Art post: Audobon's Birds of America up for auction at Sotheby's
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Reuters: World's most expensive book to go under the hammer
Writing by Belinda Goldsmith
LONDON | Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:34am EDT
A rare book by America's most famous bird artist, John James Audubon, billed as the most expensive in the world, is going under the hammer in December alongside a first edition of Shakespeare's plays.
"Birds of America," which is estimated to sell for between 4 million and 6 million pounds ($6.2-$9.2 million), was said by auctioneer Sotheby's to have inspired generations of ornithologists.
When a copy of the book with hand-colored, life-size prints of birds was last sold in 2000, by rival firm Christie's, it set a world record price for a printed book, fetching $8.8 million.
Art, science, nature, and money--how could I not get around to posting this?
Originally posted on Daily Kos.