The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-06
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PROSPECTUS FOR 1872.
FIFTH YEAR.
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| The labor Of getting THE ALDTNE ready on the
lion, With the eycet ton OF q small number
| specmhy reserved for binding, the editionn Of
| lo'i, IL already exhausted, and It is now scar Q
a. wen al valuable book,
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
| Art De partment.
| The enthusiastic support 20 readily accorded
| to their enterprise, wherever Il has been INTRO.
uuceu, mas convinced the publishers OF The
ALDlNE of the soundness Of their theory that
the American public wou reco gnize and heartily
srppor. any sincere effort to elevate the tone anu
standard of illustrated publications. That so
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not evidence that there il no mprket for anything
better-Indeed the success Of THE ALDINE from
the start Is direct proof of the contrary. With =
population 80 vast, and of such varied taste, n
publisher can choose his patrons, and his paperis
rather indicative Of his own than OF The taste of
the country. As q guarantee of the excellence OF
this DEPARTMENT, the publishers would beg to an
nounce during the coming year, specimens from
the following eminent American artists:
! W 7. RicnAEp-, GRANVILLE PERKINS,
VIZ. HAEr, Foe. DARIEY,
WIN. BEARD, NiCToR NEHLiG,
GEORGE SMILEY, wv. II. WILCOX,
AuG. WILL, JAMES ii. BEARD,
JANIS SMILEY X. h. PfGTEr,
FRANK BEARD, PAUL DIXON,
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the country, and will bear the seyerest critical
comparison with the ucst foreign work, ~ being
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American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
Literary Department.
Where 50 much attention is paid TO illustration
and get up of the work. too much dependence on
appearances may very naturally be feared. To an.
tcipate snch misgyings, 1t Is only necerrary TO
state, tlLa, the editorial management Ci THE
ALDiNErns boon entrusted TO Mn. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur-
ances ofassstance from host ofthe most popu-
The Volume for 1872
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about $50 fine
engraving Commencing with the number for
January, avery third number WI contain a beau
tlful tinted picture on plate baper, inserted as
frontisolece.
The Christmas nhmber for ls72, will be q splen-
did volume in itself containing fly engrayngs,
-four in tint aud, although rettlle a. 81 viii DO
sent without extra charge to all yearly SUD
scribsrs.
a Chrome 10 Every Subscriber
was very popular feature tast ear, and VIII be
repeated with the present volume, The pub
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expense the beeuting by SEIs, entitled Dame
Natures School" the care mo is llxl3 inches,
and is an exact -sime, IN size and appearance,
of the original picture. No American chrome,
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Terms for 1872.
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