The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
Not for Sale in Book or .NeUs Stores

| The Adine, while issued with all the regulari
ty, has none of the temporary or timely interest
characteristic of ordinary periodicals. IL is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful lit
erature and a collection of pictures the rarest
specimens Of artistic skill. in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frien ds the real value and beauty
of The Aldine will be most apprt after il has
been bound up at the close of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapness
as compared with rivals of a similar class, The
Aldine is unique and original conceptlon-a alone
and unappro pproached-absolutely without competi-
tioa in price and character. The possessor of a
volume cannot duplicate the quantity of fine pa
per and engravings in any other shape or number
Of volumes for ten times its cost and then, there
are the chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won q
world wide reputation. and in the art centres Of
Europe 1t is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples of the highest perfection ever attain
ed The common prejudice in favor OF !" steel.
plates " is rapidly yielding to more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the ad.
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility Of production. The wood cuts Of The Al
dine possess all the delicacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate, while they afford
better rendering Of the artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which The
Adine is doing for the Of art culture in
America, it is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
of the productions of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy. and other noted American ar
lists, The Aldne win reproduce examples of the
best foreign masters selected with view to the
highest artistic success and greatest general inter
est. Thus the subscriber to The Aldine will, at
trifling cost, enjoy in his own homethe pleasures
and refining influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be hy
Thos. Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cial designs appropriate to the season, 10y our bost
artists and will surpass in attraction any Of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Adine for the year
1874 will receive pair of chromos. The original
pictures were painted in oil for the publishers of
The Aldne, by Thomas Moran, whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congr' SIS for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent The East" and The West. Oneis
a view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire; ;
the other gives The Cliffs Of Green River, Yyom-
ing Territory. TIE difference In the nature OF the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast, and af-
fords good display of the artists scope and col
oring The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and are in size az l6) and ap-
pearance exact fac SMILES of the originals.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process, with
materials of American manufacture, from designs
Of American scenery by an American painter and
presented to subscribers to the first successful
American Art Journal. IL no better because of all
this they will certainly POSSESS an interest no for
eign production can inspire. and neither are they
any the worse if by reason of peculiar facilities Of
production they cost the publishers only n triie,
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold singy for doubl, the subscription price of
The Aldine Persons of taste will prize these PIC
lures for themselves for the price they did or
did not cost and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
II any subscriber should indicate a preference
for figure subject, the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home, a new and beautiful chro-
mo, ID 20 inches, representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing OF his
TERMS.
S5 per annum. in odvance, WiM Oil
Chromos Free.
For so cents extra, the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and PREPAID by mail.
The Adine will, hereafter. be obtainable only
bv subscriptions There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must be sent to
the publishers direct or handed te the local can
vasscr, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given bear
ing the Facsimile signature of James sutton d Co.
CANVASSEltS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as To-
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON 4 CO., Publishers.
noy.'73 So Maiden Lane, n. Y.