Rare Copy Of 'Birds Of America' Sells For Record Amount

Meera Dolasia
Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:35:49 -0800

On December 6th, a copy of James Audubon's 'Birds of America' sold at a Sothebys auction for $11.5mm USD, making it the world's most expensive printed book. The book was snatched up by British book collector Michael Tollemache, who described his expensive acquisition as 'priceless'.