Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26
PROSPECTUS FOR 1872.
- ta.s FIFTH YEAR 1850
!. Representative and Champion Of american Art.
THE ALDINE:
IN Illustrated Monthly Journal elaine,
to be the handsomest Paper IN
tile World.

: ~ 1stustTdte@ 1h0tIAty journal ctda1ler.
to be the Aandsonaest Paper in
tie World
E.afssist Har - 1FE tTs-
Give my love to the artist workmen Of THE
4LDINE who are striving to make their profess
sion worthy of admiratioa for beauty, as it has a.
ways been for usefulness. Henry Ward Beecher.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
ART DEPARTMENT.. s. -si9a :!
The enthusiastic support 60 readily accorded to
their enterprise, wehereverit has been introduced
has convinced the publishers OF TIE ALDINEh
Of the soundness Of their theory that the Ameri-
can public would recognize and heartily support
any sincere effort to elevate the tone and standard
ly, wicked sheets exist and thrive is not evidence
that there is no market for anything better-in-
deed the success of THE ALDlNE from the start
Is direct proof to the contrary. With popula-
ton vast, and of such varied taste, publisher
choose his patrons, and his paper is rather in
dlcatNc Ji'Gis OwntMan 0l Inc taste v. = =
nent, the publishers would beg to ammo ..a-.. a..
ring the coming year, specimens from the follow
ing eminent American artists
w. T. Richards, Granville Perkins, James Smiley
VIM. Hart, +. o. O. barley. K. Z. Piguet,
VIM. Beard, Victor Nehlig, Frank Board
Geo. Smiley, VIM. II. Wilcox, Paul Dixon,
Aug Will, +tt Jas. IL. Beard, j. Hows.
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engravers in
the country, and will bear the severest critical
comparison with the best foreign work, it being
the determination of the publishers that THE
ALDINE shall he successful vindication OF
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT..
Where SO much attention ia paid to illustration
and get up of the work, too much dependence on
appearances may very naturally be feared. 10
anticipate such misgivings, It Is only necessary to
state, that, the editorial management of THE
ALDINE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, who has received assuran-
ces of assistance from host of the most popular
,.,-tka and ia <NTtI has
THE VOLUME FOR 1872.
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about $50 fine
engravings. Commencing with the number for
January, every third number will contain beau
tiful tinted picture ON plate paper, inserted as
The Christmas number for 1872, will be splen-
did volume In itself, containing fifty engravngs,
-four in tint and, although retailed at H. will be
sent without extra charge to all yearly subscri-
Chrome to Every Subscriber
WAS a very popular feature las year, ana W. be
70 eated with the present volume. The publish
20 ,sc the beautiful oil painting by SEIs, entitled
DANE NATURES SCHOOL," The chrome is 11x1a
inches and Is an exact fac-simile in size and ap-
| pearance, of the original picture. No American
chrome, which will compare with 1t, has yet been
offered at retail for less than the price asked fol-
| THE ALDINE and it together. 1t will be dely-
| scriber wuOpays for one year in advance.
Terms FOR 1872:
One Copy, one year, ,ciM Oh! Chrome. & 500.
Fine topics, .2O.OO.
| Any person sneding 10 names and g. will re
ccive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies fol
| the money.
Any person wishing to work for premium, car
have our premium circular ON application. W.
give many beautiful and desirable articles offered
| by no other paper.
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