Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-12-15

THE work originally published under the title Of
The New AMERICAN CYcLoPebIA was completed i'm
1853, since which time the wide circulation which
Il has attained In all parts of the United States
and the signal Developments which have taken
place in every branch of science, literature and arr
have induced the editors and Publishers to sub
nit it to exact and thorough revision and 10 is
sne u new edition entitled The AMERICAN CYCLIC
PeDIA. .
Within the last ten wears the progress Of Giseov-
cry in every department of know ledgc. has made
new work of reference Imperative want.
The movement Of political affairs. has Kent PACE
with the discoveries Of science and their fruitfui
application to the industrial and useful ar.s and
the convenience and refinement ;of social life
Great wars and cousequent revolutions have occur.
red, involving national cahng of peculiar moment
The civil war of our own country, which was At
its height when the last volume af the old work
appeared, has happily been ended, and a new
course of commercial and industrial activity has
been comneRced.
Large acccssi0ns to our geographical knowledge
have been made by the indsfatigable explorers Of
Africa.
The great political olutions Of the lat decase
with he national result of the lapse OF time have
brought iuIo pOblie view multitude Of new men,
whose names in every ones mouth ard Of
whose lives every ore is curious to know the par.
ticulars. Great battles have been fought and i'm
pOrtaht seiges manainsd, Of which the dstails are
as yet preserved only in the newspapers or In the
transient publications of the day. but which ought
now to take their place in permanent and anthem
tic history
il has accordingly been the aim o: the editers to
bring down the Information to the latest possible
dates, and TO furnish an accurate account of the
most recent di~cOveries In scirnce of every fresh
prod uclion in literature and Of fhe newest inven-
riuDs in the practical arts well as to give sue
cinc and original record OF the progress of political
and historical events.
The work has been begun after long ard careful
preliminary labor. aud with the most ample re-
sources fer carrying it on to successful ernina-
ton. De-
Mono of tba n, fo,,a1 s.orootrna ,t.,o, -. 80.
used, hut every page has been printed on new
CyclOpRdia, with fee same plan ana compass as its
predecessor. but with far gFeaier pecuniary
pendituTe. and with such -4mprOv emenfs in its
composition as have been Es2 2gested by longer ex-
perirnse end enlarged khoxledge.
Tho illustrations which are introduced for the
Grst time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake bf pictorial effect, but te give
greater incidity sBd force to the explanation in the
text. They embrace all branches Of science and
Of natural history and depict the most famous and
remarkable fsHtures Of scenery, architecture, and
art, we'll as the various processes and NEE han
ics a--i manufacturers. Although intended for in
struetion rather flian embellshment, pains have
baen spared t. insure their artistic excellence
the cost Of their execution is enormous ard II l.
believed they will 6nd n welcome reception all
admirable feature of the CycIOpacdia and worthy
Of its high character.
This work T. sold tn subscribers only, payable
on delivery Of each vc.ume. rIt will be completed
in sixteen large octave volumes, each containing
about 500 pages, fully illustrated with several
tLbuSdHu Nbpu tUBTdhlHkss ana WIN NUMEROUS
colored Lithogaphy Maps.
Price and style OfBin6Ing
In extrf Cloth, per VOL, t5 90
In Library Leather. per vol. eco
In IIalf Turkey Morocco. per vol, 100
In Half Russia, extra gilt. per vol, 500
In Full Morocco, antique gilt edges, per vel 10 90
In full Russia per yol., 1000
Five volumes ready. Succeeding volumes
until completion, will be issued once in two Rouths
.E.'Speeimen pages Of the ANgSIoAS cYoLoPR-
PA. showing type, illustration, eet. will he
gratis, on application.
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