Rare Audubon Book on Birds Sells for $10M in Auction
Photo: etsy Who would have thought that a picture book of birds would sell for $10 million. But “Birds of America” by John James Audubon, made in 1827, was just sold in auction to an anonymous collector, bidding by telephone. It contains 435 hand-coloured illustrations of birds, drawn to size, and is now the world’s most expensive published book…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rare Audubon Book on Birds Sells for $10M in Auction
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