LONDON - To some it's just a bunch of bird drawings. To others, John James Audubon's "Birds of America" is a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, unique enough to be the world's most expensive book, expected to fetch more than $9.5 million at a London auction Tuesday.
Rare Audubon "birds Of America" To Be Auctioned
GREGORY KATZ, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: World
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 9:31am
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