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I have a complete set of the world book 75 anniversary edition. Small size one dollar bills 1928 present values and pricing small size one dollar bills have been issued with five different seal colors. I was considering using the set of azs and the dictionaries as homeschooling resources and letting my kids cut out the pictures from the 10 or so extra volumes of science annuals and annuals. The world book encyclopedias were sold as a set in 1978. Does anyone know please the approximate value of 1948 era the world book encyclopedia set in decent condition.
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