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Education is world book s commitment and its editorial team is world book s strength. A company representative said, that year, that thousands of print sets are still ordered annually, mostly by schools. The world book encyclopedia complete set 1959 20 volume. Information on the world s first picture encyclopedia. The 12volume set of world book s encyclopedia of flags is a detailed, fullcolor presentation of the flags of countries, states, provinces and territories. Although the encyclopedia mainly covers major areas of knowledge this encyclopedia centers. Get the best deals on golden book encyclopedia when you shop the largest online selection at. Vintage golden book encyclopedia lot 1959 10 volumes old childrens books. He said that it would help the family learn english, kids and grandmas included. Looking for a 1960s era illustrated world encyclopedia set. Vintage the golden book encyclopedia deluxe edition 16 volume.
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