Book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript ever sold this article is more than 2 years old founding text of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints returned to followers. Bill gates says this is the most inspiring book he has ever. A signed first edition of this classic from 1960 in fine condition with a price clipped dust jacket. Despite its importance and impressive price, the principia doesnt come anywhere. Below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a pertitle basis. Paul allen, the cofounder of microsoft and evidently an avid reader, spent 5.
I had never heard of business adventures or john brooks. Top 10 most expensive rare books sold topteny magazine. In 1994, however, the journal was purchased by no other than bill gates himself, who paid 29 million euros for it making this manuscript the most expensive book ever sold. Top 10 most expensive books ever sold abebooks reading copy. Dec 05, 2016 bill gates thinks you should read these 5 bestsellers the worlds richest man recommends 5 books that will inspire and stretch your imagination. Bill gates is the connoisseur of the rarest and most luxurious things in the world. In addition to owning a leonardo da vincis codex, he also owns several famous paintings by elite artists from different eras. These are the best books bill gates read in 2017 yahoo. The book is a documentation of various scientific findings and writings that he did over the course of his lifetime. It is the highest price a work of art has ever sold for, but it was not sold at auction. A 72page document and therefore not a printed book, codex leicester is a collection of scientific writing. Bill gates bornrich home of luxury and most expensive things. The prices that such books can bring are staggering and you may be surprised to learn how much book enthusiasts were willing to pay at auction for the worlds most expensive books ever sold.
The codex leicester also briefly known as codex hammer is a collection of scientific writings by leonardo da vinci. Feb 19, 20 what is the most expensive item ever sold at auction. It is one of the most celebrated works of leonardo da vinci. Bill gates fesses up on reddit to his one expensive. Below are the worlds 10 most expensive books ever sold. Earlier this year, bill gates recommended the book to. The top ten most expensive books ever sold youtube. Nov 05, 2014 this statistic shows the most expensive books ever sold worldwide as of november 2014. Audobon is a noted illustrator who pioneered much of early wildlife research, and the books dimensions reflect his attention to detail.
Published in 1510, the codex contains some of the scientific writings of the italian renaissance master leonardo da vinci. Something to think about here is that, these prices are excluding local sales tax which means the price might increase further if you were going to purchase. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political. Luxury collection of bill gates luxury topics luxury. Selfmade billionaires and longtime friends bill gates and warren buffett agree on the best business book ever written. So lets have a look at the most expensive books that have been sold all around the world.
The buyer was philanthropist and former microsoft ceo bill gates. The manuscript currently holds the record for the second highest sale price of any book, as it was sold to bill gates at christies auction house on 11 november 1994 in new york. Besides paintings, you can find a book codex leicester, worth 30,8 million dollars. Already wellknown as an enthusiastic reader of big nonfiction books on economics, science, and technology, gates is finding new ways to satiate his intellectual and. Most expensive book ever sold at auction history channel on foxtel.
The five most expensive books ever sold at auction money inc. Written between 1506 and 1510, the codex leicester is the most famous of. This prayer book was bought by kerry stokes, an australian businessman, from an auction at christies new. What is the most expensive item ever sold at auction. In the manuscript, da vinci the italian renaissance master who was a painter, sculptor, architect, mathematician, engineer, and musician inventor. Codex leicester is now owned by bill gates, the founder of microsoft.
Most expensive books ever sold worldwide 2014 statista. Sep 26, 2017 book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript ever sold this article is more than 2 years old founding text of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints returned to followers. May 20, 2016 by bill gates may 20, 2016 for his bookshop and website one grand books, the editor aaron hicklin asked people to name the 10 books theyd take with them if they were marooned on a desert island. What is the most expensive item ever sold at an auction.
