The Reader's Encyclopedia, Hardcover 1963

Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia is a reference work devoted to world literature. The first volume appeared in 1948, edited by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Rose Benét, older brother of the writer Stephen Vincent Benét.

Benét set out to "present to [the reader] a well-organized supplementary memory, in one volume".This hardcover is in a slipcase and is in very good condition. 

This edition from 1963 is in good condition.