"From the catalogue, p.2 (quote): "Notice. Purchasers of lantern slides, unacquainted with the French language and familiar with the English, have been deprived of the pleasure of selecting as they would from the catalogue of Messrs. J. Lévy & Co., for the reason that the same has never been published in the English language. We have presumed to do the work ourselves, and trust that the labor and expense will be remitted to us by the lovers of the Magic Lantern, the Stereoscope and the best slides for both of them both, by largely increased orders. Our stock on hand is larger than any in America, by far, even larger than that of the manufacturers, so that selections made can be sent at once, as a usual thing. [...]"