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eBay
Antiquarian & Collectible Top 5
November 2008

#1 $35,000.00 Original 1830 THE BOOK OF MORMON
#2 $31,100.00 RARE Handwritten german Book of Hours
#3 $30,099.00 RARE Incunable by Schoffer (1471)! Constit. Clementinae
#4 $25,600.00 Vita Christi - Rare Incunable from 1484 - 138 Woodcuts
#5 $19,036.00 Barack Obama Dreams From My Father High School Yearbook

#1
The Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith, Junior

130271592157

An original 1830 copy of The Book of Mormon sold as a BIN within 12 hours of being listed

#2
Book of Hours (1480)
160298527085

The 15th century handwritten German illuminated manuscript in "an elegant 18th century calf binding" attracted 55 bids for the German seller.

#3
Constitutiones Clementinae
3d ed., 1471
160298450953

The German seller of #2 also sold #3 and #4. This time it was an illuminated copy of "the early incunable edition of the famous constitutiones !! printed by Peter Schoffer. It sold after 35 bids.

#4
Vita Christi (1482)
160298508008

The German seller of #2 and #3 comes in at #4 as well with yet another 15th century item. In this case, it is an "extremely rare and early double edition of the Vita Christi and a Treatise on the Seven Sacraments in Dutch !!! Contains 138 (!) grand woodcut illustrations, all in old coloration ...." It sold after 49 bids.

#5
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
170275257981

The 2 items in this auction are a signed near mint condition copy of Dreams From My Father, and a yearbook showing Obama as as sophomore in high school. The duo sold after 64 bids.

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