Value of The Standard International Encyclopedia?

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I have a full set, volumes 1- 20, of The Standard International Encyclopedia, 1956 by William Hendelson, in excellent condition. I have been reading all of these posts and answers, so I know that most likely it's not worth anything, but before I ripped them apart and modpodge them to stuff, I thought I'd triple-check. I looked on eBay, Google, Wikipedia, etc.

and can't find anything on the title, author, publisher, or logo (a sectioned gold eagle with 3 stars on each wing, standing on a gold book, all inside a black circle). There is not so much as a blip or a picture. If anyone knows anything about these or where I can get information about them, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

By Autumn F.

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February 22, 20150 found this helpful

Could not find anything on this set either. 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 and send them to recycling centers or dumps as they cannot use or sell them.

You can check online for old book collectors, on EBay, Craigslist and other retail sites for possibilities. Everything is now online and updated constantly so old books are just that-old.

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