Rare Book Found Attic

Hidden over 70 years in an attic in new york was a small but very rare faberge figurine.

Rare book found attic.

It sold for 5 2 million at an auction partly because of its fascinating history. In non rodent related news a construction worker later found the rest of the book nearly intact stashed away in a cubbyhole in the attic while another worker discovered a 600 year old parchment. Works from astronomer galileo sir isaac newton and 18th century spanish painter fra. 20th september 2020 14 57 ist rare irreplaceable books worth millions found hidden underground in a house in romania books were robbed from the uk in the year 2017 and have been excavated by the london met police in an apartment located in the neamt county.

A russian figurine found in an upstate new york attic sold at an auction for 5 2 million in 2013 according to a new york daily news article. Found figurine fetches fine figure. The figure had originally been commissioned by tsar nicholas ii for his wife empress alexandra in 1912. It is the same faberge name that created the ornate eggs.

The news of an important 18th century manuscript found in a new york city house museum s attic in the summer of 2013 was another such story. A 15th century illuminated manuscript. It s a faberge figurine commissioned by czar nicholas ii in 1912 one of just 50 in existence. A builder recently found the rest of the volume a relatively intact 1568 copy of catholic martyr john fisher s the kynge s psalmes in a hole in the attic.

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Of course as with anything rare comic books hold more value than common editions. A discovery in an unlikely place a document of.