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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5461, 13 January 1896, Page 1

\ Business Notices. TO OUE HEADERS. FOR SIXPENCE A WEEK. STODDARD'S PORTFOLIO OF Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings. Striding alongside of the stupendous advances made in Science and Art, the faculties of travel have been constantly abreast of the first rank. The Transportation Building at the Columbian Exposition showed the wonderful progression the passing years have witnessed. Even that extraordinary exhibit, however, failed to show visitors the last grand effort, the climax capped. It remains for us to do this/and to offer to the Public the , chance of making the grandest TOUR OF THE WORLD EVER DREAMED OF, And withal, to do it while sitting comfortably in your own home, with all your family and friends around you, and at the cost of only EIGHT PENNY POSTAGE STAMPS EACH WEEK. HOW CAISI WE DO THIS ? We doit by giving you a grand COLLECTION OE PHOTOGRAPHS of all the Beautiful and Interesting Scenes on the Grlobe, It is a Collection made by the noted traveller and lecturer JOHN L. STODDARD, And each View is accompanied by a graphic description from the pen of thatsame gentleman. Mr Stoddard has seen the whole civilized world ; he saw it with the eye of the Scholar and the Artist. HIS COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS may therefore be accepted as WORKS OF ART. xfflS DESCRIPTIVE ARf IDLES Must certainly be 1 recognised as Literary Productions of a High Order. Is it not then a rare treat we offer you in this VISIT TO FOREIGN COTTNTRZES ? Having obtained possession oE those Superb Photographid" Views and the accompanying descriptions we have compiled a . . High Grade Album of Art and Literature. The firafc of the series which goes to make up the ' complete album contains . ■ 16 Full-page Illustrations, 11 x 13in in size. They consist of views of famous cities, scenes of beauty and wonder from nature, and a number of noted paintings as seen by Mr Stoddard in FRANCE, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, SWEDEN, PALESTINE, AUjSTRIA, BRAZIL, ENGLAND, NORWI.Y, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, MEXICO, AN. D ' ITNITED|, STATES. , . READ OUR SPECI/U. OFFER. On the receipt of ONE COUPON, cut from this paper, together with EIGHT PENNY POSTAGE STAMPS to pay the cost of Mailing, Wrapping, &c, we will send you the Parts as issued. ■ ■ 6d. AT OUR OFFICE. With this you and your friends can take keen enjoyment. You can practically make a - ■ i TOTJE OF THE WORLD Without any of the risks and discomforts incidental to travel, and in this comfortable tour you have for a guide the most noted traveller known. Is not such an offer worthy of acceptance ? Surely it is, at such a trifling cost. " TRY OUR IMPROVED IDEA OF TRAVEL TJalB . is ttt© Co-u/poix fox* Single Parts. Our Grand Art Album Coupon. For one of these Coupons and EIGHTPENCE in Cash or Postage Stamps we will post to any' address in the Colony, Portfolio No. 1,2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of our Grand Art Album, If delivered by our Runners or from any of our Town Agencies, the price will be SIXPENCE. Please forward Portfolio No. ..........to Name Address; , THIS IS THE Coupon for Ordering Complete Sets, 16 Parts. On receipt of this Coupon and the Cash, we will supply a Complete Set, bound or unbound, of Stoddard's GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD. Name > Occupation Address To the Manager: — Enclosed please find , Shillings for complete Set of " Glimpses of the World." Bound in Half Leather and Lettered ... 13s 6d Unbound ... .» »• »• 8s If required to be delivered by Bail or Post, please add 2s. to the above Amounts. We expect to be in a posi'ion to supply complete sets by the middle of January next. As only a limited number will be available, these Coupons should b forwarded at once. AGENTS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN THEIR ORDERS FORTHWITH

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