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For other uses, see Golden Book.

The Golden Book Encyclopedia is a set of children's encyclopedias published by Western Printing and Lithographing Company under the name Golden Press.^[1] Advertised with circulars in newspapers, the encyclopedias were sent out in weekly or bi-weekly installments.

Supermarket chains, such as Acme Markets, used these encyclopedias as a promotional hook to lure shoppers.

The front page of every volume describes the books as, "Fact-filled Volumes Dramatically Illustrated with More Than 6,000 Pictures.

The Only Encyclopedia for Young Grade-school children.

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Accurate and Authoritative. Entertainingly written and illustrated to make learning an adventure."^[2] Subjects covered in the series included nature, science, history, geography, literature, and the arts.

Editions

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