Christies is auctioning off a first edition double elephant folio of Audubon’s Birds of America on January 20th. (A double elephant folio is about 50 inches high, so it will be difficult to take to the beach.) It’s one of 120 copies known to exist.
But be aware that $10 million might not be enough to buy it, since in 2010 another copy sold for $11.5 million…
Well, gee. I wish you had mentioned this before I blew all my money on Super Bowl commercials.