But some books out there are so scarce, that their monetary value is simply eye-watering. Browse the gallery and read up on some of the most valuable rare books in existence. You may also like: 30 ...

Bay Psalm Book—Believed to be the first book ever published in the United States, this book of psalms sold for $14.2 million in 2013, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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The world’s most valuable book sold Tuesday for $14.16 million at Sotheby’s in New York, according to the auction house. The rare Bay Psalm Book is the first book ever written and printed in ...

The next most valuable is Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, which is selling for as much as £39,221. It was first published in 1719 and cost an estimated five shillings.

Instead, the priciest of Poe’s works is a collection of poetry that was published when he was all of 18. The book is called Tamerlane and Other Poems and, as Bradford Morrow explained in an ...

In 2022, book and paper auction sales totaled $1.06 billion, according to Rare Book Hub, down about $100 million from 2021 when a few high-priced items skewed figures upward, but up sharply from ...