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The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Zinman 154
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- Dummies (Bookselling)--Specimens.
- Dummies (Bookselling).
- Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription trade, etc.
- Booksellers and bookselling.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor) (Canvassing Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- [Publisher's sample book].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Grolier Incorporated, [1964]
- Notes:
- Publisher's sample book consisting of specimen leaves and illustrations. First four leaves with promotional text by Walt Disney, etc.; one leaf headed "The Psychological Arrangement of the Book of Knowledge makes every volume Equally Interesting"; two leaves headed "Young America speaks ... 'The Book of Knowledge is tops!'"
- Binding: cloth binding; spine stamped in gilt "The Book of Knowledge/ Prospectus."
- Copyright 1964 by the Grolier Society.
- Cited in:
- Arbour, K. Canvassing books, 154
- OCLC:
- 914124682
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