Maybe print’s not dead after all.
In a four-minute bidding battle in London that set Sotheby’s astir, an original edition of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” on Tuesday set what the company called a record for the sale of printed books at auction.
Michael Tollemache, a London fine art dealer and bird enthusiast, bought the four-volume illustrated work for $11.5 million.
Via ‘Birds of America’ by John James Audubon Sets Book-Sale Record – WSJ.com.