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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12618, 23 March 1903, Page 3

OIiLY SSJC DAYS MORE. NO BOOM FOR DELAY! ONLY A FEW SETS LEFT. CANNOT LONG CONTINUE THE SALE OF : AT PRESENT PEICES. Men who appreciate books, Men who"appreciate bargains, Men who act promptly; aTTfasTeTluusting the ThriTed edition of "THE CENTURY" issued by«Tn E Times" at a temporary reduction of 45 per cent, from the publishers pr.ee. All sorts and conditions ef men, in all parts of New Zealand, are nninirjt' 'y r"-" 1 """ nf the great word-booK &"* fact-book and flilas of the World. BUT... Men who delay, Men who Men who procrastinate, will soon have to pay a higher price for the same book. ,THE CENTURY DICTIONARY & CYCLOPEDIA & ATLAS fa issued by "The Times" upon the plan of easy monthly laments, which uroved so successful in the case of "The Times" Reprint of'the Iwicyclopedia Britanniei. Only one of these payments need be made before the volumes are delivered The limited edition which is now on sale is offered at a reduction ot 45 per cent, from the publishers' prise. Immediate Action is Necessary. jot "SATURDAY, March 28th, THE LAST DAY. "THE TIMES" NOTIFIES INTENDING SUBSCRIBERS THAT ITS SPECIAL TEN SHILLING OFFER OF "TUB OBNTURY" WILL BE WITHDRAWN NEXT SATURDAY. A fen short week, ago " x'he Times " published an announcement in these- columns that it had caused to be prepared a limited number of sets of The CENTUM Dictionary & Ctclofedu & Atlas " in an especially handsome form and bindings, and thai it could offer such sets while they lasted, on terms more favourable- than was ever possible before. Those- terms were so favourable, and at the same time the booke wero so handsome, that the sets have been eagerly taken by subscribers in tiio colony. "The Times," therefore, is now compelled to .announce that this speoial offer will be withdrawn within the next few daye. All intending subscribers should, therefore, immediately upon reading this notice, seud in their orders, or otherwise ,; The Times" will later be compelled to return them unfilled. It is now simply a question of now or never. "The Century' as a reference book is all things to all mon. No other book makes such a universal appeal. It is full of interesting information, of beautiful illustrations, of happy quotations. It will tell you more facts in a shorter time on a greater variety of subjects and in a more interesting fashion than any other book in the world. ■ : A SET OF To-day you can buy "THE CextCHl" at ((—..— ftrkiTiinV" a b ar fi ain - Ik is a b oo k y° u want, a book JHf" V_/lL|NlUiiiYi without which even a small library is not IN 10 VOLUMES, complete - BOUND IN FOUR STYLES, If you wait, it -will' still' be a book you to rvptfTTPTin want, a book without which' your library— lb UJjiMUiu bo it emgll or laTge _ is not complote) but FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY, it will no longer be a book which you BY " THE TIJfES" can P rocuro l 'P on suo '' advantageous FOR A FIRST PAYMENT tcrm301' JUST When we first advertised our offer of the . ~,,, , ~,- " Encyclopedia Britannioa," we warned our TF N SHILLINGS friends that we were bound, by our conI ciN oniuLinuo, trnct with Megsta A & a Blacki the AND SUBSEQUENT MONTHLY PAY- publishers, to sell no more than a certain MENTS OF TEN TO TWENTY j number of copies at the minimum price. SHILLINGS EACH, ' y et two-thirds of all those who have ACCORDING TO BINDING SELECTED, purchased "The Times" Reprint of the INTENDING PURCHASERS . " Encyclopedia Britannioa" waited until SHOULD ACT AT ONCE, the P" rices had increased. FOR THIS. OFFER WILL BB WITH- : Our Eale ot .. Thb ; 6 to -day DRAWN ON OR BEFORE in precisely tho same position. We offer ... nrU , o ,< im i irrnCT the newest edition (copyright 1902) of that JYIAKCn iOin A I LA Ida I, admirable work ata reduction of over 40 AFTER THAT DATE NO MORE , per cent, from the publishers' price. You OTTd WTTT V.V Can obtain !t to " da * at tllat bar ß ain "P rlee > SMS WILL. JIL or can w , lHj 03 22,000 purchasers of DISTRIBUTED ON the " Encyclopedia. Britannica" waited, SUCH FAVOURABLE TERMS, until a higher price must be paid for FREK DEO7ERY IN WELLINGTON. the Klme bookl IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. . Which will you do? • ' WHAT THIS SPECIAL OFFER MEANS. It meane that you can secure a set of the most