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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5500, 27 February 1896, Page 1

- Business Notices. -.p. ■ ' ' TO OUE HEADERS. FOR SIXPENCE A WEEK. STODDARD'S PORTFOLIO OF Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings. Striding alongside, of the stupendous advances made in Seiefcee and Art, the facilities of travel have been constantly abreast of the nrst 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 tho Publlo 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 al your family and friends around you, and at the cost of only EIGHT PENNY POSTAGE STAMPS EACH WEEK. HOW GAJS WE DO THIS ? "We do it by giving you a grand COLLECTION OP PHOTOGRAPH* of all the Beautiful and Interesting Scenes on the Globe. 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 that same gentleman. Mr Stoddard .has seen the whole civilised world ; he saw it with the eye of the Scholar and the Artist.. HIS COLLECTION OF : PHOTOGEAPHS may therefore be accepted as WORKS OF ART. HIS DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES Must certainly be recognised as LITERARY PRODUCTIONS of a HIGH ORDER. Is it not then a rare treat we offer you in this TO FOREIG-N COUNTRIES? Having obtained possession of these Superb Photographic Views and the accompanying descriptions, we have compiled a ■ ■' '" High Grade Album of Art and Literature. The first of the .series' which goes to make up the complete album •contains .;.-'■ . , ' 16 Full-pago Illustrations, 11 x 13ln 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 AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, ENGLAND, NORWAY, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. READ OUR SPECIAL 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., y/e will send you the Parts asi^ued. „. . : 6d>ATOUR 0F p IC E; With this you and your friends can take keen enjoyment. You can practically make a TOUR 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 OP TRAVEL. *X*lxls Is "tli© Coupon fox* Single Feurta. Our Grand Art Album oupon. 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