No; it will be protected through 2048.
The year of the encyclopedia is the year of the copyright; there are far too many editions to answer this question directly.
The Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia is copyright 1984.
No; in 1953, formal registration was required for protection.
Unfortunately, I don't have access to specific publication dates of the World Book Encyclopedia. It would be best to consult the publication itself or contact the publisher for the copyright date of Volume 22.
Some good encyclopedias for students are Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia, and DK Children's Encyclopedia. They provide accurate and easy-to-understand information on a wide range of topics suitable for student research.
The topic heading of the World Book Encyclopedia is "Encyclopedia." It is a comprehensive reference work that covers a wide range of topics and subjects.
The World Book Encyclopedia can be purchased directly form the World Book website. World Book is owned by the firm of Scott Fetzer. It was first published in 1917.
As the world is constantly changing, the World Book Encyclopedia is generally published each year. New editions of the World Book Encyclopedia have been published since 1917, and continue even today in 2013.
World Book Inc.
Some popular encyclopedia sets include Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia, and Encyclopædia Universalis.
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No, Dorothy Straight is not the author of The World Book Encyclopedia. The World Book Encyclopedia is a general reference work published by World Book, Inc. and written and edited by a team of contributors.