Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-09
APPLETON'S
American Cyclop8dia.
New Revised Edition.


The work r--.n1lle nril' ltl g.i- lie tile OF
THE INV AMERICAN tlCLOfdrlNW .ss complete
in lsls} since which lHt tr 81 .e II-ultipu Alci.
Il has attained n 90 parts of tiir nt states ana
the sigma Development " IirH nave taAei pace IN
every branch of science. literature Hut arl, nave
induced the ctOr- and publ here ~ submit 10 an
CNfcL auu thorough o. i.iN-, Nut 80 irHut . new
edition entitled IIfE AMTETflN tnCLorl-biA-
Within tho last tn years t.c Piortts, OF ciscc'
cry Ia ever, department ot kI1" ledge has made
new work u reference au Taper tive want.
The movement OF political Affairs has Kept pace
with hC di-cuyc cries OF lcncc. aui theIt ilu!uu4
application tO the industrial and uteili mt-iand The
convenience ot and refinement OF social lie. Great
wars aud consequent revolutions have occurred,
involving national changes OF peculiar moment.
The civil war oI our own country - MHicH was 40 40
height when the last volume Of the old work appear
"a, has happ ly ended anil new course 0i CONNER
cial and Industrial activity hJ, been cpmmcnceG.
Large accessiOns fo our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers OF
Africa
The great political revolutions 81 The las decade
with the natural rt-I. no iIc 44Itt vl lhiti nave
brongh, into public view multitude Of new men
whose name. AIS ia every ouc, mouth ,and ot whose
lives ever, one is curious to LaOV the par iculars
Great battles hayc Decn fought aud important
sicgcs maintained OF vL,cA the details 40 rs ye.
preserved only In t.ic newspapers or IA the trans
lent publications Ot he day but which ought now
70 take their place Ia permanent aad 9uihenIi
history
In preparing lle pre- ent edition ior the press, .
has accordingly been The aim OF the tiltOt- go Dfinf
uONn tue INlNttAdAlbh ~ tlit NV - fN1a't''
and 20 furnish an accurate account OF me most re
cent discoycric- in science. Of crcrr .e-N produe-
ton in literature, and of Tie newest Inventions IN
the practical arts, 10 -> io give L,yihc, am
original record OF the progress ci polHr'i 'nd MS
tOrical events.
The work lao bccn begun amer long and careful
preliminary labof AMI with tie mo,i m'l" iesQur-
ces for carry in IL o. 20 successful termination
None of the original stereotype plates ha e Oeen
used, but every page Aa DC riulc di1 new Tyne
forming u Tact q new Cyclpp...I.', WAh me same
plan and compass as IT, pI. iccessct but Win iar
greater pecumiaty expenditure, and Win sach I'M
proyemcnts IN its composition as nave been sus'
gested by longer experience end enlarged knowl-
edge.
first time IN tla present edition nave boon added
not for the sake Of pictorial effect, but To gave
greater lUcidily aud iorcc 90 The explanations III
the text. They embrace an bane he ~ ,ltncc anu
OF natural history, AMI depict The most NOUS anu
remarkable features OF scenef, atchilec.ute AMI
art, as well a. the various procc e.. ~ mechanics
and manufactures Although intended for insiTuc'
ton rather than enbcll -hmcut no pains have been
spared 10 insure their artistic excellence the COS.
of their execution i5 enormous, anu d - Delefeu
they viii Nod welcome reception ~ M '.n l1ie
feature OF the CyclopDdia, any worthy of 10 high
character.
This work j. sold 90 sulsrT. .cI. .li,r ay.Vle on
delivery Of each volume. 81 viii lie complete ln
sixteen large octave YO!Gmes, ctch containing
about 500 pares, fully Illustrated Win several
thousand Wood Engravings, and with numerous
colored LithOgaphic Maps
Price, and style OF binding.
IL extra Ciotk, pr col, F3V5
lie Librdrg leather per roll D"
liz HGlf TartcV Morocco. plT c-l, "
~ Hai6 Russie ezra giH. pei coo, ~
Ia FHU lloTToc0- altiqacgi t c6Jes- per r9'' 10 %
Ia EifH Russia, D.r c1I., 10
now ready. succeeding yo.uuiea until con-
pletion, will he i-srcd ourg in two months.
= Specimen parcs OF rio AMERICAN CTCLo-
PGDIA, showing .5pci illustrations e't'' VII W
sent graft. on application.
FIRsTCIAss CANvAssiNa AcTSrs WASTED.
AddTc7s the Publisher
ID. APPLETON IL co..
go d, 55I Broadway, y. y
July %, 1874.