So what were the highest prices paid for books, maps, and assorted paper ephemera in 2007? Fine Books and Collections reveals them. Some of the books included in the list:
Bill Wilson. Alcoholics Anonymous. ca. 1938
The working manuscript for the first edition.
Price paid: $998,000.
Koran. 10th century
A nearly complete manuscript Koran dating from more than 1,000 years ago.
Price paid: $1.9 million
Life of Christ and the Virgin. North England, ca. 1190 a.d. and ca. 1480
An illuminated manuscript assembled about 1479 from 12th-century and 15th-century manuscripts. With more than 100 full-page, hand-painted illustrations.
Price paid: $3.5 million
Ah, to have a disposable income! I'd probably try to get my hands on this.
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