The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-14
beware Of Boston Pirates.

The Literary Revolution has
brought some remarkable episodes in
the book field none more interest
ing has occurred than that which
brings out the following pungeut
manifesto" from Alden
"a Famous Boston Firm published
some years ago Il fiue edition of Gui
zOt's History OF France. IL was a
truly beautiful work (pTiee $3.50 for
the set), with lots of fine pictures, big
type and shOwy binding, but strange
20 say the history omitted any men-
tiOn Of the French Revolution, or Of
the wars of Napoleon BOnaparte No
explanation of the omission has been
seen from the publishers but II has
been suggested that il may have been
to take room for certain steel engrav-
ingsi, though on a careful eXamima-
ton OF said engravings some have
been led to wonder how a publisher
could have been induced TO steal en-
cravings to insert in a work which
the artist did not design them to il-
lustrate.
However, there being q popular
demand for an edition Of GuizOt'
France, in which Napoleon and th e
French Revolution had 3 place, Al
den, the Pirate Of the Literary RevO-
luton, published such al edition
COMPLETE in volumes, small octave,
library style, gilt tops, etc, contain
ing the 427 fine Illustrations of the
English editiOn-in fact, in all impOr-
tanI points for general readers il was
far superior to the English edition.
For Alden, 1t was a high-pTiced work
retailing at $40.
THIS PIRATES COME IL.
"Incredible as il may seem, con-
sidering the high character Of Boston,
there has lately been issued from that
town another edition Of GuizOt. IL
does not bear the imprint of said Fa-
nous Boston Firm, and therefore
MUST BE q 'piraticaf edition. The
prominent name I'm the imprint is
ALDINE'-apparentl n further pi-
ratical attempt 10 deceive the innO
cent into thinking they are getting
the genuine alden edition. This
edition, too, is cut on the same bias
IS ALDEN's, pattern Of cloth and all,
though printed on smaller paper, Civ |
ing narrower margins. IL contains |
also some mention OF the great Ma
pOleon, but the publisher fwbOeyer |
he msy bel failed TO steal all the en- |
cravings Of AldeL's editiOn-he got |
only 1872 out OF Az of Alden's and |
those he did get evidently were taken /
in the dark-'iOoksOn this picture aud |
then on that and you will see it must |
have been so. AS to the price-'you /
nav your money and take your /
Is quoted In Boston al Sl2.
retail : in Ohio we hear Of Il at 500 /
in south Carolina at $6.0O-CalifOrnia /
not heard from. Any purchaser who /
has paid over 500 should ask for /
'rebatei-and then shun all bait from
Boston Pirates
'tOf course Alden was lonesome
when he was the only Pirate He
likes company, and especially Boston
company. As Il is evident somebody /
wants a cheap 9UIzOT he puts 20 press
20 once q cheaper edition It will be
cut on the same smaller bias as the
little Boston edition, but printed on
better paper and will contain all Of
ne AZ dns iliifs1rafi0lts, instead or
lnly 1872 ~ in the little Boston edi-
ion. IL will include also the ELAB
lRATE INDEX complete, given In AL
oENis large edition. That little Bos-
On edition has no INDEN-n you
rsnt TO mud la that where it tells
bout CharlemEgne, you look for the
picture Of Charlie u you want TO
know about Joan Of Arc you look for
he picture Of the Ark.
A CONTINENTAL WAR,
"Bad example Is catching, as every
eh0ol boy knows. Get France into
ight aud Russia, England and no
elling what Dext follow. There is
Rambaudis History Of Russia-a
plendld WOrk,-croWned by the
french Academy Boston edition, 3
lig volumes, price $500 (eheaP edi-
ion this-thO good edition IL $l.650l.
Ilden already has In press q beautiful I
ditlon. finely AlHstroted Boston