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Ten Most Expensive Books of 2006
FineBooks & Collections Magazine has posted a list of the "Ten Most Expensive Books of 2006." The list includes Shakespeare, the first printed atlas, a copy of the 13th Amendment, and an illuminated manuscript. The cost of these is pretty significant, with nine of the top ten costing more than a million dollars. And the value of these and similar rare books is only likely to increase:
The investment returns of superlative books continue to be astounding. In 1972, the copy of the first printed atlas (at #2 on the Fine Books Top Ten) sold for $180,000. Its $4 million current price tag represents a 9 percent annual rate of return over thirty-four years.
To find out the other items in the list and the cost of each, along with photos from the books, you can read more: Ten Most Expensive Books of 2006
— michael | March 29, 2007 02:55 PM | Reading rants & raves
