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How much is a set of 1960s world book encyclopedias worth. The golden book encyclopedia 1960 edition open library. The book value of a fixed asset is arrived at by subtracting accumulated depreciation from the cost of the asset. The world book encyclopedia can be purchased directly form the world book website. Maybe the ones from 1860 would be of antique value, but i doubt 1960 encyclopedias are of any value as books. The edwardian world was finely ordered in the way an encyclopedia needs the world to be finely ordered. Donating books like encyclopedia sets is a way to help others and get rid of that huge set thats taking up extra space. If you dont see your set listing, feel free to post a question.
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