The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-26

Miscellaneous,
APPLETONS
AMERICAN cyC[OPED|k.
NEW REVISED EDITION.
Entirely rewritten by the ablest writer's on every
subject. Printed from type, and illustra-
ted with several Thousand Engravngs
and Maps.
rEIHE work originally published under the title OF
THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLoP EDIA was compile
ted in ls63 since which time the wide circulation
which it has attained in ali parts Of the Unedsotes,
and the signal developments which have taken place
in every branch OF science literature and art have
induced the editors and publishers to submit it to
an exactand thorough revision, and to issue new
Within the last ten years the progress of discov-
ery in every department of knowledge has made a
new work Of references an want +
with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful
application to the industrial and useful arts and the
conveniene and refinement of social life Great
wars and consequent revolutions have occurred, in
volving national changes Of peculiar me ment The
civil war of our country which at its height
when the last volume OF the old work appeared, has
happily been ended and a new course of commercial
and industrial. activity has been commenced.
Large accessions to our geographical knowledge
have been made by the interchangeable explorers OF
The great political revolutions of the last decade
with the nutural result OF the lapse OF time, have
whose names are in every ones mouth, and whose
ives every one is curious to- know the particulars.
lGreat battles have been fought and sieges main
tained of which the details yet preserved only
in the newspapers or in the transient publications
OF the day. but which ought now to take their place
in permanent and authentic history.
In preparing the present edition for the press, it
has accordingly been the aim of the editors to bring
down the information to the latest possible dates
and to furnish accurate account OF the most re-
fe on IN and Of the newest inventions in
the practical arts, well as to give succlnct and
original record OF the progress OF political and his
tOrical events.
l. The work has been begun after long and careful
preliminary labor, and with the most ample resour-
ces for carrying it to successful termination
None of the original stereotype plates have been
used but every page has been printed on new type
and compass as its predecessors but with far great
er pecuniary expenditure, and with such improve
mentS in it's composition as have been uggeSted hy
longer experience and enlarged knowledge
The illustrations which introduced for the first
time in the present edition have been added not for
the sake of pictorial effect, but to give greater lu
cdty and force to the explanations in the text They
embrace all branches OF science and natural history
and depict the most famous and remarkable features
of scenery architecture, and art well as the yari
Gus processes of chanics and manufactures. Al
though intended for instruction rather than embel
lishment no pains have been spared to insure Their
artistic excellence the cost OF their execution Is
enormous and it is believed they will find welcome
reception admirable feature of the Cyclopedia
| and worthy of its high character.
This work is sold to Subscribers only payable on
delivery of each volume. 1t will be completed in
sixteen large octave volumes each containing about
800 pages fully illustrated with several thousand
Wood Engravings and with numerous colored Llth
| ographic Maps.
PRICE AND. STYLE OF BINDING.
| In extra Cloth. per volume SOC
| IN library Leather per volume ............. COZ
| IN Half Turkey Morocco per youme......... 7,0t
In Half Russia extra gilt per volume 8,0t
IN Full Morocco antique gilt edges per VOL. 1906
\ In Emil Russia per volume Observation-Disclosures. Oh
| Eleven volumes ready. Succeeding volumes
until completion will be issued once in two months
l *#* Specimen pages OF the American Cyclopad!a
showing type, Illustrations etc. will be sent gratis
| on application
| Ny- First Glass Canvassng Agents Wanted -aA
| Address the Publishers
| D. APPLETON & CO.,
| apl 20 Am $40 and ISL Broadway, N. Z.