Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-03-16

THE work originally pEblished under the title of
THE Ngw AMERICAN CYCLoPaDTA was completed in
1858, since which time the wide circulation which
II has attained in ali parts Of the United States
and the signal developments which have taken
place in every branch Of science, literature and art
have induced the editors and Publishers to sub
nit ii to exact and thorough revision, and t. is
sue Il new edition entitled The AMERICAN CIcLO-
PEDIA.
Within the last ten wears the progress of discoy-
cry in every department of knowledge has made Il
work of referense an imperative want.
The Sovei9ent OF political affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful
application to the industrial and useful arts and
the COW snience and refinement os social life -
Great wars and cousequent revolutions have occur
red, involving national cahnges of peculiar moment
The civil war of our own country, which was at
its 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 accessions to our geographical knowledge
have been made BY the interchangeable explorers OF
Africa.
The great political outions Of the last decade
with the national result of the Lapse OF time have
brought into poblic view a multitude of new men
whose naples in every ones month and of
whose lives every ore is curious to know the par
tiediars Great battles have been fought and i'm
portaut seiges maintained, of hich the dataiIs are
vet preserved only in the newspapers or In the
transient publications OF the day, but which ought
now 10 lake their place in Perms1ent AID Eutbef-
tie history.
In preparing the present edIIltn foi the press,
it has accordingly been the aim " the odffors 70
bring down the information to the latrst possible
dates. ard 10 furnish accurate accoaHJ of the
NEST recent discoveries in sciens4 q every fresh
prods sTion in literature, and Of IRE Inven-
lions III tle practical arts we'll to give sue
cinct and oTfnal record o. the progress of political
and historical evcr's.
The WORK has beeu bfgIn after long and careful
preliminary labor. and with IN most ample re-
sources for carrying it on to successful ternina-
ton.
used, but every page has baen printed on new
CyeopRjia, with fe- same isan and compass IFS
predecessor. but with = far greater pPcuniary ex.
pcf,tirare, and with suOh improve ments in IFS
Composition have been suggested by longer cN-
pericn-e end enlarged knnwlc ledge.
The illustrations which are introduced for he
FIRST time in the sent edition have been added
not for tho sake of pictorisl effect but te give
greater iEe:Giy arc force 10 the explanation IN the
text. They embrace all branches Of science and
of natural history, ard depict the uo,t famous AID
remarkable features Of scenery, archi:ertrre anu
art, as well 3 tn v.r.JCS qrrcsS and met han
ics and manufacturers. Although intended for liz
Struct,on rather than cmbslIshmert. pains have
been spared T." insurc their artistic cxeellerc.
the cost Of their execution is enOrmnus End IT is
believed they will End welcome reception all
admirable feature a tie CycIoiaeaia and worthy
Of its high ehars6se5.
Thi. work Is sold i9 subscribers only, pavsble
on delivery Of each volume. 1t will bo conn efsd
in sixteen large octave volumes. each containing
about son pages, fully illustrated with several
tEou sand wood ergravngs, and with numerous
culcred Liih"craIlt v Maps.
Picc AMI Sty,e Of Binding
In c&tte Cloth. fcr vol, $500
In Library Leather per vol. Goo
In Half Turkey Morocco per vol, 700
IN Taif Russia extra gilt. per vol S
In Full Morocco antique gilt Edges, per vol 10 90
In full Russia, per vol, 1000
Five volumes now ready Succeeding volumes
until completion, will be issued once ir two months
-. $Spncimen pages Of tho AMERICAN CYCLoPE-
TIA. showing type. illustration, ect, will lie scot
gratis, application.
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