Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-01-30

Tie work originally Iubiseed under the t;tlc Of THE
NEW AMERICAN CYcLoFEDIA was completed in 1868,
since which time the wide circulation which has at
tanned In all parts OF the United States and the signal
deyelo which have taken place in branch of
SCIENCE literature, and art hayt nducedhe editors and
publishers 70 submit to exact and thorough revision
and to issue new edition entitled THE AMERICAN
CYCLOPEDIA
Within the last ten years the Of discovery in
every department OF knowledge has made work
of reference an nIerstiye want.
The movement OF political affairs has kept Pace with
fhe discoveries of science and their fruitful application
to the industrial and useful and the convenience
and refnenen,s OF social life Great and cOnse
quent revolutions have occurred, involving national
chanEos OF peculiar ai.- .'--i % 0~n
country, which in its height when the last volume
Of old work appeared has happily beeu ended, and
of commercial and industrial activity has
been commenced.
Large accessons 10 our geographical knowledge have
been by the ndefat:gsble exploreres of Africa
The great roltica revolutions of the great decade,
with the natural rcsul. Of the OF time have brought
into public view multitude OF new men, whose names
in every ones mouth and OF whose lives every one
is curious to know the particulars. Great battles have
been foug and important seges maintained, OF which
the details yet preserved only IN the newspapers
i'll the transient publications of the day. but which
ought TO take their place III permanent ana autlen-
tic history.
In preT pring the present edition the PRESS it has
accordingly been tho aim of the editors 20 bring down
the information to the latest ossble dates, and to fur
nsh Of the most recent discoveries
in science of every fresh production i'll literature and
of the newest inventions in the practical arts well
to give succ'nct ard original record of the progress Of
political and historical events.
lminary labor, and with the most ample resources
for carrying it on to Il successful termination.
None OF the original stereotype plates have been used
but every page has been printed On new type, forming
in fact a Cycroladia, with the game plan and COM
pass predecessor but with far greater pecunary
expenditure, and with such improvements i'll its COM
position have been suggested by longer experience aud
enlarged knowledge.
The illustrations which are introduced for the first
time present edition have been added OF for the
sake of pictorial effect, but TO give greater ucdiy and
force to the explanations in the text. They embrace
all branches of and of Natural history and depict
the most famous and remarkable features Of scenery,
architecture aud art, well the various Processes
of mechanics aud manufacturers. Althoug in.ended
for instruction rather than embellshment, pains
have been spared their artistic exelen cy the
their execution enormous and it il believed
they Will find q welcome reception admirable
feature OF the Cycopn dia and WORTHY Of iS hgh char
acter.
The work is sold by subscription only, payable only
delivery Of each voGme. IL VIII be completed in
sixteen large octave Volumes each containing 800 pages
fully illustrated with several Thousand Wood En-
gravings, and with numerous coioFeG LtE0graIhic
Maps.
Price and STYLE Of Binding.
In extra cloth, per VOL, $500
In Library Leather Per vel, 600
In Half Turkey Morocco, vol, 100
In Half Russia. extra glt er vol, 800
~ Sprocco antique gilt edges, Ter vnl. 1000
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M. - Ssready row. Succeeding volumns,
until comUr,ion vii ISSUED once in two months.
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