Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-08-20

IltlfllbH VI TIC IcWdtu Which, VIC
must have, in some measure, for
our labor and the capital of the
stockholders involved.
A large portion of the public still
persist in getting their supplies OF
books through the middlemen (who
must be paid for their seryicesl in
stead of from us direct; and as a
large expenditure for advertising
will also continue to be necessary, in
finding out new customers, we must
continue to hold to our present re-
tail prices, in order that we may be
able to pay these enormous expenses
for advertising and for commissions
TO middlemen.
But because we are thus compelled
to tax book-buyers generally with
these heavy expenses, there is no oc-
casion why we should continue this
heavy tax upon you individually il
you choose to unite with us in avoid
ing it.
OUR PROPOSITION TO YOU.
We therefore make you this propo-
sition: If you will send your order
Tor the Library OF Universal kRowl-
edge leither for yourself or for any
number Of friends or acquaintances)
so that we shall receive the same on
or before the first day of September,
1881, we will accept such orders at
discount of one-third from our pub
lished list prices, making net prices
to you as follows
LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KN0WL-
EEGE.
For the Is vols, in cloth, net ......Sl0 90
In half Rus sia, sprinkled edges...... l3 SO
la half Russia, gilt top. ............. Is 90
In full library sheep. marbled edges l6 66
Orders sent to us under this offer
will be accepted and filled by us un-
der the following terms and condi-
lions -
CONDITIONS.
1st-We do not in this case, as
has commonly been our custom, re-
quire that remittances shall accom-
pany the orders. Payments may be
made at any time that may suit the
convenience of the purchaser, on
or before the delivery of the books
to him, and not later than January
1, 1882.
2d-But in making deliveries of
the books we shall give precedence
to orders which are accompanied by
remittance in full payment, ship
ping first those for which payment
is first received.
3d-After filling all orders which
have been fully paid for at time OF
order, we shall in shipping give pre-
cedence to orders which are accom-
panied by payment of 10 per cent.
or more on account of said order,
the balance then to be paid on or
before delivery Of the books.
4th-Thereafter shipments will be
made to those who have sent no
payment with the order, precedence
being given to those whose orders
are first received by US, payment of
course being required on or before
the delivery of the goods.
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unaccompanied by any remittance
as binding upon the person making
it, if from any cause he is unable to
take the books, or shall not then
desire to do so; but in case payment
is not made promptly when such
person is notified that his books are
ready for delivery, he will first for
felt his position on our delivery list,
his name being transferred to the
end, and in case payment is not
made promptly when his name is
again reached and he is notified, he
will then forfeit the privilege of pur-
at less than our full list
prices, and no order will thereafter
be accepted from him under any
similar special offer which we may
in the future make on other of our
unless the same is ac-
companied by payment.
ABOUT OUR OTHER PUBLICATIONS.
AS the present stock of our mis-
cellaneons publications is now COM
paratively limited, and as our entire
manufacturing resources will in all
probability be for months to come
taxed to the utmost by the manufac-
ture of the Library of Useful
knowledge alone, we cannot under
take to make any offer similar to
the above upon the books covered by
our miscellaneous list, except to the
extent of our stock in hand. Until
our supply is exhausted we will ac-
cept IN CONNECTION WITH AN Or
DER FOR THE CYCLOPEDIA, UN-
DER THE ABOVE OFFER, orders for
any of our miscellaneous books at
the same rate of discount (one.third)
from our list prices, but in all cases
we shall require that orders for mis-
cellaneous books under these terms
shall be accompanied by the cash, as
these books can be delivered at once,
and cash orders will certainly soon
exhaust our supply.
Any remittance received for mis-
cellaneous books, the supply of
which may have by that time been
will either be returned