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George Washington's Book Sells for $10M

223-year-old volume includes Bill of Rights and Constitution

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 22, 2012 3:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – A 223-year-old book once owned by George Washington has raked in nearly $10 million at auction. The 106-page leather-bound edition of The Acts of Congress was printed for the first president in 1789 and includes a copy of the Constitution and a draft of the...   Read full story »

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