The Van Buren press., 1874-04-21
Not for Sale in Book or .News Stores

The Aldine, while issued with all the REGULAR
ty has none of the temporary or timely interest
Characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t Is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful lit
erature and acollection of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords a fresh
pleasure to its frler DIS, the real value and beauty
of The Aldine will be most appr, clated after ~ has
been bound up at the close of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapness.
as compared with rivals of a similar class, The
Aldine is a unique and original coneeption-alone
and pproached-absolutely without compeu-
ito. in price and character The possessor OF a
volume cannot duplicate the quantity ol hne pa
per and engravings in any other shape or numoer
Of volumes for ten times its cost and then there
are the chromos, besides!
| ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
| The illustrations of The Aldne have won a
world wide reputation, and in the art centres oi
| Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples of the highest perfection ever attain
ed. The common prejudice in favor OF " steel.
plates " is rapidly yielding to a more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the ad
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wood-cuts of The AL
dine possess all the delieacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate while they afford
better rendering of the artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which The
Aldine is doing for the cause OF art culture IN
America, it is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
of the productions of great painters.
| In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy. and other noted American ar
lists, The Aldne will reproduce examples of the
| best foreign masters selected with view to the
highest artistic success ami greatest general inter
est Thus the subscriber TO The Aldine viii, at
a trhing cost, enjoy in his own homethe pleasures
and refining influences Of true art.
| The quarterly tinted plates for lsI4 Will be ny
Thos Moran and j. D. Woodward
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cia designs appropriate to the season, by our bost
artists, and will surpass in attraction any OF It's
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
| Every subscriber to The Aldine for the year
! 1874 will receive pair of chromos The original
pictures were PAINTED in oil for the publishers of
The Aldine, 10y Thomas Moran, whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congress Tor ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen 10
represent The East = and - The West. y Oneis
view of TIE White Mountains, New Hampshire (;
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River Ayom-
ing Territory. The difference in the nature OF the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast, ana al
fords good display of the artists scope ard col
oriug The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates and are in size az l6) and ap-
pearance exact fac SMILES Of the originals,
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are 10y an original American process, with
materials of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American painter and
presented to subscribers to the first successful
American Art Journal. If no better because OF all
this they will certainly possess an interest no for
eign production inspire. and neither are they
any the if by Of peculiar facilities OF
production they cost the publishers only triie,
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold singly for doubl, the subscription price Of
The Aldine Persons OF taste will prize these pic
lures for tbemselves-not for the price they did or
did not cost, and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
II any subscriber should indicate preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
-" Thoughts Of Home, new and beautiful chro-
mo, II 20 inches, representing little Italian eX-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing OF has
heart.
S5 per annum, in odvanle, rM OIL
Chromos Free.
For 50 cents extra, the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and PREPAID by mail.
The Aldine will, hereafter. be obtainable only
by subscription. There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must he sent to
the publishers direct, or handed te the local can
vasser. without responsibility to the publishers,
except in eases where the certificate is given bear
ing the Facsimile signature ofJames Sutton d Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as a 10
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt inIor
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO., Publishers.
noy,'73 SO Maiden Lane, Ny