I own the New Modern Encyclopedia published by Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc. I am just trying to find out what this book may be worth. It is in very good condition and has a brown leather binding.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
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.
EBay has a few listed for $10-$20.
You can check online for old book collectors, on EBay, Craigs List and other retail sites for possibilities. Everything is now online and updated constantly so old books are just that-old.
Thank you for your insight. I do understand that old books, especially reference books, can be just old. I was just wondering if other factors, such as leather-binding, artwork, etc.
The binding, condition, images and other factors don't change the fact that the book isn't 100 + years old. All these conditions you've mentioned would only come into play if this book was published in 1870 = 1900's. Other than this they don't mean anything to a book buyer because the book isn't old enough to make it worth more. The information contained in these papers has been put online and updated many times over. The information in the book is outdated and not worth much at all.
If the book is over 100 years old, it has value because it is an antique. If that is the case, take it to several book dealers.
You do not state the publishing date but from other listings it appears this book was published in 1944-1946.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
