Dior Celebrates 70 Years With New Book Collection
French fashion house Dior is releasing a series of books that chart its progress over the last seven decades.
David Hockney Launches $2,200 Book
British contemporary artist David Hockney a 2,000-euro art book titled “A Bigger Book” at the Frankfurt book fair.
America’s First Book Sells for Record $14 Million
A Book of Psalms from the 17th Century has become the world’s most expensive printed book after selling at auction for $14.2 million.
First printed book in America to be auctioned
A 17th century prayer hymnal, the first book ever printed in North America, is expected to fetch a record $30 million at auction in November.
World’s largest atlas on sale for $100,000
The world’s tallest Atlas, the 6 ft-tall Earth Platinum from Australian publisher Millennium House has gone on sale for a mere $100,000 per copy.
Bird book sets new world record at London auction
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 […]
