Subsequent editions were published in 1911 20 volumes and 191820. We are moving to a smaller residence and need to sell these. Unfollow encyclopedia set to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Stay up to speed on all we have to offerplus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter. Jim romenesko rounds up coverage from the times, the chicago tribune, and elsewhere. You can get a 10yo encyclopedia set for almost nothing, and the world book puts out a new edition every year. This is a guide about finding the value of old encyclopedia sets. The world book encyclopedia, 2019, is a general az lookup source in 22. The most common the world book encyclopedia material is plastic. Encyclopaedia britannica has declared that its latest print edition will be its last.
I have a complete set of the world book 75 anniversary edition. And because i was the only one who had a computer, i also got the encyclopedia on a cdrom. These were plentiful, bought by the parents of baby boomers, so theyre not going to be especially rare or collectible. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series.
The world book encyclopedia 1958 annual paperback 1958 by world book author 5. The volumes are heavily illustrated with photos, drawings, maps, and tables and many of the entries include practical discussion that students can use. Encyclopaedia encyclopaedia the kinds of encyclopaedias. If you can find a buyer and negotiate packing and shipping fees that still allow for a reasonable profit, it. The world book encyclopedia 50th anniversary edition. Make offer vintage 1981 the world book encyclopedia full 21 volume red set excellent cond. World book online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades prek through high school. I would like to sell them, but i have no idea of their value since i cannot find this set. A 1986 world book qualifies as trash or recyclable materialno one will want it, i promise. This is the 1958 version of the world book encyclopedia. What is the value world book encyclopedia, 1976 edition, like new how much is a complete set of 1969 world book encyclopedias with year books. For all practical purpose, the auction was all but over and the auctioneer discovered that they had not been sold.
Finding the value of old encyclopedia sets thriftyfun. The world book multimedia encyclopedia the independent. The encyclopedia, the company says, now lives beyond the book its volumes of knowledge are now dished up in a variety of online services, dvds, and mobile apps. A 20year old encyclopedia set is of no use to anyone.
Shop the latest titles by world book encyclopedia at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Are they valuable or should i try to take them to goodwill. Outofdate encyclopedia sets disappearing from shelves. I grew up with the world book encyclopedia, not britannica. Originally it was 20 volumes and considered to be one of the top three major english language encyclopedias.
World book encyclopedia 1965 world book encyclopedia. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. The world book encyclopedia is the first choice for students, librarians, and teachers. These 1964 sets of the world book encyclopedia are modest in value when you consider the number of volumes and the many that are in very good condition. Looking for value of 1958 leather bound britanica set in very good cond. The publishers described it as a scholarly, systematic, continuously revised summary of the knowledge that is most significant to mankind. But each set of these highquality reference books costs thousands a sum most families.
Your sounds very complete and although there are a few worldwide that have come up this complete this is a nice set. What is a set of 1958 colliers encyclopedia worth answers. Every few weeks some new volumes would be for sale and eventually i ended. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. I almost threw out a whole set of encyclopedias today and i decided to see how much it was worth. In 1980 before the internet i went to a used book store in new orleans with my set and the. Its world book is the largest selling print encyclopedia in the world by numerical volume. The last shop on earth that still sells the world book encyclopedia.
Finding the value of world book encyclopedias thriftyfun. Hansen and john bellow, who realized that existing encyclopedias were offputting to young readers. Stopping at a yard sale a few years back, i picked up a set of the encyclopedia britannica 11 th edition, produced during the year 1910. The online version includes 23 subscription databases with all of the articles contained in the print set, as well as several thousand additional articles and the. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The encyclopedia britannica was expensive, useless, and. The world book encyclopedia, 1994, set by world book. My folks had an encyclopedia britannica from, oh, i cant even imagine how old it was. Many bookshelves house a vintage set of encyclopedias that you may be thinking of selling. Complete set volumes 1 12 side view with descriptions volumes 11 19 and annual supplement for 1959 side view with descriptions volumes 1 4 front cover volumes 5 6 front cover volumes 7 8. Colliers encyclopedia was first published by crowell, collier and macmillan in 1950. We have a complete 1978 set of world book encyclopedias. Encyclopedias on bookshelf encyclopedia britannica in its own book case with top atlas slot i remember how exciting it was when we bought this set.
New listing mint the golden book vintage encyclopedia set 1960 16 volumes from a to z. Whether you are proving a point during a dinnertable discussion or making sure of a fact for a homework assignment, answers are here. Encyclopedia americana, general encyclopaedia that was the first major multivolume encyclopaedia to be published in the united states 182933. What is the value world book encyclopedia, 1976 edition. I have the complete set of the 1960 world book encyclopedia. The world book encyclopedia complete 22 volume set world book on. The outstanding circumstances that governed the policy and production of encyclopaedias for the first 15 centuries were that comparatively few people were able. According to current sales data the world book encyclopedia 1958 is currently valued on the retail market cost replacement for an average of 100. Herbert midgley, the internet legend, shows you his 1994 world book encyclopedia 22 book set which was the wikipedia of its day. Compiled and edited by francis lieber, americana was first published in volumes.
A company representative said, that year, that thousands of print sets are still ordered annually. The world book multimedia encyclopedia 1995 edition. I have a set of the world book encyclopedia, copy right. Determining the value of a set of encyclopedias or even a single volume isnt exceedingly difficult, but there is market variation. I have a nice set of 1958 world book encyclopedias with the updates for years to follow. World book encyclopedia is a 22 volume set of general knowledge for the high school student and adult lerarner. Encyclopedia americana american reference work britannica. As of 2018, the only official sales outlet for the world book encyclopedia is the companys website.
World book encyclopedia, 2009 edition, classic binding. What is value of 1958 world book encyclopedia set answers. World book encyclopedia 2015 edition, classic binding 22 volumes. In 1915, they enlisted the help of michael vincent oshea, a professor of education at the university of wisconsin the first edition of the world book encyclopedia was published as simply the world book in 1917, by the hansonroachfowler. A 1958 colliers encyclopedia is not even worth its shipping cost and this is not a new situation. I have a complete set of 1958 world book encyclopedias. She was talking about the 2018 world book encyclopedia set. Shipping cost is going to be substantial if you sell online. World scope encyclopedia 1958 unabridged complete set on.
The chicago published encyclopedia by field enterprises educational corp. Encyclopaedia the kinds of encyclopaedias britannica. That said, though, theres no putting a price on what affluent boomers might pay for nostalgia. I have such fond memories of curling up with my parents 1962era world book. I have a 25 plus set of the fine arts edition of the universal standard encyclopedia by wilford funk.
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