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William Benton (1900–1973)

Author of Compton's precyclopedia

Includes the names: William Benton, William Bemtom, William Benton, Pub., Publisher William Benton, PUBLISHER WILLIAM BENTON, William Benton (publisher), original publisher William Benton (1900-1973)

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Compton's precyclopedia 44 copies
1973 Encyclopedia Britannica 27 copies
Great Issues in American Life a Conspectus Volume I 15 copies
1968 Britannica Book of the Year 15 copies
Great Issues in American Life a Conspectus Volume II 13 copies
Madly: A Novel 10 copies
Deaf Elephants 9 copies, 1 review
How Does My Garden Grow? 9 copies
Normal Meanings 5 copies
Great books of the Western World, V21 Dante Alighieri (Editor) 5 copies
The Voice of Latin America 5 copies
Birds 4 copies
Marmalade: Drifts, Gists, Versions, Drafts, and Takes 4 copies
Great Books Of The Western World, (54 vols) & Gateway To The Great Books,… (Editor) 3 copies

Selected Readings on Great Issues in American History. 1620-1968 3 copies

1959 Encyclopedia Britannica 2 copies

Britannica Book of the Year 1957 2 copies

This is the challenge; the Benton reports of 1956-1958 on the nature of… 2 copies

Encyclopedia Britannica Volume 16 1964 (Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol 16) 1 copy

Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Fact-Index 1 copy

The Great Ideas Today 1966 1 copy

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Bicentennial Edition 1974 these volumes produced… 1 copy

Daruin: Great Books to the Western World 1 copy

Encyclopaedia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge - Volume 2 -… 1 copy

Freud, Marx: Great Books to the Western World 1 copy

Encyclopaedia Britannica 1969, Volume 23 - Vietnam to Zworykin 1 copy

Britannica World Atlas - International 1 copy

THE YOUNG CHILDRENS ENCYCLOPEDIA VOLUME 12 1 copy

Distances & Destinations 1 copy

The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Fifteenth Edition in 30 Volumes 1 copy

THE TEACHERS & THE TAUGHT IN THE USSR 1 copy

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Exchanging Hats: Paintings (Editor, some editions) 35 copies, 1 review

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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New York, New York, USA

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Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

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