World book encyclopedia set, my grandma had these world book. World book is the sole publisher of print general reference encyclopedias for kids. Google the topic and youll see how much you can do with old books. I have the complete set of the 1960 world book encyclopedia s. It was a set of about 20 volumes and the defining value of this set was, that in the rear of each volume was an alphabetical synopsis of many classic literary works. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1960. The world book encyclopedias were sold as a set in 1978. What can be done with a set of world book encyclopedia from 1960. A company representative said, that year, that thousands of print sets are still ordered annually, mostly by.
Finding the value of world book encyclopedias thriftyfun. I have no desire to get rid of my world book set, even though its from 1960, or the americana set from 1988 that i bought used from the library i worked for. Our childrens encyclopedias combine ageappropriate language. Tens of thousands of index entries make it easy to find information wherever it is in the set. I have a 1960 set of world book encyclopedias plus large. The world book encyclopedia 2006 hardcover set 122 complete good condition. Set 1960 1 20 hardcover january 1, 1960 by field enterprises educational corp. I believe it was called the illustrated world encyclopedia or something like that.
Recently a complete set from this year sold for about 100 dollars. Looking for a 1960s era illustrated world encyclopedia set. Jul 9, 2017 1958 complete set of 18 world book encyclopedias a thru z plus study guide and 1959 and 1960 annuals reference books by. The world book encyclopedia is an encyclopedia published in the united states.
Id like to replace the 1951 britannica set we lost to water damage, along with the bookcase that came with it, but i would only take it off someones. World book encyclopedia 1960 annual supplement paperback. I am looking for a particular encyclopedia, circa 1960. World book encyclopedia 1988, 22 volume set plus 7 year books. How much is a set of 1960s world book encyclopedias worth. Make offer the world book encyclopedia year book 19912000 10 volumes hardcover vintage the world book encyclopedias complete set az 1962 20 vol. Vintage world book encyclopedia dictionary 2 book set 1966.
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