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The most expensive books in the world readers digest. It is perhaps testimony to our fluidaswater culture that we have come. The world record for the most expensive book ever sold is a science book. He got it in 1994 and it is todays most expensive bookmanuscript ever sold. Sadly for the general public, six of the seven original copies she gave to friends and editors. Most expensive dress sold at auction guinness world records. The printing press is often cited as one of the most significant developments in the history of human civilisation allowing for the wide scale dissemination of ideas across countries and continents.
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Below are the worlds 10 most expensive books ever sold. The auction broke several records, including the most expensive marvel comic ever sold at public auction, equally making a record at the auction house. This prayer book was bought by kerry stokes, an australian businessman, from an auction at christies new. The most expensive dress sold at auction is marilyn monroes happy birthday, mr president dress, purchased by ripleys believe it or not.
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Below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a pertitle basis. It is now kept at the herzog august bibliotek in wolfenbuttel and for security purposes, its display is only available every two years. Here are some of the most expensive items ever sold. The most expensive items ever sold through sothebys. With only 118 copies in existence, of which 108 copies are possessed by museums and libraries, birds of america, authored by james audubon widely considered to be the most expensive book in the world. Only 119 copies of the bird book most of which exist in museums and libraries remain. The 10 most expensive luxury cars ever sold at auction. These lists provide a remarkable insight in the world of rare book collecting and. Most expensive items sold at auction in the past decade. Pablo picassos les femmes dalger the most expensive. The worlds 10 most expensive books ever sold forbes. Complete list top 10 most expensive auction items time. List of most expensive cars sold at auction wikipedia.
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T he whole book of psalmes, or the bay psalm book as it is commonly known, was translated directly from hebrew to english and printed by congregationalist puritans in cambridge. Two other copies of the book also raked in big money in the twentieth century. When it was auctioned in 20, it broke three records. The codex is hence both the most expensive scientific document and the most expensive book ever sold, and is the only major leonardo manuscript in private hands. Mercedes might only make on appearance on the top ten list, but its one incredible appearance. Here is list of the 10 most expensive pieces of mlb memorabilia ever sold or auctioned. Heres a list of the most expensive books ever auctioned.
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