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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. When i was a child, my father had 2 sets of encyclopedias that he kept in the spare bedroom. As a child, my household had a complete set of brittanica it worked for me. This was a topically arranged encyclopedia that was based on arthur mees childrens encyclopaedia. Most of us, i suppose, like to think we have a good general knowledge. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. One of fr greg carlsons passions is fables and what they teach us. Furthermore, it details the products of the interwar war books boom. You can see by the photos the wear on the edging and book corners.
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