Help me internet hive-mind

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When I was a kid (early 1970s), Toys R Us sold a series of books that were somewhat over-sized, say 8 x 14, that annotated odd words or old-fashioned items. The books were unabridged classics, but the annotations were really useful for vocabulary improvement. The problem is that I can't remember the name of the publisher. Does anyone have a clue what I'm talking about? I'd love to find some of these, even if I have to use Alibris, but I need the publisher to do so. I'm pretty certain it's not "Illustrated Classics" because the "look inside" feature at Amazon didn't have the spacing and annotations I remember.

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[(Anonymous)]

I remember those books too. We had a bunch of them. I remember Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book,and The Virginian. I don't remember if _I_ took them from my parent's house, or if they went to my brother's kids. If I took them, they are somewhere in a still packed box. If they are, I will find them eventually, and send you the information.

In the meantime, the Book Sleuth forum at AbeBooks.com might be worth consulting.

Link here: http://forums.abebooks.com/discussions/AbeBookscom_BookSleuthreg/abesleuthcom?

I don't think you need to register (it's free) to post a 'does anyone remember this book?' question. But let me know if you need a hand with it.

Hugs,
Nancy