The new wonder world : a library of knowledge.

Date:

©1952.

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Call Number:

YH N532 W66 1952 LOCAL

Publisher:

G.L. Shuman & Co.

Physical Description:

11 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, music, portraits ; 26 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' set imperfect: v. 7 wanting. LOCAL

Curator Notes:

Geo. L. Shuman, c 1952 [but previous copyrights reflect the presence of material from the 1940's and 1930's, and even from the predecessor, Our Wonder World, 1914 to 1927]; 10 of the eleven volumes: 1) The World and its people 2) Invention and industry 3) The Nature book 4) Exploration, adventure, and achievment 5) Story and art 6) Sports, pastimes and handicraft 8) The Literature book 9) The Child in the home 10) The Wonder of life 11) Home and school guide--index; volume 7, The History book, is missing; for each volume the spine is stamped in blind and in white and gold on cloth (blue, red, green or dark brown), front cover design stamped in white and in blind with color illustration (different for each volume) inset and pasted on as vignette

Subjects:

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Encyclopedias and dictionaries Juvenile literature, and Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Genres/Forms:

Juvenile works