The Things You Can Read: Is Your Mother a Bibiliophile? Here is a Mother's Day gift that will cost you!

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Is Your Mother a Bibiliophile? Here is a Mother's Day gift that will cost you!

Looking for that perfect gift for the bibliophile mother that has everything? Take a look at this article over at Mental Floss: 8 Rare Books that Cost a Fortune. Maybe one of these costly rare books might work.

Digital advancements like the Internet, e-book readers, and even your phone may have put a crimp in the sales of traditional books, but they haven't been able to slow down the rare book market. In fact, a 400-page book of psalms that dates back to 1640 is about to be auctioned off, and is expected to sell for over $30 million. Here are some other old, rare page turners that sold for big bucks.