lorriemoore - World's Most Expensive Book Sells for $10M

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By Richard Lawson Dec 8, 2010 11:53 AM 7,290

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World’s Most Expensive Book Sells for $10M

An original, three-foot-tall edition of J.J. Audubon's Birds of America, complete with gorgeous illustrations, sold at Sotheby's London recently for $10M, a record. Upon hearing that Birds of America sold for $10M, Lorrie Moore got really excited for a second.

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