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The Coptic Encyclopedia (1993) The Jewish Encyclopedia (1901–1906) Encyclopaedia Judaica; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1914; public domain since 2004) St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India (1973,82,2010) Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992) Orthodox Encyclopedia (Serbe) Encyclopaedia of Islam
Some readers could have bound their collections, but the first eight-volume sets were published in 1910. [1] Each section contained a variety of articles, developing topics as it progressed. The work could be used as a conventional reference library, as the last volume had an alphabetical index, or each section could be read from start to finish.
Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1902) - an unauthorized reprint of portions of the Encyclopedia Britannica with an unrelated dictionary attached. (Link includes vols. 2-4, 6-9, 11-12) New American Comprehensive Encyclopedia (1906) (Link includes vols. 1, 3 and 4) Century Book of Facts (1902) a quasi-annual one volume work
MusicBrainz – project to create a free music encyclopedia, released under the Open Content License; the first goal is to create a database similar to CDDB; The Oxford Companion to Wine; Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars – encyclopedia and history of (Non-Cuban) cigars and their manufacturers (also Perelman's Pocket Cyclopaedia of ...
The sets reputation was also marred by complaints to the Federal Trade Commission about the practices of the encyclopedias vendors. These were Cease and Desist Orders Docket #3349 in 1938, #3428 in 1939 and #4554 in 1942. [9] Despite its annual revision, the encyclopedia was often out of date due to lax and inconstant editing.
The peak year for the printed encyclopaedia was 1990, when 120,000 sets were sold, but sales had dropped to 40,000 per annum by 1996. [22] There were 12,000 sets of the 2010 edition printed, of which 8,000 had been sold by March 2012. [23] By late April 2012, the remaining copies of the 2010 edition had sold out at Britannica's online store.
In 1962, the new 24-volume Collier's Encyclopedia was priced at $299.50, payable over 3 years, or at a daily cost of 27 cents. [12] The average cost of a pack of cigarettes that year was also 27 cents. [13] This was an affordable price for middle and low income families. For many families, owning a set of Collier's Encyclopedia became a status ...
For lists of encyclopedias, see: List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge; List of encyclopedias by date; List of encyclopedias by language; List of online ...
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