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The world book was first published in 1917 and revised annually from 1925. The world book encyclopedia, 1994, set by world book. The encyclopedia is leather bound and comes with 7 science books which were an extra addition to the world book set. Outofdate encyclopedia sets disappearing from shelves. World book encyclopedia encyclopedia sets encyclopedia center. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. New listing world book encyclopedia complete set 1963.
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