, 1864-04-24
The American Edition OF Hoydelps
chakHpeare.

Every lover Of Shakespeare and OF nrt Is
familiar witt. the famous Boydeu copper !
pl.tes. It uil1 be remembered that in 1755, |
A1dc1man J. Boyden conceived the project |
of establishing q Shakespeare, and to that end |
solicited and bought designs from such !
painters as Reynolds, West, Fnsell, Rom
ney, Eorthcote, Sm1rke, Bcechie and Opic, !
ut IN immense expense. The first engravers
Of England transferred these gems to copper,
rnkiDg twenty years for the operation.
After a :, certain, number Of copies |
lad been taken from the plates.
they were laid aside, some of,them having
been worn but little, while Others required ]
, much labor to restore them to their original
bcauty. By some means al the plates found
their way 10 this country and were purchased
By DR.. epooner Of New York city. The
plates were fully restored. submitted to our
best artiets, and found to be fac SMILES Of
the original Impressions, reprod uclng them
in nll their beauty: The result is the present
magnificent volume Low known rs 1.-THE
American Edition Of Boydell's Shakespeare"
THIS great work contains 100 plates In line
and stipple, all of which are perfect studies
7 having from ten to twenty full length figures,
/ most of vhlch arc portraits depicting every
variety Of the human passions, which Sinks
p.a5e knew so well how to describe.
/ The effect Of the publication Of this work
will be to promote art in America, and will
| afford purchasers su opportunity to possess
designs Of the great English artists. It will
tend not only To give more accurate and vivid
ideas Of the great dra1natIst, but to improve
and extend @ correct and cultivated taste.
Every gentleman who possesses library
should and can hare COPY Of this work,
which forms IN a1most.absolute accompaui-
ment TO sankspcare. AT THE time especially,
writing as we do on shakspeare's three hun
I dretb birthday, when the whole literary
| world is renewing its devotion to him, and
| scores Of " orks, critical and explanatory, nra
| appearing, tbeiesuc Of this illustrated edition
| Is especially apFop3s, aud will meet With a
| large sale.
| The work Is printed on thickcst linen
| paper, 24x30, and each print Of the hundred
| is accompanied with d lettcr-press descrip-
! tIou Of the same; with quotations from the
] text, which It illustrates on the best hot
pressed linen paper To subscribers 1t is
I! furnished ut S1-0o per plate. Including the two
t yicnettes, which enbellIsh the title page of
| each volume
Mr. f. G. Mrgatt is soliciting subscr'p-
/ lions in this city for the Shakespeare, as well
rs for those other splendid volumes-North
American Sylvia, five volumes; History Of
the Indian Tribes Of North America, With 13o
beautifully colored portraits, and National
Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans.
containing $50 engraved portraits of the most
eminent persona who hare occupied place
in the history Of the United statea.'
| A seducer Shot. .......
A correspondent ut Charleston, West VIZ
gipia, sends to the Cincinnati Gazette an nc
count of an exciting affair which took plaee
In That city few days since. He says the
residents Of the central portion of the city
were one morning thrown into great excite
ment by the discovery OF the body Of man
) on The sidewalk with a bullethole through
his breast. Inquiry developed the. fact that
Mr. John Dinges, a prominent druggist and
confectioner, had for some time suspected
Ills wife OF inddelity to her marriage VOWS
be accordingly laid his plans to entrap her
, and her paramount On Wednesday, april
: 18th, he informed his wife Tint business call
ed him to Cincinnati for some days, Instead
: of coming here, he seereted himself in Of
.. near the town. Learning Friday night that
, he would probably ind the guilty parties, hi
,, repaired to his house and discovered Hospita
steward Nelson In bed with bis taithless wife
He drew a revolver and attempted to ahoo
| Nelson. bnt missed hfm. Nelson then ran
a and Jumped from the window, q distance O
= thirty feet, to the ground, when Dlnges nree
Y again. the ball taking effect in the breast, be
10. ow the nipple. Nelson expired In fse