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Jun 07, 2012 the golden book encyclopedia 1946, 1959, 1988 was an encyclopedia written for white american schoolchildren under the age of 12. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. The golden book encyclopedia complete 16 vol set 1960. A 16volume hardcover edition was published from 1959 to 1969. The world of science was a youthoriented science book first published in 1958 under the golden books imprint. Publication date 1962 topics natural history, natural history publisher new york, golden press collection inlibrary. Very lucid approach to performing experiments in an amateur chemistry lab. The golden book of facts and figures by bertha morris. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The golden book encyclopedia, volume one to sixteen, complete set some rubbing with some scuffing at corners, peeling to laminate surface on some, top and bottom spine of books worn.
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