THE COSTLIEST BIBLE.
Tho Gutenberg Bible printed on vellum the world's costliest book, will probably appear in London for sale this year It is thought that this example . tin Bibu is tho one that for many years has bee, ir> a monastery in Carinthia, and which was tho subject of negotiations by Mr. Edward Goldston, of Museum Street, W.C. The price, however, was two high. The monastery required £55,000, and with tho necessary State commissions to bo paid to Vienna the price would have been f»t least £60,000. It was through Mr. Goldston's hands that another example ot tho Gutenberg Bihle went to Yalo at a cost of about £24,000.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20514, 15 March 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)
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110THE COSTLIEST BIBLE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20514, 15 March 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)
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