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A Great Historical Work.

A Great Historical Work.
Tho Pictorial History Of the World en-.
bracina full and authentic accounts Of eue,y
nation OF ancient and modern times, and IN
Guiding a History Of the rise and JdR Of ne
Greek and Roman Empires, the groDh OF he
nations of Modern Europe, the Middle ages,
ne Orusddes, the Feudal System, ns Reforn.1-
ton, The DISCOVERY and seaGsmsnt q inc Heo
World, etc.,, etc., By James D. McCabe.
There has long been q great and universally
felt want of . History Of the World suitable tor
general use. This want is now being supplied
BY The National Publishing Co., Of Philadel.
phia, Pa, Chicago, H., st. Louis, Mo-, and
Dayton, Ohio, who have issued . hsndsome
volume, entitled 1.-THE Pictorial History OF the
World" by James D. McCabe, . wen-known
historical writer. This work will, undoubtedly,
take rank Is Q Standard History. It Is the
most valuable book that has been pubIshed In
this country for many years.. It contains . sep
arate and admirably-written history OF every
nation Of ancient and modern times, d Is fuu
Of valuable information concerning them, pros
ented In popular style, and In q manner that
Will enable the reader to refer instantly to any
subject upon which information is desired.
The book is q complete treasury Of history, and
there Is not q question that can be asked CON.
corning any historical subject, but an answer
10 It can be found In this work. The author
does not content himself with q mere dry state
ment Of facts, but sketches the life and man
ners Of the various nations Of which he treats,
In ufe-like colors, and presents to the reader
the causes which led to the prosperity and de-
cay Of the great powers of the world. he
shows US the various great men-the warriors,
statesmen, poets, sages, and orators-of an
cient and modern times, and makes them
familiar to the reader. There Is not q dry page
in the book. It is 80 fascinating as q romance,
and at the same time one Of the most valuable
works Of reference ever published. We are
constantly called upon to discuss the great
questions Of history, and the wars and quar-
rels Of the nations Of the old world require us
to be continually refreshing our historical
knowledge. So many discoveries have recently
been made, so many Of the old ideas and ira
ditions have been exploded and shown to be
mere myths and legends, that the subject Of
history may be said to be almost entirely new,
and he who was we'll informed twenty years
ago will find himself unable to discourse INTEL
ligibly upon historical subjects now unless he
has kept up with the advance OF historical re-
search.
The mechanical execution OF the book fully
sustains the high reputation Of the publishers.
It contains 1850 large double-column pages,
and over $50 fine engrayings, embracing bat
ties and other historical scenes portraits Of
the great men Of ancient and modern times,
and views Of the principal cities Of the world.
The engravings in this book are genuine works
Of art and were made at o cost Of over $25, 600.
The great plumber and high character of these
engravings make this the most valuable art
publication OF the century. A prominent fea-
ture Of tie work Is a full History of the late
War betu en- Russia and Turkey.
This is the most complete and valuable His
tory Of the World ever published, and agents
who take hold Of it will reap a rich harvest.
purchase a copy. It is sold by subscription
only, and tho publishers want agents, as will
be seen by their advertisement in another