Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-13
Pearls of Melody.
APPLETON'S
American eyc|opadia.
New Revised Edition.
Entirely rewritten by abest writer's on every sub
ject. Printed from type, and illustrated with
Several Thousand Ingrayings and Maps.

The work originally published under the title of The
! NEW AMERICAN CYcLoPKDIA was completed in 1868,
since which time the wide circulation which it has at
tanned in all parts of the United States and the signal
developments which have taken place in every branch
science, literature and art hav nducedhe editors and
publishers TO submit it to exact and thorough revision
and to issue new edition entitled THE AMERICAN
| CYcLoPEDIA.
Within last years the progress of discovery
every department of knowledge has made new work
| of reference an imperative want.
The movement of political affairs has kept pace with
fhe discoveries of science and their fruitful application
to the industrial and useful arts and the convenience
and rehnelnents of social life Great wars and conse-
quent revolutions have occurred, involving national
changes of peculiar moment. The ciyafwar of own
country, which ill its height when the last volume
of the old work appeared has happily beeu ended and
new course Of commercial and industrial activity has
| been commenced.
Large accessons geogral hical knowledge have
been made by the indeatigable exploreres Of Africa
The great political revolutions of the great decade,
with the natural result Of the lapse of time have brought
into public view multitude of men, whose names
in every ones mouth and of whose lives every
is curious to know the Particular Great battles have
been fought and important seiges maintained, of which
the details yet only i'll the newspapers
the transient publications of the day, but which
ought 10 take their place in permanent and auhen
tic history.
preparing present edition for the press has
accordingly been the aim of the editors TO bring down
the information to the latest possible dates and to fur
nsh accurate account of the most recent
in science Of every fresh production i'll literature and
of the inventions in the practical arts, well
to give succnct and original record Of the progress of
political and historical events.
The work has been begun after long and careful pre-
limnary labor, and with the most ample resources
for carrying it on to a successful termination.
None of the original stereotype plates have been used
but every page has been printed new type forming
in fact Cycropeda, with the same plan and COM
pass its predecessor but with far greater pecuniary
expenditure and with such improvements in its COM
position have been suggested by longer experience and
enlarged knowledge,
The illustrations which introduced for the first
time in the present edition have been added not for the
sake of pictorial effect but to give greater lucidy and
force to the explanations in the text They embrace
all branches of science and II natural history and depict
the famous and remarkable features of scenery,
architecture and art well the various processes
of mechanics and manufacturers. Althoug intended
for instruction rather than establishment, pains
have been spared to assure their artistic e1eeen c the
of their execution is enormous and 1t is believed
they will find q welcome reception as an admirable
feature of the Cycop@ da and worthy of s high char
Rcter.
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on delivery OF each volume. 1t will be completed in
sixteen large octave Volumes each containing 800 pages
fully illustrated with several thousand Wood En-
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Maps.
Price and Style OF Binding.
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In Half Turkey Morocco, yer VOL, 100
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| In Full Russia, per VOL, 1000
Three volumes are ready now. Succeeding volumns,
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