Make offer the book of knowledge, the children s encyclopedia. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library children s library. Jacksons company grolier acquired the rights to publish it in the u. The book of knowledgethe childrens encyclopedia 1912. Encyclopedia 20 volume set hardcover and it is described in the editorial. Nevertheless, when the set began it was described as an entirely new work under the editorial direction of.
All of the books in this collection are hardbound, in good or. It was originally a 24 volume set, but other print runs had 10, 12 or 20 1919 was a 20 volume set as show in the image above, as was 1951. All the articles were signed again, excluding entries in the dictionary index, and an editorial staff of 50 was listed at the. Hi i have an old childrens book called childrens treasury of great stories. This was a topically arranged encyclopedia that was based on arthur mees children s encyclopaedia. Originally largely a reprint of the british childrens encyclopaedia with. A collection of all twenty editions of the book of knowledgethe childrens encyclopedia published in 1912. The information in the cbok set is vast, well written, and interesting to read.
The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open market is. The new book of knowledge is an encyclopedia intended primarily for children from 3rd to 8th grades the encyclopedia was a successor to the book of knowledge, published from 1912 to 1965. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library children s library. Encyclopaedia the kinds of encyclopaedias britannica. Experience all the worlds wonders at once in the ultimate childrens encyclopedia. All keyed to the 1952 edition printing the book of knowledge, complete set the grolier.
Full text of war without violence a study of gandhi s. The contents comprised vividly written and profusely illustrated articles. The book of knowledge, the childrens encyclopedia, set of 20 volumes. The encyclopedia was a successor to the book of knowledge, published from 1912 to 1965. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library open library halesowen chronicle newspaper test202001280839 kidderminster chronicle newspaper mk news newspaper harlow star newspaper books by language additional collections. The largest book in the set measures 9 12 tall, and the width of the seven books together is 7 34. Overall the pages are in excellent shape, the covers have taken wear as youd think with a book set that is over 100 years old. I have included a picture of the front of every book, and of some pages that represent the quality of the entire set. Other articles where the book of knowledge is discussed.
Full text of war without violence a study of gandhi s method. The children s book of knowledge cbok set that we got was written in the 1950s, before editorspublishers started dumbing down books. The new book of knowledge is an encyclopedia intended primarily for children from 3rd to 8th grades. It is now possible to see, in the past 2,000 years of encyclopaedia production, the. Full text of wonder stories v02n01 1930 06 internet archive. A very basic guide to valuing a book using the resources available on.
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