I have a full set of American People Encyclopedias in decent condition. What would they be worth? They are 1958 edition.
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James Beattie, of Books Appraised, has been a professional book appraiser for 33 years. He says the vast majority of encyclopedia sets carry retail values of less than $75. Single volumes (the D from a set of Britannicas, for example) sell for proportionately less. Beattie's advice for would-be encyclopedia sellers? I would initially assume they're not worth very much, he says. Check sites like Abe Books to see if there are any for sale and at what price.
The problem, explains Lynn Roundtree, is that encyclopedias have no inherent value. Roundtree, who has more than 25 years of book appraisal experience, is the owner of Armadillo Books & Appraisals, based in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Most of these are worth very little. Up to date Information is obtained easily on the internet. You would be better off donating it and taking the tax deduction.
Many people have old books they think are valuable and would like to sell. Most old dictionaries, references etc., have very little value, a few dollars at most. Encyclopedias dated after 1923 are essentially worthless but crafters may be interested for the old pictures. Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc., receive donations of tons of old encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference books but send them to recycling centers or dumps as they cannot use or sell them.
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