Does anyone have a set of 1958 Encyclopedia Britannica World Book Encyclopedias they would like to find a good home for? I am willing to pay the shipping costs however that would likely be the extent of my funds to acquire this set. In Lak'ech Ala K'in my Friends
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I believe you may be wanting the 1958 Britannica Encyclopedia set (1958 set is the Fourteenth Edition) but Britannica has no relation to "World Book" so be sure to make your request clear or there could be a misunderstanding about the set you're asking about.
If you do any research you'll probably find the 1958 set is selling quite well and sold prices are ranging between $250-350 with free shipping. Now it's possible that you may find someone who just wants to get rid of their set and will ship it if the cost of shipping is paid.
I would suggest you place ads on your local sites such as Craigslist, USA4Sale, NextDoor.com, FreeCycle, Facebook Marketplace, and also make calls to all of your local Thrift Stores as occasionally they do accept a set to sell.
Check your area for book sales as most libraries have one or two sales a year. You can also check with your library to see if they are discarding a set as you may find a free set of a later year.
The 15th edition is much more sought after as that was the first year of a major change - released in 1974.
Good luck and please post back with info on your search.
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I have the full set 1957 excellent condition with study guides and set of world year books 1957-87
I would contact people who do estate sales. Many people who could afford it had encyclopedias at that time, so their children did not have to go to the library every time they needed to do research. Its hard to believe in todays computer age when everything is so easily attainable that information took a lot of effort to obtain then.
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