Golden Book Encyclopedia

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"[2] Subjects covered in the series included nature, science, history, geography, literature, and the arts.

The first edition of the encyclopedia was published in a joint venture between Simon & Schuster and Western Printing and Lithographing Company in 1946.

The author of the edition was Dorothy A. Bennett and the illustrator was Cornelius De Witt.

The 1988 edition lists the author as "Golden Press," and contains 4 extra volumes, making it a 20-volume set.