The Van Buren press., 1874-07-28
Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE ACDlNE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal, unirersally admitted
to be the Handsomest Periodical in the
World. A Representative and
Champion Of Anerican
Taste.
THE AlDiNE
Not for Sale in Book or Neps Stores

The Aldne, while issued with all the regulari
ty has none of the. temporary or timely interest
characteristic Of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful lit
erature and acoection of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frier ds the real value and beauty
Of The Aldine will be most appr, clated after IL has
been bound up at the close of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapness
as compared with rivals OF similar class, The
Aldine is a unique and original concepton-alone
and pproached-absolutely without competl-
tiou 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 aud then, there
are the chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won a
world wide reputation, and in the art centres OF
| Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
examples of the highest perfection ever attain
ed. The common prejudice in favor of " steel
plates " is rapidly yielding to a 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 decacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate while they afford a
better rendering of the artists original.
TO fully realize the wonderful work which The
Aldine is doing for the cause 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 Aldine will reproduce examples of the
best foreign masters. selected with view to the
highest artistic and greatest general inter
est Thus the subscriber to The Aldne will, at
a tr ling cost enjoy in his own homet the pleasures
and refining influences Of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be by
Thos Moran and j. D. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cal designs appropriate to the season, by 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 Congress for ten
thousand dollars. The subj ects Were chosen to
represent " The East and The West. Oneis
view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire; /;
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River, iyom-
ing Territory. Tic difference In the nature of the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast aud af,
fords a good dis play Of the artists scope ard col
oring. The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and ARE in size (l2 X l6) and ap-
pcarance 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
prodn they cost the publishers only a trfe,
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
sold sngly for doubl, the subscription price eof
The Aldine. Persons of taste will prize these pic
lures for themselves-not 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 a figure subject the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home. a new and beautiful chro-
mo- ID % inches, representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing of his
heart.
S5 per annum in dduance, wdM OIL
ChromoS Free
For 50 cents extra, the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished and PREPAID by mail
The Adine will hereafter. be obtainable only
by 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
vasser, without responsibility to the publishers
except in cases where the certificate is given bear
ing the facsimile signature of James Sutton d Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as To-
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt inor
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON q CO., Publishers.
noy.'73 SO Maiden Lane n. Y.