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This is a list of printed books, manuscripts, letters, music scores, comic books, maps and other documents which have sold for more than US$1 million. The dates of composition of the books range from the 7th-century Quran leaf palimpsest and the early 8th-century St Cuthbert Gospel, to a 21st-century autograph manuscript of J. K. Rowling 's The ...
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- First Folio by William Shakespeare (worth $5.2 million) Originally titled Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, the First Folio is a collection of 23 plays by William Shakespeare, including The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, and Romeo and Juliet.
- In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway (worth $321,600) In 1924, French publishers Three Mountains Press released In Our Time, a collection of short stories by Ernest Hemingway.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (worth $55,000) British publishers Bloomsbury released the first book in the Harry Potter series in June 1997.
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (worth $180,159) The first edition of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was first released as three volumes, which sold for only 18 shillings (about $1.16 today) in 1813.
Aug 23, 2024 · Rare book auctions and private sales have driven record-breaking prices for the world’s most valuable literary works. These events showcase the elite market for antiquarian books and manuscripts. Auction Houses. Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate high-end rare book auctions.
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- The Book of Mormon, 1830
- The Codex Leicester, Circa 1506-1510
- The Magna Carta, 13th Century
- Northumberland Bestiary, Circa 1250-1260
- The Rothschild Prayerbook, Circa 1505-1510
- St. Cuthbert Gospel, 7th Century
- Bay Psalm Book, 1650
- John J. Audubon, The Birds of America, 1827-1838
- Quran Fragment, 7th Century
- Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, 1477
Sold for: $35 million in a private sale (September 2017) Holding the record as the most expensive antique book ever sold isthe original printer’s draft of the Book of Mormon, hand-written following the dictation of Mormonism’s founder Joseph Smith. Considered one of the central texts of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), the Boo...
Sold for: $30.8 million at Christie’s(November 1994) The next highest on the list of most expensive antique books ever sold is theCodex Leicester, a 72-page text purchased by technology tycoon Bill Gates in November 1994. Perhaps the “author” of the text will help to explain its high price: its pages were crafted by none other than Italian Renaissa...
Sold for: $21.321 million atSotheby’s(December 2007) While not exactly a book, this antique manuscript is assuredly one of the most expensive ever sold. Originally drafted in the 13th century, the Magna Carta was a royal charter developed by the Archbishop of Canterbury primarily to regulate the actions of the English King and to establish a sense ...
Sold for: an estimated $20 million at a private sale (2007) The Northumberland Bestiary is at once one of the most celebrated and most mysterious texts on our list. Most likely made in the 13th century in an English scriptorium, this Gothic-era book is a fantastical, fairytale-like compendium of descriptions and discussions of both real and mythica...
Sold for: $13 million at Christie’s(January 2014) Widely considered one of the world’s most expensive antique books, this 16th-century illuminated manuscript was made in the region of Flanders and originally most likely destined for the hands of the Netherlandish royal court. Contributing to the incredible amount of illustration in this Renaissance...
Sold for: £9,000,000 ($14,300,000) at Sotheby’s (April 2012) Another of the most expensive antique books sold at auction is the St. Cuthbert Gospel, which is certainly one of the oldest books on our list. Dating to the 7th century, this small text originally accompanied St. Cuthbert, the bishop of Lindisfarne, in burial but reemerged in the 12th ce...
Sold for: $14.165 million atSotheby’s(November 2013) TheBay Psalm Book, a text widely recognized as the first book to have been printed in North America. The product of early colonial American printing, this book was produced only decades after the arrival of the pilgrims and was the work of Stephen Daye, who had been dispatched from England – alon...
Sold for: $9.65 million atChristie’s(June 2018) Nature lovers take note: John J. Audubon’s classic 19th-century text, The Birds of America, makes our list of the most expensive books ever sold at auction with an exceptional edition that appeared at Christie’s in 2018. Once part of the Duke of Portland’s collection, this four-volume set was preserve...
Sold for: £2.484 million ($4.9 million) atChristie’s(April 2008) Setting a new record for antique Islamic texts, a fragmentary leaf palimpsest from a 7th-century copy of the Quran sold for an astonishing £2.5 million – many times more than the estimated price – in early 2008. Serving as the central holy text of the Islamic faith, the Quran serves a...
Sold for: £4.6 million ($7.5 million) at Christie’s(July 1998) One of the most celebrated texts of English history, Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales turned heads again at a Christie’s auction when a first edition of the text sold for more than $7 million. It is one of only a few surviving copies from the 1477 edition printed by William Caxton, a...
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Apr 25, 2024 · These are the most expensive books in the world. Humans have been telling stories for thousands of years, and the most expensive books, combined, are worth more than $300 million.
Mar 22, 2018 · Most of the books on the below list don’t get anywhere near the most expensive books ever sold—but unlike any of those, the books below could be yours today. Or, you know, today plus 3-5 business days for shipping. Michael Grant, The Founders of the Western World: A History of Greece and Rome (First Edition) — $700,011.00
Jul 22, 2024 · With only 11 known copies in existence today, its rarity and cultural importance have made it one of the most valuable books in the world. In 2013, a copy of The Bay Psalm Book was sold at auction for an astonishing $14.2 million, underscoring its immense value to collectors and historians alike.
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