Bought in 1950 for "25,000 pounds sterling, the equivalent then of $70,093"[0] and sold in 1989 for "over $5 million"[1]. [0] https://lithub.com/the-quest-to-a

Bought in 1950 for "25,000 pounds sterling, the equivalent then of $70,093"[0] and sold in 1989 for "over $5 million"[1]. [0] https://lithub.com/the-quest-to-acquire-the-oldest-most-expensive-book-on-the-planet/ https://lithub.com/the-quest-to-acquire-the-oldest-most-expe... [1] https://librarianofbabel.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/estelle-doheny-collector-and-philanthropist/ https://librarianofbabel.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/estelle-do...