Author: EINBINDER, HARVEY.
Title: The Myth of the Britannica.
Description: New York: Grove Press Inc, 1964. 1st edition. The Great Encyclopedia of the Western World - Reputation and Reality. "A once great and respected vehicle of learning has largely decayed and lost its essential purpose by becoming a commercial enterprise."..The discussion of the faulty as well as the valuable in the Britannica's contents, ranging through the arts, sciences, and social sciences, makes absorbing and informative reading." Pp.390. Turquoise cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge chips but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+.

Keywords: Einbinder Myth Britannica Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia History Outmoded Sexual Prudery Victorian Biography Science Zoology Editorial Commercial 48785 Books and Printing


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