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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.
1. Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci. The Codex Leicester, a collection of scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci, holds the record for the most expensive book ever sold. Bill Gates purchased this 72-page manuscript in 1994 for $30.8 million at Christie’s auction house.
What Is the Most Expensive Book Ever? Here’s the most expensive book ever sold, with prices adjusted for inflation: 1. Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci. Original price: $30.8 million. Inflation-adjusted price: $54.4 million.
From priceless manuscripts to the most expensive first editions of iconic texts, we’ll look at the reasons why these books are so compelling to collectors. The Book of Mormon, 1830 Sold for: $35 million in a private sale (September 2017)
Leonardo da Vinci’s "Codex Leicester," also known as the "Codex Hammer," is the most expensive book ever sold. The 72-page linen manuscript includes Leonardo’s thoughts, theories and observations of the world, like the movement of water, fossils and the luminosity of the moon.
The most valuable volumes may surprise you—especially the most expensive book that fetched millions. Here's the breakdown.
Here’s a list of the most expensive books in the world that money can buy. 1. The Gutenberg Bible Check Latest Price. The Gutenberg Bible goes down in history as the first-ever book printed with movable, metal-type print.
The lot sold for $11.5 million at a Sotheby’s event. This earned it the distinction of the most expensive printed book sold at auction, according to Bloomberg. Although competing for different titles, this sum even surpasses Christie’s sale last week of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
The world record for the most expensive book ever sold is a science book: the Codex Leicester, which is a fancy name for what is essentially Leonardo da Vinci’s science diary. It was purchased in 1994 for $30.8 million ($53.5 million).
Originally sold for $30,802,500 (£19,246,489) at Christie's, New York, USA on 11 November 1994, or $49.4 million if adjusted for inflation as of 2014, the Leicester Codex, a collection of written observations, musings, theories and illustrations by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, is the most expensive book ever sold ...