THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA 
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 
90, 92 & 94 GRAND ST., NEW YORK. 
HATE NOW READY, 
The New American Cyclopaedia, 
A POPULAR DICTIONARY OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. 
Edited bf GEORGE RIPLET and CHARLES A. BASA, 
AIDED BY A NUMEROUS SELECT CORPS OP WRITERS, IN ALL BRANCHES OP SCIENCE, AST 
AND LITERATURE. 
In Sixteen large volumes, 8vo. 750 double-column pages in each volume. 
“ The leading claims to public consideration which the New American Cyclopaedia pos. 
Besses may be thus briefly stated : 
“ 1. It surpasses all other works in the fulness and ability of the articles relating to 
the United States. 
“ 2. No other work contains so many reliable biographies of the leading men of 
this and other nations. In this respect it is far superior even to the more bulky Encyclo¬ 
paedia Britannica. 
“ 3. The best minds in this country have been employed in enriching its pages with 
the latest data, and the most recent discoveries in every branch of manufactures, mechan¬ 
ics, and general .science. 
“ 4. It is a library in itself, where every topic is treated, and where information can be 
gleaned which will enable a student, if he is so disposed, to consult other authorities, 
thus affording him an invaluable key to knowledge. 
“ 5. It is neatly printed, with readable type, on good paper, and contains a most copious 
index. 
l> 6. It is the only work which gives any thing approaching correct descriptions of cities 
and towns of America, or embraces reliable statistics showing the wonderful growth of all 
eections.” 
From the Few York Times. 
“ It is a work written by Americans for Americans. It proffers them the knowledge 
they most require, selected and arranged by those who are competent to the task, because 
they themselves bad experienced the want they now endeavor to supply. It is minute on 
points of general interest, and condensed in those of more partial application. Its infor¬ 
mation is the latest extant, and in advance of any other book of reference in the world. 
The best talent in the country has been engaged in its production.” 
From the Forth A tnerican Review. 
“ There can be no doubt that, at least for the use of American readers, and in some 
respects wherever the English language is spoken, the Cyclopaedia will greatly surpass, in 
its value as a reference book, any similar compilation that has yet been issued on either 
side of the Atlantic.” 
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