Everyman's Encyclopaedia

Dent in London and, simultaneously, E. P. Dutton in New York, the encyclopedia proved popular due to its low cost, small size and concise but highly accurate articles.

[4] The Macmillan's Everyman's Encyclopaedia had 12 volumes, 9 million words and was edited by Ernest Franklin Bozman.

Because of its British focus and difficult system of abbreviation it was not recommended for family use, but was considered ideal for schools and libraries.

Some of the basic format was similar, with 12 volumes and 8 million words, the text was extensively revised, more illustrations were added and the typeface increased one third in size.

[5] In the United States this was published as the International Everyman's Encyclopedia, in 20 volumes with one million words more that its UK counterpart.

Specifically the cost of gaining rights to pictures was too high compared to the company's probably return on investment.

[9] By 1986 Everyman's Encyclopaedia was available online through Dialog Information Services of Palo Alto, California.