Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-31
IlHE WORK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED

TIME WORK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED
| Il under the title OF THE NEW AMERICAS CY-
| CLOP4 RDIA was completed in 1865, since which
time the wide circulation which 1t has attained
in all parts OF the United States and the signal
| developments which have taken place in every
branch of science, literature, and art have in
dueed the editors and publishers TO submit IL to
On exact and thorough revision, and to issue a
new edition entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLIC
P1EDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress Of ais
coverY in every department OF knowledge has
made new work OF reference an imperative
want
The movement of political affairs has kept
pace with the discoveries of science, and their
fruitful application to the industrial and useful
arts and the convenience and refinement Of So
cial life. Great wars and consequent revoIu-
lions have occurred, involving national changes
of peculiar moment. The civil war of our own
country, which was at its height when the last
volume of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, and new course of commercial
and industrial activity has been semmeneed.
Large accessions to our geographical knOwl
edge have been made by the indefatigSble ex-
piOrers of Africa
The great political revolutions OF the last de-
cade, with the natural result of the lapse of
time, have brought into public view multitude
of new men, whose names are in every ones
mouth, and Of whose lives every one is curious
to know the particulars. Great battles have
been fought and important sieges maintained,
of which the details are as vet preserved only in
the newspapers or i'm the transient publications
of the day, but which ought now 70 take their
place in permanent and authentic history.
In preparing the present edition for the press,
1t has accordingly been the aim Of the editors To
bring down the Information to the latest possible
dates, and to furnish an accurate account OF the
most recent discoveries in science, Of every
fresh production in literature, and OF the newest
inventions in the practical arts, as well as to
give a suecinet and original record of the pro-
gress of political and historical events.
The work has been begun after long and care
ful nrpliTniUarV labor and With the mOpt annie
resources foT carrying it ON to a successful ter
minatiOn.
None of the original stereotype plates have
been used, but every page has been printed on
new type, forming in fact n new CyclOpBdia,
with the same plan and compass as its predeces-
sor, but with a far greater pecuhiary expendi-
ture, and with such Improvements in its cOmpO-
sition as have been suggested by longer expert
ence and enlarged knowledge.
The illustrations which are introduced for the
first time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake of pictorial effect, but to give
greater lucidity and force To the explanations in
the text. They embrace all branches of science
and OF natural history, and depict the most IA
nous and remarkable features of scenery, arch
itecture, and art well rs the various processes
of mechanics and manufactures. Although in
tended for instruction rather than embeilish-
ment, no pains have been spared to insure their
artistic excellence the cost Of their execution Il
enormous, and it is believed they will find a'wel-
come reception as an admirable feature Of the
CyclOp9dia, and worthy of its high character.
his huEk u solu 70 Huu7tIADEAr Oht1s
able on delivery of each volume It will DO
completed in sixteen large octave volumes, each
containing about 800 pages, fully illustrated
with several thousand Wood Engravings, and
with numerous colOred IithOgraphiC Maps.
PRICE AND STYLE OF BINDING:
In extra Cloth, per vOl....---.............-S5 90
In Library Leather, per vOl---.......-...-- %
In Half Turkey Morocco, per vol....-..-.. 90
In Half Russia, extra gilt, per vol 90
In Full Morocco, antique, gilt edges, per
VOL ~ ~
Three volumes now ready Succeeding vol
umes, until completion, viii be issued once in
two months.
##@Speeimen pages of The AMERICAN CIR
CLoP4KDIA, showing type illustrations, etc.
will be sent gratis, on application
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