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  2. World Book Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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    The first edition of World Book (1917) contained eight volumes. New editions have since appeared every year except 1920, 1924, and 1932, with major revisions in 1929 (13 volumes), 1947 (19 volumes), 1960 (20 volumes), 1971 (22 volumes), and 1988 (new typeface and page design, and some 10,000 new editorial features). [12]

  3. List of most expensive books and manuscripts - Wikipedia

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    The first book to achieve a sale price of greater than $1 million was a copy of the Gutenberg Bible which sold for $2.4 million in 1978. The most copies of a single book sold for a price over $1 million is John James Audubon's The Birds of America (1827–1838), which is represented by eight different copies in this list.

  4. On the World Book Encyclopedia (and a little bit of ... - AOL

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    Columnist David Murdock still has his family's prized 1965 edition of the World Book Encyclopedia, and recalls pleasant hours reading it.

  5. Childcraft - Wikipedia

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    The Childcraft series was originally created in 1934 by W. F. Quarrie & Company, then publishers of the World Book encyclopedia. The series' title was Childcraft – The How and Why Library. Childcraft was created as a sort of encyclopedia for young children. With simple texts and illustrations, the volumes were designed to make learning fun.

  6. Encyclopædia Britannica - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions ...

  7. World Book Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The World Book Dictionary is a two-volume English dictionary published as a supplement to the World Book Encyclopedia.It was originally published in 1963 by Field Enterprises under the editorship of Clarence Barnhart, who wrote definitions for the Thorndike-Barnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of Edward Thorndike whom Clarence Barnhart had known and ...

  8. List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge - Wikipedia

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    Probert Encyclopaedia – online topical encyclopedia consisting of almost 100,000 short entries, published by Mathew Probert and based in the United Kingdom; World Book Encyclopedia – designed for family use; the world's best selling print encyclopedia

  9. This Rare Bicentennial Quarter Has Nearly $20K Value - AOL

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    1976-S Silver Proof Deep Cameo Bicentennial Quarter: sold for $2,760 in 2007. 1976 Clad Bicentennial Quarter Regular Strike: sold for $1,821 in 2023. More From GOBankingRates