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Belly35

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Apr 21, 2011 2:10 PM
Encyclopaedia Britannica

We are doing a little house clearing.
My wife father years ago (1971) gave us two.. not one but two sets of Encyclopaedia Britannica. I don’t know what edition they are but will find out. Whatever they are we have two different editions I’m sure. One set has 28 books and the other set has maybe 26 book. Nice books leather binding, deep red w/ gold lettering great for display in the book case.

What the hell to do with them?

Give then to a library, sell on ebay, give to OC member… no sell to an OC member

One thing I do know they are heavy...
Apr 21, 2011 2:10pm
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OneBuckeye

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Apr 21, 2011 2:13 PM
Kindling.
Apr 21, 2011 2:13pm
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j_crazy

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Apr 21, 2011 2:25 PM
i also have many leather bound books....

Apr 21, 2011 2:25pm
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4cards

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2,551 posts
Apr 21, 2011 2:27 PM
...I remember when I was a kid seeing some guy going door to door selling these. Poor fucker would have to walk for miles and miles to make (1) sale a day if he was lucky.
Apr 21, 2011 2:27pm
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Bigred1995

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Apr 21, 2011 2:35 PM
You won't get much for selling them (unless they're a first edition I believe), because 1971 really wasn't that long ago. The coolness factor of being able to look through them and seeing what's changed since is all they're good for right now! I'd imagine most if not all libraries already has a copy. If I were you, I'd think about keeping them in your family. You nor your kids may have any use for them, but imagine the kick your grand and great grand kids will have looking through them. Being able to see what things we got wrong, the things we got right and things still unknown. And if things continue on it's current path, it may be an event for them to see an actual book! :) The pain here will be storage, but that's what I would do.
Apr 21, 2011 2:35pm
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I Wear Pants

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Apr 21, 2011 4:15 PM
Honestly burn them. Most libraries won't even take them anymore and neither will Goodwill a lot of the time.
Apr 21, 2011 4:15pm
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Sonofanump

Apr 22, 2011 12:21 AM
Internetz (or Wikipedia) has made these useless.
Apr 22, 2011 12:21am
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THE4RINGZ

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Apr 22, 2011 12:25 AM
Donate them to a good cause.
Apr 22, 2011 12:25am
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cbus4life

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Apr 22, 2011 1:19 AM
DO NOT give them to a library.
Apr 22, 2011 1:19am
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I Wear Pants

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Apr 22, 2011 1:23 AM
Make some shelves.

http://lifehacker.com/#!368814/diy-invisible-floating-bookshelf

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Apr 22, 2011 1:23am
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ts1227

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Apr 22, 2011 1:25 AM
I prefer Encyclopedia Dramatica, even though it no longer exists in any useful form.
Apr 22, 2011 1:25am
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4cards

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Apr 22, 2011 7:11 AM
THE4RINGZ;747447 wrote:Donate them to a good cause.
...send them to Andy Dufresne % Shawshank Prison
Apr 22, 2011 7:11am
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Belly35

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Apr 22, 2011 7:22 AM
I have a better idea .... Belly idea

I&#8217;m going to cut off the leather binding and make a pairs, swim suit or shorts&#8230; New Trend wear what you know on your ass

Use the paper to wipe my ass and those that come over can read in bathroom and dispose of their knowledge at the same time
Apr 22, 2011 7:22am
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UANyg

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Apr 22, 2011 10:52 AM
i'll take a set for free
Apr 22, 2011 10:52am
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FatHobbit

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Apr 22, 2011 11:04 AM
I have three sets from when I was a kid that I keep for the nostalgia.
Apr 22, 2011 11:04am
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password

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Jun 18, 2011 12:22 AM
Is this the childrens edition or the adult version of Encyclopaedia Britannica?
Jun 18, 2011 12:22am