Vintage children's reference book "Children's Guide to Knowledge" published for The Parents' Institute by Maxton Publishers. Copyright 1956. Blue cloth hardcover with dark-blue band and gilt title, illustrated plates, and chapters including Mankind, Rivers, Sea Shells, Mountains and Volcanoes, Stones and Minerals, Jungle Animals, Reptiles and Amphibians, and Stars. Wear at spine and corners, scuffs to covers, pages intact and illustrated. No ISBN or modern barcode present.