Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-08-10
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APPLETON'S
American Cyolopadia.


New Revised Edition.
Entirely rewritten by the abcst writers on every
| subject. Printed from new type, aud illustrated
with Several Thousand Engrayinss and Maps.
The work originally published under the title Of
| THE NEW AMERICAN CICLOPEDfA was completed
in lsl} since which time the wide circulation which
IL has attained IN all parts of the United States and
the signal developments which have taken place in
every branch of science, literature, and have
induced the editors nnd publishers to submit it 20
| exact anu thorough revision AMI TO issue new
edition entitled TIE AMERICAN CYCLoPEDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress OF disc0y.
ey in every department Of knowledge has made
crw work OF reference an imperative want.
The movement OF political Affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries 81 silence, and their fruitful
application 10 the indu sial and useful arts and the
convenience OF and refinement Of social life. Crest
wars aud consequent revolutions have occurred,
| involving national change, of peculiar moment
The civil war of our own country which was at its
height when the last volume Of the old work appear.
eel, has happily ended Jmd new course Of CONNER
cia and industrial act witty has been commenced.
Large accessOns 10 our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers OF
Africa.
The great political revolutions of the last decade
with the natural result. Of the lapse OF time, have
brough. into public yirw multitude of new men
whose names are in every ones mouth and OF whose
lives every one Il curious 10 know the PARTICULAR
Great battles have been fought and important
siege- maintained OF which the details are yet
preserved only In the newspapers or in the trans.
lent publications of the day, but which ought now
10 take their place IN permanent and authcnti
history.
Ia preparing the present edition for the press Il
has accordingly been the aim OF the editors To bring
down the information 10 the latest possible dates.
and TO furnish accurate account OF the most re-
cent discoveries in science, OF every fresh prOduc-
ton in literature. and Of the newest inventions in
the practical arts, A. well "a TO give succnct and
original record OF the progress of political aud has.
tOrical events.
The work has been begun after long and careful
preliminary labor and with the most ample resOuT-
ces for carrying II on 10 successful termination.
None of the original stereotype plates have been
used hut every page has been printed ON new type,
forming In fact new CyclOpTdia, with the same
plan and compass as IL predecessor, but with far
greater pecuniary Expenditure, and with such I'M
prONements ia it, cOmpp -iti0n a. have been sus-
ge-ted by longer experience and enlarged knOwl-
edge.
The illustration. which are introduced for the
first time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake of pictorial effect, but 10 give
greater lucidity and fierce 10 the explanations ia
the text They embrace all branches Of science and
of natural history, and depict the most famous aud
remarkable features OF scenery, architecture and
art, = well Is the warn III processes OF mechanics
and manufactures. Although intended for n,truc-
lion rather than enbclli, hncntno pains have been
spared 60 insure their artistic excellence the cost
of their execution is enormous, and Il II believed
they will lind a welcome reception an admirable
feature OF the Cyclopadla, any worthy Of is high
character.
delivery of each volume. II viii BE- complete IN
sixteen large octave volumes, each containing
about so page, fully illustrated with several
thousand Wood Engrayiugs, and with numerous
colOrcd LithOgraphlc Maps.
Price, and style OF Binding.
IN ertrd cloth. per rot. $500
IN Library Lodther, per roll 600
In Hdif 11Tksy Morocco, per rot., 200
In Half Russia, extra gH, per COL, SO
In F,iH Morroco antique gilt edges, per roL 100
IN FHH Russia, per rot, lOW
III now ready. succeeding volumes until con-
petion will be issued once in Two months.
=. Specimen pages OF the AMERICAN CYCLIC.
rEDIA, showing type, illustrations, etc. VIII De
sent gratis on application.
FIRsr.CLAss CASVAssISG AGENTS WANrLD.
Address the Publishers,
ID. PPLETON 81 CO.,
SO a. 55I Broadway. N. Y.
July 2s, 1874.