You are bidding on the complete series of the book of knowledge set of childrens encyclopedias from the year 1945 by the company the grolier society. The new book of knowledge has 50 pages of articles on birds, their anatomy, their habits, and so forth, rather in the fashion of a school textbook, but the old book of knowledge has 9 pages on storks, herons, and plovers alone, with information straight from the memory of an old bird watcher and afficionado including a flashy account of a. The book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia 20 volumes. Anyone trying to sell books on a small scale for a penny apiece is likely to be losing money. The book of knowledge volume 14 grolier society 1919. When i was a child, my father had 2 sets of encyclopedias that he kept in the spare bedroom. For specific coin values, prices, details and images for all us coin types yearmintmajor variety, click the links on the left side menu to view the coin charts. Mees childrens encyclopaedia is nothing like an encyclopaedia, or. Our encyclopedia includes general information and valuable statistics about the us coin mints, famous designers and engravers, and some basics regarding coin grading. One was the bluebound 1920s edition of the childrens encyclopedia which hed bought and the other was the 1930s wonderland of knowledge that his parents subscribed to when he was young. We use them every day of our lives and in every sort of conversation.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Gr 58one of the few multivolume frogs left in the elementary school printreference pond, this latest annual edition offers full measures of quantitymore than 9000 articles, 25,000 color illustrations, in excess of 0 maps, nearly a million index entries, a full suite of crossreferences and other access tools, plus special features such as passages from classic books. Other articles where first book of the introduction of knowledge is discussed. A person with a rudimentary knowledge of the language told me it is a biblical book.
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The book of knowledge 1943 rare complete set this is the complete set of groliers children encyclopedias. They do not allow for us to send combined invoices once the cases have opened. This is a guide about finding the value of groliers book of knowledge encyclopedias. Book s of knowledge complete set 1919 grolier childrens encyclopedias hardcover january 1, 1919 by arthur mee editor, holland thompson editor, john h. The book of knowledge was an encyclopedia aimed at juveniles first published in 1912, by the. The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open. The 1919 world series matched the american league champion chicago white sox against the national league champion cincinnati reds. Although most world series have been of the best of seven format, the 1919 world series was a best of nine series along with 1903, 1920, and 1921. The bindings are completely intact and they are still quite usable.
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The book of knowledge was an encyclopedia aimed at juveniles first published in 1912, by the grolier society. Created in conjunction with the smithsonian institution and with the latest cgi technology, the knowledge encyclopedia is a bold new approach to family reference using 3d rendered images to explore the wonders of the world in unprecedented detail. The new book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia volume 20wxyz by editors of grolier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of knowledge 1943 set childrens encyclopedia. Originally largely a reprint of the british childrens encyclopaedia with revisions related to the united states by holland thompson, over time the encyclopedia evolved into a new entity entirely. The new book of knowledge by scholastic library publishing. The childrens encyclopaedia 20 volume set arthur mee, holland thompson, et al on. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name. Knowledge encyclopedia covers a wide range of subjects from astronomy to biology, chemistry, physics, technology and history. With various illustrations and colorful images, this book keeps me interested during the time i was reading it. The penny magazine of the society for the diffusion of useful. All keyed to the 1952 edition printing the book of knowledge, complete set the grolier society. This was a topically arranged encyclopedia that was based on arthur mees childrens encyclopaedia.
This collection includes over 6000 books and 4000 objects aesops artifacts, the largest online collection of fable related objects that relate to fables. In the book the great gatsby the character meyer wolfsheim is a reference to the actual arnold rothstein, who fixed the world series of 1919. There is nothing particularly difficult about abstractions. Published in new york by the grolier society and london by the educational book co. First book of the introduction of knowledge work by. Covers are winecolored linen with the title in gold leaf.
However, the words abstract and concrete seem to trouble many persons. Net proceeds from the sale of these goods and financial donations from the community make it possible for us to operate our free job training programs. Fill out this form with enough information to get a list of comparable copies. Nordisk familjebok third edition 26 volumes, second printing, including not so few coloured posters like national maps, city maps a poster of all the flags of the world etc and a huge number of full page black and white portraits. Finding the value of groliers book of knowledge encyclopedias. If you dont see your set listing, feel free to post a question. Still, as the layout will be more inviting to less practiced readers than that of the world book encyclopedia 2007. No general knowledge is expressible except in abstract terms. The encyclopedia was a successor to the book of knowledge, published from 1912 to 1965.
Mar, 2015 this is a guide about finding the value of groliers book of knowledge encyclopedias. The books are in decent condition, especially considering how old they are. Make offer the book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia 1919 volumes 1 6. Presentation mode open print download current view. Dec, 2019 this page is great place to look for the value of old encyclopedias. The childrens encyclopaedia 20 volume set holland thompson, et al arthur. This is a page about finding the value of groliers book of knowledge encyclopedias. At the end of each year the issues were bound together to form a book, one book for each year. This is a collection of all the bound volumes of the penny magazine of the society for the diffusion of useful knowledge it was a weekly publication that lasted from 18321945. The book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia that leads to love of learning by ellen veronica mcloughlin, leonard power.
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