The Cecil Whig., 1859-08-13
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Splendid GIFTS 10 Purchasers Of Books
At the ORIGINAL and the ONLY
GIFT BOOK ENTERPRISE.
ESrAuIIsIrn IN lS5l
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CTNCE | originated the Gift Book Enterprise.
> have repeatedly called the attention of the
public to my large stock and liberal offers to which
thcy have always warmly responded. | can now,
with more satisfaction than ever, call attention to
my largely increased inducements to purchasers.
Being very heavily engaged in publishing, ex-
change my own publications for those of other
houses, and am enabled to produce ALI my books
at the original cost of making, and thus CAN and
20 supply the majority Of the other houses engaged
in the Gift Book trade, with their books, cheaper
than ruGY can procure them from other publishers
| can also. by my heavy purchases Of Watches and
Iewclry. for cash furnish them with their fits at
lower rates than they can buy them from the
manufacturers.
Having such an advantage in buying, can
il sure my customers better Gifts with their Books
than any other house, and can give my Agents Il
larger commission. A valuable Gif. will be de-
liycrcd with each Book at the time of sale. Gifts
worth 800. at the lowest wholesale prices, will be
nTartially distributed with every $1,000 worth OF
Books sold.
Send for n Catalogue. which will be mailed free
to any address. contain ing the most valuable col
lection of standard productions in Literature Phi
os0phy, History, Geography, Travels, and the
Sciences with all the iayorite works Of Fiction
and RomaIce, nnd every other department OF
Literature classified ms described below. Send for
it for if you don't wish to order books. you will
obtain a very valuable book for reference as it
contains all the desirable books in print, and will
cost you nothing
Particular ate9tion is requested to tho List Of
my Publications, which will be found in the latter
part of my classified catalogue. 1t contains large
number Of dcscrvcdly popular works. by various
authors; among which ALL Of 7. S. Arthur's
best works well known a moral, instructive and
pleasing author interesting biographies, travels &c
CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS:
AGRicULTURAL--This department embraces all
standard works on general Agriculture, Cotton
III f,prl Enri lptt,1 nnrts
Horses, Sheep, Cattle, Bees, &c, &c.
albums ladies "a great variety Floral, Cap
Quaro Royal Cap Deny Quarto, Autograph, &c.
ANNALS -Aphuals for 1854 large and eie-
CANT assortment.
BiRLEs-A splendid assortment of Pocket Pew
and Family Bibles in every style. from 81 to so
PRAYER BOOEs-h complete assortment, i'll every
form and at all prices.
HYMN BUuKs-As used in the different denomi.
nations.
HoGRArurcAL.-Works of Irving, Hcadey, Ban-
croft, Weems, Sparks, and every other standard
author.
BorAN1cAL-By Comstock Gray, Lincoln, W ood,
Durhy, &c. Ne.
CooKEhY-Reoeipt and Cook Books, by Mrs
Hale Leslie, Widdiicld. Mckenzie, &C.
GERMAN.-Standard q German Literature.
DfcTloNARlEs--W Webster $. English French, Ge
man, Spanish, Latin Greek, Italian, &c.
GyCLopEpIAs.--All the standard authors
GEoGRApHICAL AL.-The latest and most approved
School and other Biographies, Maps aud Ira
yeGrs Guides.
GEoLoGY--The works of Hugh Miller, Harris,
Hitchcock, Lyell, and others
IlIsroRicAL--By Prescott Irving, Bancroft,
Robertson, Hume, Gibbons, Macauey, and othors.
HUMOROUS Embraces World of Fun.
JUVENILE. Every description Of Illustrated
Books for Children.
Law AND MEDICINE.--The standard works OF
these professions
MECHANICAL AND SrIENTIric The most ap-
proved works on Mechanics, Architecture and the
exact Sciences
PoETRY.--Englsh and American. Octave and
Literary editions Of the Standard Poets; Pocket
aud Cabinet edtous-plain and illustrated, bound
! in every style to suit the taste of all.
WoREs uF FurioH.--Ry scott, Irving, Cooper
Dickens, aIl al the approved writers