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March 02, 2006: "Fine Books and Collections" Magazine Lists 50 Most Expensive Books, Maps, and Autographs Sold at Auction in 2005
The list begins with "The Birds of America; from Original Drawings" by John James Audubon, with a hammer price of $5,616,000 ...and "The Bodmer Virgil" for $2,970,880.
The lowest priced book on this list is "Hortus Eystettensis" by Basilius Besler at $293,088.
