New york, the grolier club, december 7, 1911, to january 6, 1912. Bright illustrations bring famous tales to life, including cinderella, little red riding. All of the characters involved as well as the different adventures they seem to get into. The grolier poetry book shop has held readings for almost a century now. Valuetales is a series of simple biographical childrens books published primarily by the nowdefunct value communications, inc.
A reconstruction of the exhibit of 100 books famous in english literature, originally held in new york, 1903, on the occasion of the clubs visit to the lilly library, indiana university, may 1, 1963. Published 1996 by grolier books first published november 1995. Grolier educational s most popular book is the new book of knowledge. Valuetales the value of respect story of abraham lincoln grolier 1977 value tale. Theres a richness to antique books that transcends their status as one of the worlds most beloved collectibles. See the complete valuetales series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Whitman tellatale books publisher series librarything. Childrens books focused on values and based on biographies. Grolier books from this publisher isbns begin with 978.
The nonmatching one shown in the photo is a transcription of leonardo davincis notes. Complete set 1952 book of knowledgethe childrens encyclopedia. Valuetale set multiple volume value tales book set. Kids books, books for children the scholastic parent store. Find grolier encyclopedia from a vast selection of books. Grolier 50 worlds great classics books set harvard. Some old books may be rare and have great value, others may be more difficult to place a value on. Values relate to first editions in very good condition. Great savings free delivery collection on many items grolier disney books in childrens fiction books. Buy grolier 2000 book online at low prices in india. Printed on coated paper and illustrated in full color and in blue line. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. All keyed to the 1952 edition printing the book of knowledge, complete set the grolier.
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Each book has a word list in the beginning of the book to make it easier to read with, showing the pronounciation of different words that are in boldface the first time they appear in the story. Set includes 20 volumes and one index, answered by a verified antique expert we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. The book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia 20 volumes. Publishing multivolume, curriculumaligned reference sets as well as general encyclopedias for students as young as third grade, grolier s bestselling products include the new book of knowledge and encyclopedia americana, both of which are updated and revised annually. 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 cdrom encyclopedia 19862003 grolier is an educational publishing company known for its. Books document the evolution of our need to make sense of the world around us.
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