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One of the world's most valuable books goes on display in Glasgow
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- Marta Leshyk Jamie Simpson/Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Two volumes of Birds of America by John James Audubon are going display in Glasgow.
- Two volumes of Birds of America by John James Audubon are on show to the public at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG), which has owned the art treasures for two centuries.
- The college purchased the two first-edition volumes in 1838 for £48, equivalent to the annual wages of a skilled labourer at the time.
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Marta Leshyk Jamie Simpson/Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Two volumes of Birds of America by John James Audubon are going display in Glasgow. An exhibition spotlighting one of the world's most valuable rare books has opened in Glasgow.
Two volumes of Birds of America by John James Audubon are on show to the public at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG), which has owned the art treasures for two centuries.
The college purchased the two first-edition volumes in 1838 for £48, equivalent to the annual wages of a skilled labourer at the time.
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