How much is my collection of 20 Collier Encyclopedia books (1943 to 1953) worth?
Collier's Encyclopedia was first published in 19501951 in the United States by Crowell, Collier, and Macmillan (all volumes published by 1951). Collier's Encyclopedia was continuously revised.
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So you can't have Collier Encyclopedia volumes published in 1943-1949.
I found 1953 20 volume set Collier's Encyclopedia black red gold at $75 www.ebay.com/
1953 Collier's Encyclopedia 20 volume set at $451.25 www.biblio.com/
What is the value of a 1928 Collier encyclopedia set?
Unfortunately, unless a set of encyclopedias is at least 100 years old, at which point they are classified as antiques, they aren't worth much. Ebay has sets with asking prices of $150 to $200, but that is ASKING price. If you search for SOLD sets, if they even sell, they go for much less - maybe under $50 or about $1.00 per book in the set. The library I work at, doesn't even take them for our summer book sale anymore. Most people just look stuff up on-line, and it is more up to date info.
I have a full set of 16 volumes of Collier's Encyclopedias copyright 1992. It is still in new condition. What are they worth?
Thank you.
I am so sorry to have to tell you BUT I doubt if your set of Encyclopedias are of any value money wise. They are so out-date that a lot of the information is of no help today.
Most high school kids and college students get their information on the internet and also go to the library to look any thing up.
Have you considered donating them to a local thrift shop, you will find most will give you a receipt that you can then write off on your tax form.
I have a full set of Collier's Encyclopedia with Bibliography, plus 10 year books from 1973 to 1982 and a Funk & Wagnalls dictionary, International Edition and am looking to find the value in order to sell them.
Encyclopedia sets are difficult to sell but there are buyers for some so it is up to you to do your research to determine the price someone might pay as well as where they may be selling.
I have a mint condition Collier's Encyclopedia set with two dictionaries. Are they worth anything or what can I do with them?
My husband is a part time antique auctioneer. In our area, at the most, they would bring $25. Usually they are thrown away. However, different areas of the US and world value things differently.
I have a full set of Collier's Encyclopedias. There are 8 volumes. What price could I sell it for?
I have sold books just like this before. YOu can expect to sell them for $5 to $8 each.
The real problem is, a lot of folks don't want these anymore, thanks to the internet.
I have a full set, of Collier's Encyclopedias, in mint condition, printed in 1959. Though I realize these are incredibly outdated, is there any value in keeping/attempting to sell these?
They wont have any valid until they are 100 years old, and considered antique. Donate and take the tax deduction.
I have 24 volume set of Collier's encyclopedia, 1968 to 1977 year books, and A through LOBAR, LOBATE through Z are they worth anything.
Thanks.
They are worth very little. Encyclopedias over 100 years old are antiques and have value
I have a complete (24 vol.) set of Colliers Encyclopedias, 1994 edition.
They are in new condition, what might they be worth?
In general, eBay.com or amazon.com are places where you could find out what these sorts of books cost. Though there's not a very lively market for these, they still have some value, especially as a set. When I was selling books I could expect to get anything from $60 to $200 for a set, but it took a long time, even years, for the right shopper to come along.
If you really want to get rid of them, you could find out their value, donate them to a school and take a tax write off
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.
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.
