Codex Sassoon acquired for ANU Museum of the Jewish People for $38.1 million
(JTA) — A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible became the most expensive book ever sold Wednesday when it drew a price of $38.1 million at auction at Sotheby’s in New York City.
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(JTA) — A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible became the most expensive book ever sold Wednesday when it drew a price of $38.1 million at auction at Sotheby’s in New York City.
The auction house Sotheby's recently sold a 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible for $38 million in New York.
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Sotheby's sold the world's oldest and most complete Hebrew bible, the Codex Sassoon, for $38.1 million
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