According to the Daily Mail of December 8, a rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds Of America was sold at 7,321,25 pounds ($11.50 million)， making it the world's most expensive printed book. With only 119 copies existing, the 40-inch-high (1.02-meter-high) book has illustrations of almost 500 breeds。

　　英国《每日邮报》8日报道，一本美国画家约翰•詹姆斯•奥杜邦绘制的《美国鸟类》日前以732万英镑(合1150万美元)卖出，成为世界上最贵的印刷书。该书仅有119本现存于世，高达10英寸(1.02米)，书中描绘的鸟类近500种。

　　According to the Daily Mail of December 7, three Christmas cards produced 167 years ago - also the world's first greeting cards - are to be auctioned in New York on Friday. Previously collected by British advertising entrepreneur Jock Elliott, who died in 2005, these cards are expected to cost between 4,500 ($7,064.67) and 10,000 pounds ($15,698.09) each。

　　据英国《每日邮报》7日报道，三张制作于167年前的圣诞贺卡(堪称世界最早的祝福卡片)即将于本周五在美国纽约拍卖。这些卡片早先于英国广告商乔克•埃利奥特收藏，而埃利奥特已于2005年去世。人们预计此三张贺卡各自拍卖价从4500英镑(约合7064.67美元)到10,000英镑(约合 15,698.09美元 )不等。