Into the history books: Encyclopaedias virtually 'worthless'

They were once a huge investment for the family home and a vital part of any school library, but encyclopaedias have now passed into history and can barely be given away. "Modern, 20th-century encyclopaedias really aren't worth anything at all now," rare book dealer Derek McDonnell told ABC Radio Perth. Second-hand book dealers cannot sell them, and even some charity shops now decline them as donations, he said.n.
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