The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-15

DS or N0krH AMERfCA.

AUDUB0Ns BIRDS or NokrH ANERfCA.
The aness and most accurate worx orntholcsy ex.
tsat Is coafessedy "rhe Birds Of North America by
J. Audubon. The only thing be regretted nec
aou with that the expense incurred In pre-
oarslon rendered necessary 6x sach price on tue
original edition ~ placed beyond the AZ but
n,ill!cnAiyes.
This obstacle TO lis extensive circulation Is
We are happy TO say, removed. TIE family Of the
great naturalist are now publishing y numbers Ane her
and much cheaper edition. the III being from the
original copper plates transferred As plate
to be oolored from the original drawings which are
still In existence and the artistic labor thus bestowed
If is TO be OF the H1t order edition. mot with
sanding the greatly reduced cost, viii be nnnissiy
rior 10 The crs In soitness, nnhh, and bssscy ns
The plan Of the work contempAtes the issue OF forty
tive Dumbersfosy' four Of ps,ss aud Of tsxt-eAch
number Of plates containing ten printed sheets
Of double elephant paper Of the inject quality twenty
seven By forty inches and TO be delivered 10 subscribers
monthly free OF expense at ten dollars nunbsr-tae
sss number comprising the volumes OF text be
delivered with the Aseensh number of plates Every
number Ia TO contain two large plates occupying the
whole sheet two Of medium sine, each occupying also
The entire Sheet and six Of The smaller size, plates
sheet-,hus presenting ten OF the original PLATES
seven sheets, 20 ~ 10 give variety 70 each number
YoouCuc0 0uaOok
the plates or In the ten OF the original work
ne former viii embrace than thousand figures
brds ali Of the sss and represented In
sd the scenes, or On tbs plants ost common 70 their
habits
When u borne In mind that the copper plates from
which the new edition Is taken upwards Of hun
dred thousand dollars and that account Of this outlay
enters into the calculation Of the price Of the pre-
sent issues, II viii be seen that this 10 one
Of tho cheapest publications Of the kind that
hes Issued from the prea. Ia scientific naelity,
iis srsstc Eert, and its completeness, ai combine
render Of the mos desirable acquisitions that
book collector can make. nforms u the same time
elegant portfolio TOR the drawing room, anOsdns both
and instruction. those who Jake pleasure in
the study Of natural history.
We us thai the work VIII have large sale, and that
the snly Of author ~tt beneat from Is
bors which pursued in too expensive sna clfncut
. nsia 70 REALMS proa,ase results In his lie
time. When the original edition Issued ths
country vas In . very different conditions from the pre-
sent and there ros be found bali the number o.
persons Of wealth and retirement to take interest
such pushcsfon Now the leisure Of the rich Is chiefly
spent In the cultivation Of the arv and they naturally
feel pride In p~ronizps everything that reflects credit
upo1 country There no work that hes . stronger
claim upon their support than the that have
preseai under considera,on Il Is national every
Of the vord aud deserves to drd place IN every
library In which natural hstory nnds . dcpartmest
IN coocudps shs brief notice may be - well 10 men
ton thai M j. ". Audubon, the Of the naturalist
has undertaken the rreparanou pubHcssor q the
edition Of hs fathers great WORK Those vishng "a
subscribe address their orders TO hin or = kesurs
Roe Locsyoo9, booksellers, eli Broadway.