Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-16
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Prospectus RoH lsi5-EIGnTH YEAR.
THE ALDINE,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
ISSUED MONTHLY.
The Aldine, while issued with all the regularity,
has none OF the temporary limey interests char
acteT1stic of ordinary periodicals.. II is an elegant
misce any OF pure light and graceful literature
and collection of pictures, the rarest specimens of
artistic SKILL in black and white. The possess0r OF
complete volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF
fine paper and engrayings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost and then
there Is the chrome, besides
While The Aldine is strictly American Institution
II does not contne itself TO the reproduction of
tive art. In addition to the productions of the most
noted American artists attention Will always be
given TO specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction Ohana-
hle from home or foreign sources.
The artistic Illustration of American scenery,
original with The Aldlne, is an important feature
and It's magnificent plates are of a size more ap-
prOprate to the satisfactory treatment of details
than tan be Afforded by any inferior page. The Judi
cl0us ntersperslon of landscape, marine, figure and
animal Subjects sustains unabated interest i'm
possible where the scope of the work confines the
artist too closely to single style or subject. The
literature OF The Aldine is a light and graceful ae
compartment, worthy OF the artistic features with
only such technical GisqnlsiOns do not interfere
with the popular interest of the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1915.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive a beautiful
portrait, in oil cOlors Of the same noble dog whose
picture in former issue attracted 50 much atten-
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such dog and the portrait is executed so true 10
the life, that it seems the veritable presence of the
Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber to
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THE ALDINE ART UNION.
The Union owns the originals of all The Aldine
pictures, which, with other paintings and engrav-
ings, are to be distributed among the members. To
every series of 5000 subscribers 100 different pieces
valued at over $3.50 are distributed as the
series IL fuanC the awards of each series as made
are to DC published in the next succeeding issue of
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Specimen copies OF The Aid ne, 50 cents.
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cases where the certificate is given, bearing the fac
smile signature Of James Sutton, President.
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