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Books on the Block: Fall Auction Highlights

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Each fall, the world’s preeminent auction houses offer up a collection of rare and unique books
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Each fall, the world’s preeminent auction houses call for bids on some of the most exciting books of the year. Books at auction are often not what you'd find at your local bookstore, whether they include novel extras like this reprint of Norman Mailer's MoonFire that includes a lunar rock in a case designed by Apple's Jony Ive, or exceedingly rare like the Whole Booke of Psalmes, the first English book printed in the New World. Just in time for the holidays, here’s Designers and Books’ roundup of five of the most exciting auctions that make light work of finding gifts for the book collector who has it all (including deep pockets).

A photo spread showing an oil field in the American south (left) and the three tomes that make up National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years (right). © Taschen

National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years
Christie’s
Estimate: $10,000–$15,000

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