The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-03

The work originally published under th title
Of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLoPEDIA
was completed in 1868, since which time the wide
circulation which it 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 induced the
editors and publishers to submit 1t to an exact
and thorough revision, and to issue a new edition
entitled THE AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dis
covery in every department OF knowiedge mas
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 to the Industrial and useful
arts and the convenience and refinement of social
life. Great wars and consequent revolutions
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
beep ended. and new course of commercial
and industrial activity has been commenced
Large accessions to our geographical knowi'
edge have been made by the indefatigable ex-
plorers 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 yet preserved only in the news
papers or in the transient publications of the
day, but which ought now to take their place In
tso hfot
In preparing the present edition for the press.
it has accordingly been the aim Of the editors to
bring down the Information to the latest posi-
BILE 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 succinct and original record of the pro-
gress of political and historical events.
The work has been begun after long and care
full preliminary labor, and with the most ample
resources for carrying 1t on to successful ter
mination. ~
None of tn, original stereotype plates nave
been used, bat every page has has been printed
on new type, forming in fact q new Encyclopedias,
with the same plan and compass as its prede-
cessor, but with a far greater pecuniary expend-
iture, and with such improvements in its COM
position as have been suggested by longer expe-
rence 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 o.
science and of natural history. and depict the
most famous and remarkable features of scene
~, architecture, and art, as well as the various
processes of mechanics and manufactures
| Although intended for instruction rather thar
| embellishment, no pains have been spared L
insure their artistic excellence the cost of the
execution is enormous, and it is believed thel
| will find welcome reception as an admirable
feature of the Cyclopsda, and worthy OF it
high character.
This work is sold to Subscribers only, payabl
| on delivery of each volume. 1t will be com
pleted in sixteen large octave volumes, each con
tanning about 800 pages, fully illustrated witt
several thousand Wood Engravings, and will
numerous colored Lithographic Maps.
PRICE AND STYLE OF BINDING
/ In extra Cloth, per vol. ,...". ~
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In Full Morocco, antique, gilt edges, p.yol 10 o.
In Full Russia, per vol, ....AO "
Four volumes now ready. Succeeding yo
umes, until completion, will be issued once !
two months.
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CLOPEDIA, showing type, Illustrations, etc
will be sent gratis, on application.
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