LITERATURE
Economics
Most Expensive Books Sold at Auction
This list features the most expensive books ever sold at auction - adjusted for inflation.
RANK | BOOK | AUTHOR | VALUE (adjusted) | BUYER | YEAR |
1 | Codex Leicester (1510) | Leonardo da Vinci | $63.3 million | Bill Gates | 1994 |
2 | Book of Mormon (1830) | Joseph Smith | $43.5 million | LDS Church | 2017 |
3 | Codex Sassoon (880–960) | — | $38.1 million | Museum of the Jewish People | 2023 |
4 | Sherborne Missal (1399–1407) | John Whas | $36.5 million | British Library | 1998 |
5 | Gospels of Henry the Lion (1188) | Duke Henry the Lion | $35.8 million | German Government | 1983 |
6 | The Magna Carta (1215) | Cardinal Stephen Langton | $31.3 million | David Rubenstein | 2007 |
7 | Northumberland Bestiary (1250–1260) | — | $30.4 million | J. Paul Getty Museum | 2007 |
8 | St Cuthbert Gospel (8th century) | John | $19 million | British Library | 2012 |
9 | Bay Psalm Book (1640) | Puritan Leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony | $18.6 million | David Rubenstein | 2013 |
10 | The Rothschild Prayerbook (1490–1520) | Gerard David | $17.5 million | Kerry Stokes | 2014 |
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