Item Details:
- Title: The Book of Knowledge: The Children’s Encyclopedia (Vols. 1- 20), & The Book of Knowledge Annual (1958 & 1959)
- Editor: E. V. McLoughlin
- Publisher: The Grolier Society
- Copyright: 1953 (Vols. 1, 5), 1957 (Vols. 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19), 1958 (Respective annual), and 1959 (Respective annual)
- Edition: Unstated
Condition:
- Books are in acceptable to good condition
- Covers have varying degrees of damage: scuffing, soiling, shelf-wear, sunning, chipping
- Some volumes have staining
- Some books are heavily cocked
- Text blocks are discolored due to time and age, with staining and soiling
- Some volumes have pencil marks on text blocks
- Pages have varying degrees of yellowing
- Some books occasionally have marks, soiling, and foxing on pages
- Vol. 1 has heavy tearing on page 215
- Pages are otherwise clean, intact, and legible
- Bindings are intact and sturdy
