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