Covers reddishbrown textured boards, blind embossed border and title on cover, gilt bars. If you dont want to sell them, be sure you store them in a safe, dry place and watch the value increase with time. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. International encyclopaedia and dictionary 1900 a descendant of the. The book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia 20 volumes.
Book of knowledge 1912 american revision of the childrens encyclopaedia. Ruby, this encyclopedia is not of high value and is not something we would offer at auction. In some cases you can list them in your area and try to sell them this way. International encyclopaedia and dictionary 1900 a descendant of the popular. This is a guide about finding the value of groliers book of knowledge encyclopedias. If you want to sell them go to at least three or four dealers and average out the price they are quoting. List of englishlanguage 20thcentury general encyclopedias. Finding the value of old encyclopedia sets thriftyfun. I have a 1928 edition of the book of knowledge, published by the grolier society. Books are in overall good condition for their age with all pages appearing to be intact.
The books are complete with both color and greyscale illustrations. The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open market is to check on how. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. The book of knowledge 17 vol set 1918 grolier childrens encyclopedia antique. See todays chambers encyclopedia for sale, best offer and auction.
The world progress volumes give an interesting picture of germany just before they entered wwii. Complete set 1952 book of knowledge the childrens encyclopedia. Some old books may be rare and have great value, others may be more difficult to place a value on. The book of knowledge was an encyclopedia aimed at juveniles first published in 1912, by the grolier society originally largely a reprint of the british childrens encyclopaedia with revisions related to the united states by holland thompson, over time the encyclopedia evolved into a new entity entirely. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. I think the book is from the late 1928, so before ww ii. Volume library 1911 returned to original title in 1970. Finding the value of groliers book of knowledge encyclopedias. Vintage the new standard encyclopedia 10 volume set 1938 4 world progress 3841.
Go to your nearest antique book dealer and see what they are worth. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. Used and rare bookseller websites that bring together sellers prices. Obvious yellowing of pages consistent with age of book. If there is one single thing that is a make or break for book value, it would be the dust jacket.
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