
and will ipresent copy of it to every three
dollar subscriber tor the year 1853. II was
engraved az cost OF over SO, 6,OOU, by the late
celebrated A. l.. Dick, iTOm the original ol
Raphael MOrghen. after Leonardo Da VInci,
and IS the largest sIeeL pate engraving ever
executed IN this country, being three times
the SIZE OF the ordinary Ihree-dOllar eDgrav-
ings. fl.
The first impressions o! this engraving are
held at $40, and il was the intention OF the
TiIst that none OF the engrazings should ever
b. offered ioT esS sum than S., Icing richly
worth that amt uht. Thus every three-doliar
subscriber will receive the Magazine one
year-cheap al Sand lhIS splendid engra-
v.ng, richly worth S.: thus getting for SIS
the value 0i S..
We shall commence striking of the engra-
wings immediately, yet It can hardly be ex-
pecied that impressions OF No large plate
can be taken as fast as they will be called ior
by subscribers. We shall, therefore. furnish
uleln 10 the order m which subscriptions are
received. Those who desire 10 obtain their
engravings early, aud from the first impress
SIonS, should send in theif.subScrptions with {,
ont DELAY. Tie engraving can be- sent on
rollers. by mail. or in any otter manner, as
subscribers shall or:er. = a
$4,000 IN WORKS OF ART
In addiiiOn TO the superb engraving vi ''the
last supper" !" whreh wiH be@presen,ed to'ev-
.eiy three dollar subscriber for 1858. the pub
:.s:::.s " s:::.s have completed arrangements for Tile
distribution ON the a5,h, day OF peeembef.
1858, uf a series Of splendid works Of art,
consisting Of. one bundled rich and rare Oil
Paintings, valued at from $IG0 to 81 600
each. Alo,, 1900 magnificent Steel Plale
Engravings. worth from s. to SIS each, and
,C0I choice Holiday boz rs, worth from 81
10 IS each. making. in ALL over THREE
THOUSAND GIFTS, worth TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
o. Inclose SO to the publishers and you
will commence receiving the Magazine by
return mail. You will also receive with The
first copy numbered subscription receipt
emitting you TO the engraving OF THE
LAST SUPPER" and a chance TO draw
one or these ''three thousand przes."