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In 1966 it was replaced by the New Book of Knowledge. [1] The number of volumes fluctuated. It was originally a 24 volume set, but other print runs had 10, 12 or 20.; [2] 1919 was a 20 volume set as shown in the image above, as was 1951. [3] From 1949 Grolier also issued a Book of Knowledge Annual. [4]
Grolier was one of the largest American publishers of general encyclopedias, including The Book of Knowledge (1910), The New Book of Knowledge (1966), The New Book of Popular Science (1972), Encyclopedia Americana (1945), Academic American Encyclopedia (1980), and numerous incarnations of a CD-ROM encyclopedia (1986–2003).
The encyclopedia was a successor to the Book of Knowledge, published from 1912 to 1965.This was a topically arranged encyclopedia described as an "entirely new work" under the editorial direction of Martha G. Schapp, head of overall encyclopedia direction at Grolier, and the specific direction of Dr. Lowell A. Martin.
The Children's Encyclopædia was an encyclopaedia originated by Arthur Mee, and published by the Educational Book Company, a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, London. It was published from 1908 to 1964. Walter M. Jackson's company Grolier acquired the rights to publish it in the U.S. under the name The Book of Knowledge (1910).
Jean Grolier de Servières, viscount d'Aguisy (c. 1489/90 – 22 October 1565) was Treasurer-General of France and a famous bibliophile. As a book collector, Grolier is known in particular for his patronage of the Aldine Press, and his love of richly decorated bookbindings.
The Grolier Club has one of the more extensive collections of book auction and bookseller catalogs in North America. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Library has the archives of a number of prominent bibliophiles such as Sir Thomas Phillipps , [ 6 ] and of bibliophile and print collecting groups, such as the Hroswitha Club of women book collectors (1944 ...
The 1948 edition of the American Peoples Encyclopedia was a 20-volume work, with more 10,000,000 words, written by 3,200 contributors, including 9 Nobel Prize winners. It covered 50,000 topics and included 15,000 illustrations, 500 in color, and a 160-page atlas in full color.
Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge. Grolier Inc. 1983–. [99] Grolier Incorporated (1998). Academic American Encyclopedia. Grolier Inc. ISBN 978-0-7172-2068-7. [100] Grolier Universal Encyclopedia. Grolier, 1965–1972. [101] The Hamlyn Younger Children's Encyclopedia. Hamlyn Publishing, 1972. [101] Harver Junior World Encyclopedia. Harver ...