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Expensive Books

Vintage manuscripts are among the world’s most valuable possessions. The expensive books are
typically unique and original editions that are in good conditions even after centuries.

Recognise the following expensive books by their descriptions and write their names in the given
blanks. You may use the Help Box.
1 This book, authored by Claudius Ptolemy and published in 1492, is
among the most famous books on geography. It is the world’s first
printed atlas, taken as the standard reference in the past (priced at
$ 3.5 million in 2006).
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2 This book, written by Leonardo da Vinci, is the most expensive book
(priced at $ 30.8 million in 1994). It is now owned by Bill Gates.

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3 It is a compilation of Shakespeare’s works by his colleagues John
Heminges and Henry Condell in 1623. It contains 36 plays by
Shakespeare. (In 2001, it was valued at $ 6.1 million.)

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4 This book, written by John James Audubon, is considered a true
masterpiece in the study of American birds. The author painted all
the species of American birds in their life-size prints (priced at $ 11.5
million in 2010).
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5 This book was the most expensive book in the world until 1994 It has
266 pages with about 50 full pages of beautiful illustrations (priced at
$ 27.8 million in 2016).

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First Folio, The Birds of America, Gospels of Henry the Lion,
Geographia, Codex Leicester

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