Could this be the most expensive book ever? Just this past Friday, George Washinton’s copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was sold at an auction at Christie’s. The lucky recipient enjoyed the gold-embossed, signed book dating back to 1789 for a mere $9.8 million – the victorious bidder was the group who maintains Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, which makes the purchase a little more warranted. Talk about vintage shopping.
According to Christie’s, the book is in near-perfect condition and contains handwritten notes in the margins by the first president himself – and all this time I thought it was a big deal that I bought the book White Girl Problems! In hard copy, not even the iPad version! Leave it to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union to go and upstage me.
