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A GREAT PUBLISHING FEAT.
Harper's Pictorial History OF the Civil
War.

Harper's Pictorial History OF the Civi
War.
This extraordinary and valuable histor,
mas been sold by Harper Bros, and viii
now be placed In every home OF the coun.
try almost free OF charge. Heretofore Il
has never sold for less than sl6 per sci
and up 10 tio. IL will be printed on al
ed paper, far surprising the old and high b.
priced work, and yet will cost only $3.50
| This In accomplished by the CO. operation
OF the newspapers taking the place oi
the expensive agent, and distributing
the work In parts on the coupon plan,
THE NEWS has secured the handling
OF this work, realizing the high Character
OF the Harper History and the extraordi-
nary value given In both quantity and
quality. The complete work will be in
twenty-six parts OF thirty-two pages eac b,
issued weekly. This is twice as many
pages as Is usually given in this way,
ana the pages are much larger, yet the
price per part Is no mofe; only ten cents
each accompanied by coupons as an
nounced hereafter. for what can trut H.
fully be called double IL not treble num-
bers. Each part is bound in q handsome
cover with emblematic design.
Is the only COMPLETE general history
OF the war and Of the causes leading To IL.
IL Is HISTORY. A lucid, dispassionate
story OF men and events as they were. A
narrative IN FACTS written in the very
spirit OF truth for the very truths sake.
In completeness, impartiality and real
historic spirit u Is absolutely unique. Irs
VALUE IL DoUBLE-because to the best
written history is added a collection of
CoNTEMPoRANEoUs ILLUSTRATIONS which
neither is, nor can be equalled elsew here.
Pictures OF men and places OF battle by
sea and land, seiges, camps, fortresses and
erything connected with the civil and
military life at the time. In word it con-
talns all the most valuable and interesting
illustrations from "HARPER's WEEKLYb
DURING AND PRECEDING THE WAR. This
feature makes this history OF incompara-
Die value, as 1t contains 1000 of these ia
nous war pictures.
Its editors were Richard Grant White,
DIR. Alfred III. Guernsey and Mr.. Henry
M. Alden. Among the Contributors were
President Garfield, General Joseph n.
Johnston, General George III. Thomas.
General Gouverneur X. Warren, and other
prominent officers, both national and
confederate. With all the material accu-
mulated In their hands, the authors spent
nve years In writing the work. All the
national and confederate official docu-
ments were at their disposal, and-as the
notes and references at the foot OF the
page testify-were most freely used.
Quite a number OF these official docu-
ments are given in full.
n regiment OF artists tell the story
faithfully and with surprising clearness.
Among them are to be found such dis
tinguished names as Edwin Forbes.
Thomas Mast, Sol. Eytinge, Theodore
X. Davis, A. X. Waud, Granville Per-
kins, N. Jewett and Others of the Harper
artists who have achieved national
nThe design Of the authors has been in
no respect modified by the fact that this |
IS an illustrated history. They have writ |
en- exactly as they should have done |
4 the interest OF their readers depended |
ipon the unadorned recital of facts. |
No pains have been spared no expense
u time or OF study in order to make
ms the FULLEST AND MOST COM
'LETE HISTORY of the civil war. They
iave depended entirely upon the original
materials furnished tiy documciss OF every
description, miiitsry und political, no
mall proportion of which bate never
'een published, but have been obtained
rom prominent actors on both sides OF
ne contest. In the whole scheme of the
york no less prominence has been given
o political than to military events. :
The pages are the same size as CHAR
ERs WEEKLY" and among the illus
rations are over 800 portraits of distin-
uished soldiers and statesmen, mostly
rom photographs taken during the war;
early 100 maps, plans and sketches OF
~ .'o heAuot hSdfAy cpU hutntDtlc sketches |
places OF note and events of interest.
lch as sieges, battles, charges, hospitals
lilitary prisons, camp life vessels OF war.
avail engagements, reviews, receptions,
The size OF the pages give this history
reat advantage over any other in the |
over to iuliy, clearly and satisfactorily
lustrate this, these subjects demanding
} much detail and perspective. There
e over $50 immense" pages, 16x11h
ches, equal TO 5000 pages of the usual
'yal octave volumes. The first part will
ready in few days. Watch for the
lnouncement.