PROSPECTUS OF SECOND VOLUME 



OF THE 



AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



Upon tlie coinmeucement of our enterprise of establishing a 

 periodical, exclusively devoted to the advancement of the interests 

 of Malacological Science in the United States we did not disguise 

 from ourselves the many difficulties which would probably retard 

 or interfere with a successful result. Although we now find that 

 our apprehensions were by no means ill-founded, and we are free 

 to confess that a fore-knowledge of the various discouragements 

 which have beset us, including a heavy pecuniary loss in its pub- 

 licaticni, would have prevented the inauguration of the Journal; 

 we have found, on the other hand, much encouragement in the 

 ready sympathy and advice of a number of gentlemen, who have 

 willingly sacrificed much of their valuable time in promoting its 

 interests. 



Considering that the restoration of Peace will enable us to ex- 

 tend its sphere of usefulness, we enter upon a Second Volume, 

 ti'usting that what we have been able to accomplish in the firsts 

 amid all the difficulties surrounding a new undertaking, will pro- 

 cure for us many new subscribers, besides the continuance of the 

 very select few who are already thus enrolled. 



We propose to publish the new volume in the same style as the 

 one now completed, fui-nishing colored figures of every species 

 described in its pages. The number of plates will be limited only 

 by the number of species to be illustrated. 



Ninety-six pages as heretofore, will constitute a Quarterly Part; 

 but when sufficient material is offered, the size will be increased. 



The series of Portraits of distinguished Conchologists having 

 proved a popular feature, will be continued for the coming year. 



We also propose to continue the extended Reviews of Concho- 

 logical publications and lists of new species described, enabling our 

 readers to ascertain, immediately, whether any new work contains 

 species of genera or families in which they are interested. 



A new feature will be the re-publication from the foreign peri- 

 odicals, of the descriptions of all new American species. 



The subscription price will remain as before, $10 per annum ; 

 a recuction in price would scarcely secure to us an equivalent in- 

 crease of subscribers, whilst it would, perhaps, restrict our efforts 

 to improve the Journal in size and in illustration. 



GEORGE W. TRYON, Jr., 



625 Market Street, Philadelphia, 



Pennsylvania, (United States.) 



