Publishers Weekly lists what they headline The 10 Most Expensive Books of 2012 -- though it doesn't look like an entirely comprehensive list: missing, for example, are the Robert Crumb. Sketchbooks 1982-2011, suggested retail price US $1,000 (see the Taschen publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com).
Obviously, there are also lots of academic titles at outrageous prices to be had, too -- how about: Travel Writing, in the 'Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies' series from Routledge ? A bargain, at $995.00 (get your copy, at Amazon.com) ..... Or, appropriately enough, you could buy the latest Bookman's Price Index, at just $625.00 (get your copy at Amazon.com).
It's also good to see that some of the booksellers who sell their books on Amazon.com still don't entirely understand how to use automated pricing algorithms: there are dozens of used books available for over $10,000 on Amazon -- and you can find, for example, a used paperback of Herman Wouk's Don't Stop the Carnival at a bargain $1,196,776.00. Plus 3.99 for shipping .....
Obviously, there are also lots of academic titles at outrageous prices to be had, too -- how about: Travel Writing, in the 'Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies' series from Routledge ? A bargain, at $995.00 (get your copy, at Amazon.com) ..... Or, appropriately enough, you could buy the latest Bookman's Price Index, at just $625.00 (get your copy at Amazon.com).
It's also good to see that some of the booksellers who sell their books on Amazon.com still don't entirely understand how to use automated pricing algorithms: there are dozens of used books available for over $10,000 on Amazon -- and you can find, for example, a used paperback of Herman Wouk's Don't Stop the Carnival at a bargain $1,196,776.00. Plus 3.99 for shipping .....