A rare copy of John James Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ set a new world record for a printed book at auction Tuesday, selling for 7.3 million pounds in London.

The four-volume book was subject to competitive bidding on the phones and in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries, and sold for 7,321,250 pounds.

Originally estimated to sell for between four and six million pounds, the book was bought by London dealer Michael Tollemache.

Hermes has released “Les 4 Mondes”, a coloring book for kids and adults. 12 pages with 24 designs for you to fill with color!

“Les 4 Mondes“, which is likely the most expensive coloring book in the world, is priced at $130 and is available now from USA.Hermes.com.

Australian publisher Gordon Cheers debuted the world’s biggest book – a six-by-nine-foot atlas – at the Frankfurt Book Fair last week. It is priced at $100,000.

The publisher said that the last book even close in size to his 128-page volume was the Klencke Atlas, produced in 1660 as a gift for Charles II of England.

“But that was about one foot smaller than this,” Cheers proudly told AFP. “This is the first time a book this size has ever been seen.”

A rare copy of the most expensive book in the world, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” will be up for sale at Sotheby’s in London on December 7.

Only 119 copies are confirmed to exist, of which 108 are in libraries, universities, and museums. One copy is worth $6.73 million to $10.1 million.

It contains 1,000 life-sized illustrations of almost 500 breeds. It took wildlife artist John James Audubon 12 years to complete his study.

Here’s a preview of LV‘s upcoming book, Louis Vuitton: 100 Legendary Trunks.

This exceptional book showcases the most beautiful creations of the House through more than eight hundred photographs.

Many incredible pieces are featured here, along with the equally incredible stories of their creation. Available from October 2010.

French trunk maker Goyard has released a book with publisher Devambez which illustrates the brand’s heritage.

The Goyard Book features more than 200 pages featuring photographs and descriptions of all the greatest achievements by Goyard since starting in 1792.

As the New York Times reports, “The book includes the history of the Goyard family — the achievements during the Paris Expo Universelle in 1900 and the creation of the noble facade of the Paris store. ”