Most Expensive Books In The World. Why the codex of leicester is the most expensive book in the world. When this book sold, it became the most expensive illuminated manuscript in the world.
It supposedly contains writings of ancient prophets who existed around 2200 bc and ad 421. Today, christie’s new york will auction off a copy of john james audubon’s birds of america, which already holds the title of most valuable printed book. Printed in 1477, only two copies are held by private collectors today.
It supposedly contains writings of ancient prophets who existed around 2200 bc and ad 421.
The gospels of henry the lion (11.7 million dollars) the gospels of henry the lion is an illuminated manuscript made for henry the lion, duke of saxony and bavaria in 1188. The most expensive books in the world are the works of seminal masters whose legacies are all but impossible to ignore. Here, we discuss some of the prominent books which are accepted to be most expensive in the global scenario. Most of the books on the below list don’t get anywhere near the most expensive books ever sold—but unlike any of those, the books below could be yours today.