What are some of the most expensive books ever sold. Bill gates is no longer the richest man ever unilad. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. Top 10 most expensive rare books sold one can ask himself what makes a particular book an expensive one. This is a list of printed books, manuscripts, letters, music scores, comic books, maps and other documents which have sold for. Dec 05, 2016 selfmade billionaire bill gates goes through about 50 books a year. The key takeaway from bill gates and warren buffetts all. By bill gates may 20, 2016 for his bookshop and website one grand books, the editor aaron hicklin asked people to name the 10 books theyd take with them if they were marooned on a desert island. Only 119 copies of the bird book most of which exist in museums and libraries remain. The five most expensive books ever sold at auction.
Published in november 1995, then substantially revised about a year later, the road ahead summarized the implications of the personal computing revolution and described a. In fact, patek philippe had produced all of the ten most expensive watches in the world. We got to know a few fun facts about him including his guilty pleasure and what he wouldve done if he didnt start microsoft. The road ahead is a book written by bill gates, cofounder and thenceo of the microsoft software company, together with microsoft executive nathan myhrvold and journalist peter rinearson. This statistic shows the most expensive books ever sold worldwide as of november 2014. Heres why the microsoft cofounder spent so much money on the book. Bill gates thinks you should read these 5 bestsellers the worlds richest man recommends 5 books that will inspire and stretch your imagination. Bill gates is a big fan of porsche brand, specificly models porsche 930 turbo and porsche 959 coupe from 1988, worth 350,000 dollars. Bill gates reveals his most expensive guilty pleasure. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
The top 10 most expensive books ever sold used since hundreds of years ago, books are probably the most important step in mankinds evolution. It is believed that only one was created and, at the time, it was the most expensive wristwatch in the world. Feb 10, 2014 bill gates fesses up on reddit to his one expensive guilty pleasure purchase microsofts cofounder dishes on everything from a global condom competition to bitcoin to his advice for aspiring. The buyer was businessman rob mitchell who owns a marketing company and displays the bat in his offices. The key messages from the book bill gates called the most inspiring book ive ever read. Business adventures, by former new yorker staff writer john brooks the. It was named after thomas coke, the earl of leicester, who purchased the 72 paged codex. And i got to brush up on an old favorite, the best business book ive ever read. Bill gates net worth biography, quotes, wiki, assets. Nov 05, 2014 below are the worlds 10 most expensive books ever sold. Bill gates says this is the most inspiring book he has. Today, more than two decades after warren lent it to meand more than four decades after it was first publishedbusiness adventures remains the best business book ive ever read.
This typescript was sold to bill gates at christies auction house in new. Selfmade billionaire bill gates goes through about 50 books a year. Bill gates fesses up on reddit to his one expensive guilty. In 1980, the manuscript fell into the hands of art collector armand hammer. Book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript. Bill gates fesses up on reddit to his one expensive guilty pleasure purchase microsofts cofounder dishes on everything from a global condom competition to bitcoin to his advice for aspiring. In 1994, leonardo da vincis codex leicester was sold for 49. The two most expensive ebooks have a big file size of well over 100 mb, i am not sure if the reading performance would be hampere. Not all of these came out in 2014sometimes i fall behind and dont get to a book until well after its been published. Bill gates called this book the most inspiring book ive. A rare look at a the most expensive book ever sold. One of the most valuable paintings bought by bill gates is the lost on the grand banks work done by american painter winslow homer. The codex is named after thomas coke, later credited to earl of leicester, who purchased it in 1719.
Despite its importance and impressive price, the principia doesnt come anywhere close to the most expensive printed book ever sold. Feb 21, 2016 below is a list of the ten most expensive comic book sales of alltime, on a pertitle basis. From the papyrus scrolls used in the ancient egypt and the manuscripts in the monasteries of the middle ages, books evolved into what we know today and even appeared more and more in digital form. The reason for the high price is it was once owned by author cormac mccarthy who penned bestsellers such as the road, no country for old men, and all the pretty horses. Here are the 3 most expensive ebooks on amazon as of june 2015. Bill gates says these were the 5 best books he read in 2016. Audobon is a noted illustrator who pioneered much of.
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