Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-26

THE work originally published under the title o.
THE NEW AMERICAN CYcLOPeDIA was completed Ia
1863, since which time the wide crcu laiion which
1 has attained liz all parts OF the United States
and the signal developments which have taken
place in every branch Of science, literature and ar
have induced the editors and Publishers to sub.
nit II to exact and thorough revision, and to Is
sne new edition entitled The AMERICAN CYcLO.
PaD1A.
Within the last ten wears the progress of discov.
cry In every department of know ledge has 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 cow cnience and refinement of social life
Great wars and cou-equent revolutions have occur.
red involving national cahnges Of peculiar moment
The civil war of our own country, which at
lie height when the last volume OF the old work
appeared, has happily been ended, and new
course of commercial and industrial activity has
been commenced.
Large acc-Ssions to our geographical know ledge
have been made by the indefa:ig rble explorers oI
Africa.
The great political re, olutions of the lapt dec C.
with the national result OF the lapse Of time hav
brought into pOblie view multitude OF new men,
whose names are in erery ones mouth. and Of
whose lives every ore Is curious to know the par
ticuIars. Great battles have been fought and i'm
portant seiges maintained, Of which the dsHls are
yet preserved only Ia tho newspapers or la the
transient publications Of the day, but which ought
now to take their place in permanent and authen-
tic history
In preparing the present edition for the press,
IL has accordingly been the sim Of tho edit to
bring down the information to the latest possible
dates, and TO furnish an accurate account Of thu
recent discoveries in science, OF every fresh
prod uction in literature, and Of the inven-
lions in the practical arts well a. TO give
cinc and original record OF the progress of political
and historical events
The work has been began after long and careful
preliminary labor, and with The most ample resour-
ces for Carrying it to a suecesxfal termination
of q a ari0i tiara w MI haw h.an
used, but every page has been printed new eye
lopedis, with fee same plan and compass its pre-
decessor but with far greater peeun!AIy exven-
ditlre, and with such improvements In iIs euinpO-
sition have been suggested by longer experience
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, hut to give
greater lueidity and force to the explanation in the
text. They embrace all branches ef science aud
OF natural history, and depict The mogt f+mous and
art, we'll A. the various processes and meehan-
les and manufactures. although intended for in
struction rather than Establishment, no pains have
been spared to insure their artistic excellsnes;
the cost Of their execution Is enormous; aud q Is
believed they will find welcome reception As an
admirable feature Of the CyelOpRdia and worthy
OF its high character.
This work Is seld TO Snbseribsrs only payable
on delivery Of each vclaiae. IL will be completed
in sixteen large octave volumes. each containing
About 500 pnsef, tnliy ntnssEhted WIN several
thousand Wood engravings, and with numerous
colored Lithographie Maps
Price asd style 0rBfnding
In extre Cloth, per VOL, $500
In Library Leather. per VOL, SEQ
Ia Half Turkey Morocco. per vol, 700
In Half Russia extra'gilt. per vol. 500
In Full Morocco, antique, alt edges per vel 10 90
In full Russia, per vol, 1000
Five volumes ready. Succeeding volumes
until completion, will be issued once in months
.+.sSpscimen pages of tho AMERICAN CTcLoPr-
pIA, showing type, illustration, eet, will re scot
gratis, on application.
FIRsr-CLAss cASrAssTSa AGKSrs WANTED.
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