Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1894, Page 20

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1894—-TWENTY PAGES. READY! NEXT WEDNESDAY. A View of the Great Volume now open to the Public. el @I TN @B = by BooKk OF THE JBUILDERS WAL ESEG BIRES NN S0 SUBSCORIBERS ON W EDNBESIBDAY, A MAGNIFICENT VOLUME ANDE A RE VELATION OF THE POSSK bilities of Art— The Wonders of the Dream Cily interpreted by the foremost painters of America—Millet’s great painting of “The Statue of the Republic”— Lawrence Earle's “ Twilight on the South Horticul- tvral DBridge,” a vision of beauty—*'The Stite of the Grand Court” by 1. Bolton Jones—Reinkart's great masterprece, “ The Future Home of American Arl” — The promise of one of the most signifi- cant movemen's in the history of American Art. HE “Book of the Builders,” was described in the First Announcement as nothing less im- portant than ‘“ke rebvilding of the World's Fair for the pages of fiistory.” If this statement = appeared at all preten- tious to casual readers, it only needs a glance through the pages of the First Section [just issued] to convince the most critical that these words fall far short of the whole truth. The World's Fair is universally conceded to have produced, among other notab'e results, the most re- markable Exhibition of American Architecture ever seen in this country. The Publishers of the ‘‘Book of the Builders” might well be content to make their volume simply a graphic chronicle of this one great achievement; but they insist that, as a Memorial History of the Exhibition, it shall be as remarkab'e in its way as was the Fair itself. [$1,000. | This single book,—itself the most interesting and valuable volume of the present decade,——is to be il- lustrated by over fifty of the leading painters and decorators of this country. It is a book which every one should own, exactly as they own the Bible or the Dictionary. It is better than an Encyciopedia, for it is history, geography, mechanics, physics, and a hundred other branches of education, treated, not as a study, but as a most fascinating story of achievement. SOMETHING ABOUIT THE TEXT OF THE GREAT BOOK—A VIVID and graphic account of the gencsis and growth of the Faiv— The first con- ception of the Landscape possibilities — The Contractors’ Camp— The Workmen's Quarters — Inlervesting Vicws the Original Sites of the most famous localities— Shanty Town — The first gale— A Desert Encampment— i FAMOUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE APPEARING IN THE TEXT OF THE FIRST Section--The masterly work of C. S. Reinhart-- Three notable pictures by Harry Fenn--Original Sketches by Julian Rix, Albert A. Ross, W. H. Drake, and Otto H. Bacher. And with all this as a commanding incentive for the possession of the book in the mind of every in- telligent reader there is the additional fact that this ‘*Book of the Builders” stands to day as t4e greatest compilation of American Art cver made ir a stngle volume, Thus there are not less than four claims which this great book has on the attention of the world, and with any single one of these alone, no turther word of entreaty is necessary., ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. But the BEE [after much preliminary work] has succeeded in securing from the Columbian Memorial Publication Society the publication of a POPULAR EDITION OF THE BOOK OF THE BUILDERS written by the same authors, illustrated and enriched by the same artists and decorators, and published expressly for the OMAHA BEE, IMPORTANT ~—one section M cents may secure Section I of the ‘‘Book of the Builders.” at a time, It is to appear in Twenty-five Sections, issued fortnightly, for one year. Site of the Grand Court of Honor March, 1897— ele, in 1. AS AN EDUCATIONAL WORK it is im possible to over-estimate its value; 2. AS THE AUTHORITATIVE HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S FAIR it is of immense im- portance; 3. AS » THE CHRONICLE OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GREATEST ME- CHANICAL ENTERPRISE KNOWN TO MEN, it stands as the greatest autobiography of successful Human Effort; 4. AS THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF THE WORK OF AMERICAN ARTISTS, PAINTERS, AND DECORATORS EVER BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A PUBLISHED WORK, it claims recognition as cne of the most re- markable books of any literature of any age. As stated in previous announcements, the price of the ‘*Book of the Builders” (Standard Edition) will be | $1,000. The price will be merely nominal, as the BEE itself pays all royalties, copyrights, etc,, and thereby secures the work to its read- ers at a cost of ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A SECTION, BY MAIL THIRTY CENTS. ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY requests have reached us in the last few days for copies of the “Book of the Builders" from regular subscribers who desire single installments Any ore who will cut out six coupons of different dates, and bring them with twenty-five cents or mail them with thirty Later Sections can be secured in the same way by virtue of this spzcial concession irom the Columbian Memorial Publication Society. Waiile this plan is not in its effect any departure from the original proposition, it dces nevertheless make it possible for any would-be subscriber, at the 2 y deg 8 Prof I y cost of some extra trouble, to secure this valuable work by the ‘‘ccupon system” now so generally in vogue among the leading dai'y papers in the large cities. By this plan, it will be necessary to buy the paper each day or to become a regular subscriber, and cut out, preserve, and bring or s2nd th2 necessary coupons to our office every fortnight, SEHE OMAH A BEE (“i)OMALIA: NEB.