WORTH YOUR WHILE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 70, 23 March 1903, Page 2

WORTH YOUR WHILE.

Is it not worth while to order "The Century" to-day, rather than to find yourself in the position of belated "Encyclopaedia Britannica" subscribers, who delayed until they had to pay more money, and lost the use of the Encyclopaedia, for a certain number of weeks, or months, as well?

Perhaps you ask what is the bargain now offered to purchasers of "The Century?"

The figures in the case are very simple.

Each of the 8000 pages contains six or eight times as much matter ag a page of the ordinary octavo book. In other words, the eight volumes of the Dictionary alone are equivalent to 200 books of ordinary size. It is a new book, original, copyrighted in 1902; so closely up-to-date that it contains encyclopaedic definitions of words that were not in existence six months ago. Books of ordinary six, "as recent in character, usually sell at prices ranging from six shillings to twelve or fifteen shillings. Taking the six shilling price as a basis for the comparison, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopaedia and Atlas represents £60 worth of books; and you can have it if you make your application at once, for £14 17/ (half Morocco binding) cash payment, or for a preliminary payment of ten shillings, to be followed by monthly payments of ten to twenty shillings each, according to binding, and with free and immediate delivery, in Wellington.

You should remember this, however, the time in which you may accept this offer is nearly ended. Saturday, March 28, is the very last day.