Judge — November 3, 1923 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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FRE This beautiful pair of Bas- Relief Lincoln Book-Ends T is hard to do justice, in an illustration, to the beauty and character of these | nds. They are of bronzed metal. The pair would sell in most stores for af least $1.00, in some stores probably for $1.50. This unprecedented offer made to introduce a new set of thirty Little Leather Library masterpieces quickly into representative American homes. Tf vou wish a pair, please send the coupon below at once. ¥Js this tntroductorp offer too good to be true? “I have seen many of your advertisements, particularly those offering thirty world’s great masterpieces together with a 7 all for $2.98. Y offer seems too good to be true. I simply cannot bring myself to believe much for the money. Where is the catch?” t your new sct of ir of Lincoln Bas Relief book ends, us may be interested in knowing that I have never ordered because your you can give so EVERAL years ago the price of Lit- manufacturing books. Quantity pro- ing. Is it any wonder that thousands tle Leather Library volumes was set duction—that is the secret of the aston- of people have guessed the price to be at 10 cents apie The publishing — ishingly low price of $2.98 for THIR’ five to twenty times higher than it is? world was startled; the bookloving of these handsome volumes. public couldn't believe such an offer Sent for Thirty Days’ Examination could be true. Now—A New Set Nothing that can be said 1s as convin- It is needless to explain here what has _In response to a long-continued de- Ging as the volumes themselves | Here, happened to PRICES since 1916. Paper, ™and, a new set of thirty world’s master- the coupon below; ore letter, When the printing, machinery, labor—EVERY Pieces is announced to the public. ‘This {he foupon below, or a letter. | When the THING has at least doubled; at times, New set comprises the greatest master. gOUes TITING Hive the postman only on certain items, 1916 prices were quad. _ picces—in some cases, several—of cach of i wed Then if Coa Reh. examine tupled; yet Little Leather Library volumes the Masters listed below; books that have thon, foe thirty dave, JE vou do noe have never been increased in price. charmed, entertained, uplifted and in- them for th he te spired untold millions of people. agree that this is one of the most satis- factory purchases you have ever made, Still more amazing, Little Leather Library volumes have been so wonder- Barrie Irving send the set and book ends back and your ! fully improved in quality as to make the _‘Kipling Ibsen money will instantly be refunded” In 1916 edition, which was then thought a Shaw Shaliespeate addition to the books, we will include, marvelous publishing achievement, pale Lan 7 without extra charge, a pair of handsome : into insignificance by comparison. The wepore bronzed metal Abraham Lincoln book volumes are now handsomely covered Tennyson ends, provided your order is received with a material which so closely resembles Browning Plato promptly; this “special inducement is leather as to confuse even an expert, and Eliz. Browning Wilde made to introduce this NEW set of Little, so beautifully tinted and embossed as to —-_-Dumas Maeterlinck vather Library volumes QUICKLY. # look like hand-tooling. merson Turgenev Mail the coupon or a letter NOW Whitman Longfellow References—Any magazine, or ,¢ How It Can Be Done Whittier Dante Manufacturers Trust. Com. | 4 i ; Poe Elbert Hubbard many Of New York ¢° LITTLE Although more than 20,000,000. Little . . pany * zs ¢ HER hat Th > books that every intelligent 7° «LEAT Leather Library volumes have already Bee 2 eve ateligent LITTLE LEATHER R i, >. American must own, to retain h lf ¢ LIBRARY | been purchased, the publishers still re- TE the lowe ees LIBRARY CORPORATION = # CORP. ceive letters and hear comments to the — Tespect the low price ‘makes you Dept. 4911 7 ba wii effect that the price 1s so low as to be in- ptical, if you think these are “‘cheap- ¢ pt. credible. This is probably the penalty of looking’ books, consider these facts: The 34 WhAve. NewYork Gy i offering a value so great that people feel Paper ts the same as that used 1n books that there must be a “catch” somewhere. sell usually for $2.00 aprece; the binding is, as explained a masterpiece of Yet the explanation of the amazingly the bookbinder's art, each volume is com- NewYork plus low price is simple. Little Leather plete; this is not that abomination, a 77 _wnderstood oot Library volumes are produced in quan- collection of extracts; the entire set of gf _ be considered’ as a pure hooks do tities of a million at a time, by specially thirty volumes contains over 3000 pages; CO Ree le HAC to tetas th ear ine wil built machinery and by special manu- _ their pocket size makes them conve 7° thirty days and you ‘agree to return my money. facturing processes never before used in nient to carry around while trav ¢ 7 Name ¢ Address State = Outside U.'S. $3.50, cash with order. PRESS OF WILLIAM GREEN, NEW YORK comicbooks.com