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This collection includes a 1962 a through z 27 volume set, a set of yearbooks from 1963 to1969, a world atlas, and a pair of dictionaries. Jul 25, 2014 7 lessknown but very valuable comic books why collectors want it. I didnt check ebay, but having worked in libraries for years and seeing patrons bring in old encyclopedia sets to donate or sell in our book sale, id say the value is probably very low. I almost threw out a whole set of encyclopedias today and i decided to see how much it was worth. The world book encyclopedia volume 3 c ch abebooks.
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