Judge — April 12, 1924 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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This Is The Last Time This Offer Will Be Made Never again will these bronzed metal book-ends be offered free to readers of this publication. An Opportunity ERE is an example of what happens H when a wonderful bargain is made even more startling. A short time ago we published a NEW collection of thirty world’s great master- in the popular Little Leather Library edition. In order QUICKLY American homes we decided to offer free, with the first 50,000 sets, a pair Sf Abraham bronzed metal book-ends, illustrated here. piece: this representative to introduce set into new Lincoln We were actually willing to lose money on The book-end “premium” could not be purchased in stores for less than $1.00. THIRTY VOLUMES book ends FREE. The books themsel these introductory sales. Yet our price for the was only $2.98, with re a tremendous value. Thousands of booklovers have guessed the value of these volumes to be five to fifteen times the actual price—even without the free book-ends. (These interesting estimates are on file for the inspection of anyone interested.) Close to 50,000 of these new sets have now been purchased. Th advertising this new them. They have served thei purpose well. are “silent salesmen” ition to all who see Accordingly this offer is now to be withdrawn. ‘This is positively the last time these handsome book-ends will be offered free to readers of this publication. This new collection is, in many respects, the finest we have ever published. It in- cludes the best works, each one complete, of such famous authors as: PREP Irving Ibsen Shakespeare Lamb Moore Balzac Tennyson Browning Eliz. Browning Dumas Emerson Whitman Whittier Poe Muaeterlinck Turgenev Longfellow Dante Elbert Hubbard ch volume is complete. The binding is a beautiful limp Croftcott, handsomely bossed, and tinted green, so that even experts have mi em- antique copper and en it This Beautiful Pair of Bas- FREE ketiet ‘Lincotn Book-Ends It is hard to do justice, in an illustration, to the beauty and character of these is. They are of heavy bronzed metal. ‘The pair would sell in most stores for at least $1.00. ‘This un- precedented offer is made to readers of this paper for the last time. If you wish a pair, please send the coupon below at once. PREY TIATee Sy WERSVEL CERNE REET (ESIPEPS ar SDSL LU LCNSTN AINE Read why this offer has been made, and why it must now be withdrawn. You Will Never Have Again for hand-tooled leather. The paper is actu- ally the same quality as that used in books that sell regularly for $2.00 apiece. Yet the price, for all thirty volumes, is only $2.98. The book-ends are free. We wish it were possible for us to send out free samples of these volumes, so that people everywhere could see them with their own eyes. Then they would realize that no illus- tration nor description can possibly do justice to these beautiful volumes. But while we cannot afford to send out free samples, we do send the entire set for 30 days examination, which is really better than seeing only one volume. Sent for Thirty Days’ Examination Do not send ary money. Simply mail the coupon or a | When the books and book-ends arrive, give the postman. only $2.98, plus the few pennies for delivery charges. Then, if you wish, examine the books for thirty days. If you are disappointed in the slightest respect, if you do not agree thai this is one of the most satisfactory purchase: have ever made, send the set back any within the thirty days, and your money will instantly be refunded. When you see this set you will wonder, as thousands of others have wondered, how so. much can be offered for the money. The answer is: these volumes are published in edi- tions of one million at a time; quantity pro- duction—that is the secret. Examine the books at our risk. Send no money—just the coupon. This offer will never be made here ain. Reference: This, or any magazine. LitrLe LEATHER LiBRARY CORPORATION Dept. 494 218 West 40th Street New York, N. Y. 7 irre YP LEATHER LIBRARY CORP. Dept. 494 218 West 40th New York MHL of the Little Leather Library, and a pair of nculn” Bas-Relief Book ds free. 1 will Postman €2.98, is not to be consider the books do ni every way come up to my expectation, I reserve the right to return them any time within thirty days and you agree to return my money. Name Address City State (Outside U.S. $3.50; cash with order.) comicbooks.com