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Lot 80:
A Collection of Volumes from the Children's Britannica and General Interest Literature
Description
An assortment of books across two cardboard storage boxes, featuring a significant group of Children’s Britannica encyclopedia volumes. The upper box contains several hardcover volumes, including Volume 3 Beech to Building, alongside general interest and reference titles. Identifiable spines include The Human Body edited by Dr. Tony Smith, A Call to Vengeance by David Weber and John Ringo, and Ray Mears Goes Walkabout.
The lower box contains a consecutive sequence of cloth-bound volumes from the Children’s Britannica series, presented in red, blue, and green bindings with gilt-lettered spines. This group is accompanied by contemporary fiction and non-fiction titles, including The Dog Walker’s Guide to God by Henry Martin, Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer, and More Poetry Please!. The collection comprises a variety of formats including cloth-bound hardcovers, pictorial boards, and paperbacks. Several Children’s Britannica volumes bear a printed numerical sequence on the spine, alongside a blue circular device. A white adhesive label with blue text and a barcode is affixed to the side of the upper cardboard box.
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