According to the Daily Mail of December 8, a rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds Of America was sold at 7,321,25 pounds ($11.50 million)， making it the world's most expensive printed book. With only 119 copies existing, the 40-inch-high (1.02-meter-high) book has illustrations of almost 500 breeds。
英国《每日邮报》8日报道，一本美国画家约翰•詹姆斯•奥杜邦绘制的《美国鸟类》日前以732万英镑(合1150万美元)卖出，成为世界上最贵的印刷书。该书仅有119本现存于世，高达10英寸(1.02米)，书中描绘的鸟类近500种。