PEOSPECTUS OF SECOND VOLUME 



OF THE 



AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



Upon the commencement of our enterprise of establishing a 

 periodical, exclusively devoted to the advancement of the inte- 

 rests of Malacological Science in the United States, Ave did not 

 disguise from ourselves the many difficulties which would pro- 

 bably 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 publication, 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 

 extend its sphere of usefulness, we enter upon a Second Yol- 

 "ume, trusting that what we have been able to accomplish in 

 the first, amid all the difficulties surrounding a ncAv under- 

 taking, will procure 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, furnishing 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 offi3red, the size will be 

 increased. 



The series of Portraits of distinguished Conchologists having 

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



We also propose to continue the extended Reviews of Con- 

 chological publications and lists of new species described, ena- 

 bling 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, &c.. of the descriptions of all new American species. 



The subscription price will remain as beftu-e SIO per annum : 

 a reduction in pvice would scarcely secure to us an equivalent 

 increase of subscribers, whilst it would, perhaps restrict our 

 efforts to improve the Journal in size and in illustration. 



Subscriptions for the ensuing Volume are solicited. 



Contributions to its pages are also solicited. 



GEORGE W. TRYON, Je., 



625 Market Street, Philadelphia, 



Pennsylvania (United States.) 



