Item Details:

• Title: The Book of Knowledge: The Children’s Encyclopedia Vols. 1-20
• Editor: E. V. McLoughlin
• Publisher: The Grolier Society Inc.
• Copyright: 1955
• Edition: 1955 Printing

Condition:

• Books are in good condition
• Covers have some damage: scuffing, soiling, shelf-wear, corner-denting, and sunning
• Books are cocked
  • Vol 17/18 is bent/bowed
• Text blocks are discolored due to time, with some staining, soiling, and foxing
  • Vol 15/16 has some pencil marks on text block
• Vol 15/16 has pencil scribbles on front pastedown and free-end
  • Vol 17/18 has ink script on front free-endpaper
• Pages are slightly yellowed and sunned with time, with pages occasionally being more severely yellowed
  • Pages are otherwise bright, clean, intact, and legible
• Bindings are intact and sturdy