PROSPECTUS


OF THE
N E " Y o r X L r
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THE sixth semi-annual volume of The
New Yorker, quarto edition, will COM
mence on Saturday The 22d of September
next. The publishers propose TO issue it on
entire new and beautiful type, and to make
all other improvements which experience
may suggest or the wishes of It's patrons
may designate,


1t is not now contemplated, however,
| that any radical change in the character
or conduct of the work will be found desi-
rable. 1t will still be printed on Urge
imperial sheet ofiine paper, in a double
quarto form, making sixteen large and
closely printed pages per week of reading
matter exclusively, or two volumes per an
mum of 4l6 large Quarto pages each


Eight pages Of each number (there being


three wide columns on page) viii be de-


voted exclusively to original and selected


literary matter-tales, poems, reviews


biographical. humorous and descriptive
sketches; anecdotes, miscellanies, &c
In the department of original literature
the New Yorker isregularly favored wit
J contributions of some from the eminen
writer's ofthis country, as is well knowI
; to all the readers of The work, though It il
2 not deemed advisable to parade theirnanes
] before the public in an advertIse1ent
i But larger space is usually devotd tc
/; selections from the distinguished revbws,
t mag gaines and other periodicals q the


day, American and foreign, with occSion'


al extracts from new books OF great herit
: and interest. 1t will be the aim the
c editors to present in this, as IN otEr de