A company representative said, that year, that thousands of print sets are still ordered annually, mostly by. Looking for a 1960s era illustrated world encyclopedia set. Vintage world book encyclopedia dictionary 2 book set 1966. Google the topic and youll see how much you can do with old books. Set 1960 1 20 hardcover january 1, 1960 by field enterprises educational corp. World book encyclopedia set, my grandma had these world book. Make offer the world book encyclopedia year book 19912000 10 volumes hardcover vintage the world book encyclopedias complete set az 1962 20 vol. World book encyclopedia 1960 annual supplement paperback. Finding the value of world book encyclopedias thriftyfun. The world book encyclopedia, 2019, is a general az lookup source in 22.
What can be done with a set of world book encyclopedia from 1960. Our childrens encyclopedias combine ageappropriate language. I believe it was called the illustrated world encyclopedia or something like that. 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. World book encyclopedia 1988, 22 volume set plus 7 year books. Recently a complete set from this year sold for about 100 dollars. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1960. I have a complete set of 1967 world book encyclopedias. 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. Tens of thousands of index entries make it easy to find information wherever it is in the set. The world book encyclopedia 2006 hardcover set 122 complete good condition.
Get the best deals on world book encyclopedia when you shop the largest online. The world book encyclopedia complete 22 volume set. I am looking for a particular encyclopedia, circa 1960. How much is a set of 1960s world book encyclopedias worth. World book is the sole publisher of print general reference encyclopedias for kids. The world book encyclopedia is an encyclopedia published in the united states. 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. 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. I have a 1960 set of world book encyclopedias plus large. The world book encyclopedias were sold as a set in 1978.
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