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Recently a complete set from this year sold for about 100 dollars. That kind of seems to make it both a 1966 and 1967 book. How much is a set of 1960s world book encyclopedias worth. Complete 1967 world book encyclopedia set all books are in very good condition. Ask a question here are the questions asked by community members. The world book encyclopedia, 2018, is a general az lookup source in 22 hardcover volumes full of accurate and trustworthy facts. Vintage the world book year book encyclopedia set 11 books 1971 1981. Whether you are proving a point during a dinnertable discussion or making sure of a fact for a homework assignment, answers are here. Shop the latest titles by world book encyclopedia at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. It was first staged at the edinburgh fringe in 1966, but universally trashed there, as a result of which it revanished. Canadas centennial celebrations, 1967 the canadian.
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