The following were the most expensive books sold on Abebooks.com during October:
$9,000. SMS, Collection of Original Multiples by Duchamp, Man Ray, Lichtenstein, Christo et al. A series of paper portfolios from the leading artists of the 1960s - one of 35 deluxe copies.
$6,394. Ex decreto Concilii Tridentini by Catechismus. A rare 17th century first edition of a key work in Catholic doctrine.
$5,850. Al-Mawakib (The Procession) by Kahil Gibran. A rare copy of an ode written in classic Arabic along with a letter and drawings by the Lebanese-born philosophical essayist, novelist, poet and artist.
$4,500. The Healer's Way by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. A signed manuscript of the novel, loosely based on the author's nursing experiences in Vietnam, complete with notes and corrections.
$3,500. Schoenheit im Olympischen Kampf by Leni Riefenstahl. A special edition with 280 pages of photos and an embossed Olympic medal from the filmmaker known for her documentary about the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
$3,000. 1984 by George Orwell. An unsigned U.K. first edition of Orwell's dystopian masterpiece.
$3,000. Traite de l'homme et de la formation du foetus by Rene Descartes. A 1680 third edition in French of the first European textbook of physiology.
$2,889. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. A first printing first edition of the book that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980.
$2,500. Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar by Captain W.F.W. Owen. A set of books charting a key 19th century voyage of discovery.
$2,500. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley. First edition from Priestley's series detailing his experiments with gases between 1779 and 1786.
$9,000. SMS, Collection of Original Multiples by Duchamp, Man Ray, Lichtenstein, Christo et al. A series of paper portfolios from the leading artists of the 1960s - one of 35 deluxe copies.
$6,394. Ex decreto Concilii Tridentini by Catechismus. A rare 17th century first edition of a key work in Catholic doctrine.
$5,850. Al-Mawakib (The Procession) by Kahil Gibran. A rare copy of an ode written in classic Arabic along with a letter and drawings by the Lebanese-born philosophical essayist, novelist, poet and artist.
$4,500. The Healer's Way by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. A signed manuscript of the novel, loosely based on the author's nursing experiences in Vietnam, complete with notes and corrections.
$3,500. Schoenheit im Olympischen Kampf by Leni Riefenstahl. A special edition with 280 pages of photos and an embossed Olympic medal from the filmmaker known for her documentary about the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
$3,000. 1984 by George Orwell. An unsigned U.K. first edition of Orwell's dystopian masterpiece.
$3,000. Traite de l'homme et de la formation du foetus by Rene Descartes. A 1680 third edition in French of the first European textbook of physiology.
$2,889. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. A first printing first edition of the book that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980.
$2,500. Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar by Captain W.F.W. Owen. A set of books charting a key 19th century voyage of discovery.
$2,500. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley. First edition from Priestley's series detailing his experiments with gases between 1779 and 1786.