Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-02
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/ FI1HE WORK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED
| Il under the title OF The NEW AMERICAN CY-
| CLOP-EDIA was completed in 1865, since which
/ time the wide circulation which il has attained
IL all parts OF the United states and the signal
/ developments which have taken place in every
branch OF science, literature, and art. have in
duced the editors and publishers 10 ubbsit il To
| an exact and thorough revision, and TO issue e
new edition entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLO-
| P4EDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dis
cOvery in every department Of knowledge has
made a new work OF reference an imperative
want
The movement Of political affairs has kept
pace with the discoveries OF science. and their
fruitful application 10 the industrial and useful
arts anu the convenience and refinement or 50
cial life. Great wars and consequent revOlu-
tons 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 a new course Of commercial
and industrial activity has been commenced.
Large aceessiOns to our geographical knOwl-
edge have been made by the indefatigable ex-
plOTeTs of Africa
The great political revolutions Of the last de-
cade, with the natural result Of the lapse of
time, have brought into pUbIic.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 in 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,
L has accordingly been the aim of the editors to
bring down the information 10 the latest possible
dates, and 70 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. a. well as To
give sUccinct and original record OF the pro-
gress of political and historical events.
The work has been begun after long and care
fuf relimiUarv labor and Vyf@fr the
resources for carrying II on 70 a successful tex
minatiOn.
None OF the original stereotype plates have
been used, but every page has been printed ON
new type, forming in fact new CyclopRdis,
with the same plan and compass a. it, predeceS-
sos. but with far greater pecuniaTy eXpend-
ture, and with such Improvements IN its compO-
sitiOn a. have been suggested bv longer expert
ence and enlarged knowledge
The Illustrations which are introduced for the
hrst time IN the present edition have been added
not for the sake Of pictorial effect, but To give
greater lucidity and force % the explanations in
the text They embrace an branches Of science
and Of natural history, and depict the most ia
nous and remarkable features of scenery, arch
iteCtuye, and art well Is the various processes
of mechanics and manufactures. Although in
tended for instruction rather than embelliSh-
ment, no pains have been spared To insure their
artistic excellence; the cost of their execution Is
enormous. and IT il believed they will find well
come reception a. an admirable feature Of the
CyclJQ.edis, and worthy Of its high character.
able on delivery Of each volume. IL viii be
completed in sixteen large octave volumes. each
containing about 500 pages, fully illustrated
with several thousand Wood Engraving, and
with numerous cOloTed LithOgraphic Maps.
PRICE AND STYLE OF BINDING:
In extra Cloth, per co
In Library Leather. per vol. ..----..-..--.. %
In Half Turkey Morocco, per vol. $1,000. : %
In Half Russia. extra gilt, per vOl......... 90
In Full Morocco, antique, gilt edges, per
WIZ. $1,000 ~ ~
In Full Russia, per VOL 10 ~
Three volumes row ready. Succeeding vol
umes. until completion, viii be issued once ia
two months.
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CLoP .EI,IA. showing type, illustrations, etc,
will be sent gratis, ON application
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