Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-03-29
II. Diamond Dickens.

Tie ~ork ius; nov eSciting. probably.
mere interest," than any Other. j. the 80 edi
ton Of Dickss's work. besrag tse abose
.iiie. II diHsrs from any otter oiered 20
The pablo. in aHordinc ec'neinaiioa 81
eiezancs ard chcspness never before at
tempted IN oiber -ofks of The crsat nov
eis The type - suaii. bet g. very ci~ar.
tbe pap.r fnr and tinted. making page
,gr...hl. 20 she SO. While the ere = vcr.
contenieut. d j. beautifully illustratsd.
Nth eusrasinr- prepared expressly for
tbs edaioE. The 6rst voissse ooutNiDcd
P,rk-ick papers. ~hieL - q - ioiiouet.
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plssed. ~br,h -iH occupy about doEcu
voluses PrIcc. illustrated. sI 50 PER vol
uss plaza. sl.25.
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CHEsF BooE MAKISG. In nothing 10
the prescott high pricrs tell more disadvan-
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do not rcicr 20 those sho are cugArrd in
book making and selling. bat % The pur-
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20 the mass Of the people. We are not
awsrc that book have gone up IN prioc be-
yond tn average Of nsnuistiurol commoi-
itics. bot that thcy arv hieh au,~nfahls
high. every man. eNc,pi those ia al cent
circumsiaDcss. fccls ~ho looks os,r a st.sck
or lat With the dcsire Of pgrchasing n
takss bet a snail voirnc ros to cost to
dollars ~hilc The bcst orks arr uttcris out
81 the rcach OF tie majority. ~ho arr con-
iinuaul prvsscd By thc greater necessities
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but not - essilf In Sour. CioihIng and rent
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rr'itt pa The ilisrc. iudglng IRON the -sy
in ~hich tariff. taNafion AL rcsolsfiou ~
against Conifacftng the currency are vofesi
upon a. " ashington. The u-am ber@ resfs
18th the BOOK makers fhrnaseisss. 10 muks
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the ''lIsuloud llckuick. bF T-kror ansI
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BOOK making. bciorc ifs spp-srsnc-. -ho-
ever wanted 60 buy thai sfa1.arJ p-rl,isscs 81
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a. SD Al anv time this xosl1 has,
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scnt Friccs. o. o. certainly - ssrprI.iuE 81
q D. welcome - D. a bold appeal Co tha
portion 81 tbe reading publss -ho has.
bc~n c'tarred ifysu tle "a ~ aasni 81 Ia
as bs Tccunl2-y consideration. for 81
coursc. the weallhy al coniinas 10 r,-r-
chase thv high cosG elsli5ns. 2nd o. shs-.
hat The I'uoiic thus sPI~slsd 10 Do scr,
-4rsc. Tor nothing but most extended "a !,
would reward saCh 40 unleriakIae.