Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-02-23

THE work originally published under the title Of
THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLoPaDIA was COMPLETED in
1868, since which time the wide circulation which
it has attained in all 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 an exact and thorough revision and to is
new edition entitled The AMERICAN CYCLIC
PSDIA.
Within the last ten wears the progress of discov
cry in every department of knowledge has made q
new work of reference imperative want.
The movement of political affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful
application 10 the industrial aud useful arts and
the cow cnience and refinement o. social life
Great and cousequent revolutions have occur
red, involving national cahngos Of peculiar moment
The civil war of our OTn country, which at
lis height when the last volume of the old work
appeared, has happily been ended, and new
course Of commercial ard industrial activity has
been commenced.
Large accyssions to our geographical knowledge
have been made By the ind slatiglbio explorers OF
Africa.
The great political resolutions ofthe last deca le
with the national result Of the lapse OF time have
brought inc Toblic view multitude of new men,
whose names are in every ones mouth. and Of
whose lives every ore is curious to know the par
tculars. Great battles have been fought and i'm
puraut sCiges maintained Of which the datails are
yet preserved Only in the newspapers or In the
transient publications Of the day, bat which ought
now 70 take their place in permanent and anthem
tic history.
In preparing the present edition 10Y the press,
il has accordingly been the aim or the editors
bring down the information to the latest possible
dates and to furnish accurate account Of the
recent discoveries in science. of every fresh
production in literature, and of the inven-
tions in the practical arts well 10 give
cirC and original record OF the progress Of political
| and historical evcn.s.
The work has beeu bosun after long and careful
! preliminary labor. and with tn most ample re-
sources for carrying it on to successful termne-
! ton.
| None Of the original stereotype plates have been
used, but every page has been printed on new
Cycloppdia, with fee same plan and compass ~ its
! predecessor but with far groaier peCuniary ex
/ peHditure, and with spch improvements in Its
composition as have been suggested by longer ex-
! perirner end enlarged knowledge.
! The illustrations which are introduced for the
frst time IL The Ircscnt edition have been added
not for the sake of rctoyial effect, bat te give
greater incid - II fore 20 the ex pzlation in the
! t,xt. They embrace al branches cf scierce and
of natural history aud depict the most famous and
remarkable features Of scenery, architecture, and
art, well as the various processes and nee ham
| les and manufacturers. Although intended for in
st-uction rather than embehshm-it {, pains have
been spared t. insure their artistic excellence ,
the cost of their execution is enormous end 1t is
| believed they will frd = welcome reception a. all
| admirable feature of the CyclOpaeda and worthy
| of its high character.
| This work Is sold to subscribers only, payable
or delivery of each volume 1t viii be com leted
in sixteen large octave volumes, each containing
/ about 500 pages, fully illustrated with several
! tEou sand wood eugrayings, and with numerous
| colCred Litbography Maps.
Pice ani style Of Binding
! In extre Cloth, per vol, $500
In Library Leather, per vol, 500
| In Half Turkey Morocco. per VOL, 700
| in Half Russia extra gilt. per vol, 500
In Full Morocco antique, gilt edges, per vol l0 90
In full Russia, per vol, 1000
Five volumes now ready. Succeeding volumes
until petOn, viii be iss ued once in two months
| x+.ESpecimen pages of tho AMERICAN CYcLoPa-
rIA. showing type, illustration, ect., will he scot
! gratis, on application.
FrRsT-CIAsa CArvAssISa AGENTS WANTED.
/ Address the Publishers.
DAPPLETON &CO.,
$40 q 55I Broadway, n. 7.