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Evening Star, Issue 12207, 27 May 1904, Page 3

there is with the 35 volumes at less thaE half price If R ■ n m m »^j^H HHsg she 35 volumes of the ,. t - t .,. :[ . f!i:i , J .... V1 , 1 „ ] .,.. [i: „..,... 3 . tfUi recently completed En- l!iji;|ji!lll;|ljiil|!||!itt cyclopedia Britannica in ft^H^S^ their case constitute the Jjfjjfl finest piece of furniture ijijlji a room can boast, and, ■ Jpj splendid as is the coilec- ||j tion of handsome |ijj f volumes, they do not .16 occupy too much space, Iff even in the smallest ||| house. The accompany- JH ing sketch of one of the ||jj bookcases is only a rough •|| t indication, but it may |ft serve to show these two l points—the fine appearance of the volumes, and the fact that, ranged in this case, the ■■-' from the wall. This is an aspect of the recently completed Encyclopedia Britannica ,*« not often mentioned *fce Usual Price for this Bookcase is because in thinking of the work the value of its con- ffl _ „ „ tents dwarfs all other considerations. But It is offered to Subscribers, like the those who daily use the Encyclopedia Britannica Volumes themselves, at less thais know also the pleasure there is in the mere hand- half-price, viz., for ling of the handsome Y 9 ' volumes; they know that, with the sense of security i in possessing between the t C he e who°ie worid'anTaM Especially bail! of one-inch oak, famed its knowledge, there goes a;so a satisfaction in the and dull polished. The dimensions are size of their possession inthich ifcantlouS 4 *** 31 inches high, 3 feet f inch wide, and a very distinct pleast! re in its decorative and 91 inches dee value as a piece of furniture in the house. Desirous ay it is of meeting the requirements of subscribers to this indispensable work, "The Times" h»s not forgotten this aspect of the Encyclopaedia Britannica as a handsome piece of furniture for which room must be found. Just as it offers, for a short while longer, the 35 volumes themselves at less than half-price, so also it offers, to those who subscribe at once, a bookcase for the volumes which is as handsome as it is practical, and which houses the 35 massive books with great economy of space and money. * For only 21s. "The Times" will supply the prompt subscriber to the 3o volumes with an oak bookcase to hold them. Built especially for "The Times," from a registered design, of oneinch oak, fumed and dull polished, this bookcase would be sold —and days of small rooms it is no slight virtue of this special bookcase that it projects less than a foot—only ten inches—from the wall against which it is made to stand, so that even the subscriber who has the least space to spare in his house need not ask himself how he is to make room for the 35 massive volumes. You can see this bookcase, as well as the beautiful revolving bookcase and the volumes, at the office of the "N.Z. Herald," in Auckland, the "Evening Post "and the " N.Z. Times " in Wellington. and the " Lyttelton Times" in Christchurch. the " Otacrn r>niiv Tim Q o» „^ the " Evening Star" in Dunedin. If you can, go and see the volumes and the bookcases at your first opportunity; but meanwhile make sure of being still in time by using this Inquiry Form TO-DAY. Yom can only make sure of being in time if yoss make inquiry TO-DAY. Address: To the Manager, " The Times," (London) KZ. Office: Wellington P.O. Box 285, from £2 ss. to £2 15s, It is offered to Subscribers, like the Volumes themselves, at less thais half-price, viz., for Especially built of one=inch oak, fumed and dull polished. The dimensions are 4 feet 3 J inches high, 3 feet | inch wide, fMWi3S»tt«ffßifl Box 3 8* J F ! mSe Se7ld me> gratis cmd P ost f ree > the WO-page illmtrated booJc —2? describing the recently completed Encyclopedia Britannica, and full par-Wellin-ton »• ular \ f th f pre * ent tein offer at less than Mlf-price and upon Wellington, t j ie ms t a lment system. and post in an open Signed [Please Write Clearly] envelope for id. Rank or Occupation.