usable of. reference works, "The Ckktdiw Diotionaht & Cyclopedia & Atlab," in 10 Royal Quarto Volumes, for a first payment of just ten shillings. It means that all the volumes are delivered to vou when this ten-shilling payment is made, and that the subsequent payments are at the rate of less than foiirpence a day. It means that the total price which you pay for the whole set is a reduction of over 40 per cent, from tho publishers regular price. It means that the sets to whioh this offer applies are- at once the handsomest ami the handiest in which the volumes have ever been bound. It means that this great reference work, the great, ''.question-answerer," at once eumpluous and useful, is brought within the reach of tl»e_' lightest purse. But it also means that you must act at once; there in no time to lose. In a short time this offer will bo'withdrawn—positively by March 2&—then at latest, and it may be sooner, for the number of books loft now is quite limited. Be Wise in Tiiie! THE QUESTION OP BINDINGS. " THE TIME 8 " includes in this offer as a feature, a limiM number of «rti,'three-qu«rtjr Morocco bound. This specUl Wndine i.ia handsome Levant, with rich eold-stimipin" on side and back. The cost of bindincin this style is more than doubled, but al«o because the leather is one of the test, selected stock and the finishinc is the fluent in every way. -Ihe work in t&IS form, tWfon>, ha* nn extra value which makes it obviously a very great bargain. It dm, m other wo*, the three-fold recommendation of being remarkably attractive, conveaieot and inexpensive It will prove as durable in use as it is attractive in appearance. The Half Mororan hindinp has many advantage over the Cloth, while the full Morocco, de luxe, makes a beautiful gift boek for special occasions. ■■'.. '~'* .V ' MONTHLY PAYMENTS.-"""" ftfl'B&f , i..sg■ i payable to the order of. THE BANK OF NEV7 SOUTH WALES: THE MANAGER %}\t (Kkdos), RO. Box 285, rnsuixoioH, M. (New Zealand Office). [Date] ...,- 1803 f Cloth, for which I auree to make to you, or anyone you H _ 21 additional monthly payments of Iβ Shillings. o j2 I enclose Ten Shilllnss Half Morocco, for which 1 ay rec to make to you, or anyone yon £ft i enclose Ten sniMßgs. M ' adllltional mo * thly payments ol Ig ghiiUage. •=> g Please send me The CEK- J THREE-QUARTER MOROCCO ("The Times" Special I« p T7JRY T)If!TTONARV k Binding),* for which I agree to make to you, or/- ~g pwtoS j? Amar anyone you appelnt, 20 additional monthly pay- 3a, CYCLOPEDIA & ATLAS jnents of.lß Shillings. ' °g 10 Volumes, bound in • The best binding for this climate. _g Full Morocco, for which I agreo to make to you, or anyone you "J ~ V. appoint, 24 additional monthly payments of 20 Shillings, 'too . The first ot these monthly payments to lie innde immediately upon deliver}' of the complete Bet of 10 volumes, and the succeeding payments regularly on the corresponding day ot each month following. -Until such payments arc complete 1 engage that the volumes, not being ray property, Shall not Dβ disposed ot by sale or otherwise. ; I further nprce that it, on-injj to unforsoen circumstances, ol which yon shall be the Judge, the volumes cannot be delivered, the return ot the deposit ot 10 shillings tome shall cancel this agreement. {Please also send a "Century" Bookcase, for which I agree to make (after the payments for the Books have heen completed) a further payment of 31b 6dt '• Signed..] .' • •••« Ranker Occupation -.... .- •:•>■••• ..".••» '• ■• Address .-....;.•.,..■••• — [Ot sp. 'Ji., 0.43.) Please address the package to .'. ;...;•'.'»..'. .' .' If the books are to be delivered beyond Wellington, the} '• . .p. ' . ■ . purchaser 6hould add here the name ot the railway or I ' ;.'->'■ : § shipping agent in Wellington to whom delivery is to lief'"" ' . ' made. Beyond . ... m- TEN PER CENT. DISCOUNT FOR CASH. While the purpose of the system of monthly payments is to enable persons of moderate but assured income to purchase "THE CENTURY," those Subscribers who prefer to do so may pay the full price in one amount. Cash prices: Cloth, £11 Ss.; Half-Morocco, fiM 175.; Three-Quarter Morocco, £16135.; Full Morocco, £22 la. Book Case, 31b. 6d. MET CASH. BS" Books on View .'—Specimen Yolumea may be examined, and orders booked at the following addresses:—Dunedin—Messrs E. J. STABK & CO., DRESDEN PIANO CO--.M»--W. J. PKICTOE. . , .and Mb J. BBAITRWAITE,