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April 04, 2007: International Auctions Set Records for Sale of Rare Books and Art
"In London, the same auction house conducted the tenth auction from the extensive library of the Earls of Macclesfield, bringing the total so far from the one library to more than $48 million. That should have everyone pulling out their first-edition Enid Blytons. Among the extremely rare books sold was a copy of the first printed atlas of England and Wales, printed between 1579 and 1590 by Yorkshire surveyor Christopher Saxon. It fetched $1.63 million, the highest recorded price ever paid for this particular book. "
