What is the value of a 1949 Websters Dictionary set in great condition?
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to illustrate the perils of assuming things without taking the effort to actually look them up (time-saving though such measures might be), on ebay I saw everything ranging from $40 to $88 www.ebay.com/
it does look to be in very good condition.
of course the caveat is "are people actually BUYING these things?" That's a different question, and the answer most like is, no. These sort of commodities move very slowly.
So from a pure appraisal value the book is probalby worth at least $50. From a utilitarian standpoint (as in, can i convert it to cash straightaway) the answer is probably no, not much value there
What is the value of Webster's Twentieth Century dictionary of the English language with a comprehensive a dim sum of northwards complied by Joseph Devlin Ma and many supplementary vocabularies and articles several thousand illustration latest census figures atlas of the world being the unabridged dictionary by Noah Webster LL. Edison under the name supervision of Thomas H Russell lld prepared for publication by George W old g i l v i e Publishers guide, Inc New York New York made in USA 1939
Its probably not worth much since it is not over 100 years old.
Dictionaries are mostly for collectors and since there are so many publishing/years available no one copy is very rare and usually only a "rare" edition rates high in value.
You don't mention how many are in the set.
There was a three piece that actually sold on Ebay for 29.99 + shipping
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There is one large version that sold for 40.00 plus shipping.
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There is another school of thought on selling these that is taking them apart and framing and selling the pages that have neat illustrations. Some may consider it sacrilegious, but I have seen some neat pages framed that sell.
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I am always looking for new ways to re-purpose the common, which is why I suggest it. This is the danger of learning about Pinterest...there are zillions of cool suggestions out there!
Good luck!
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