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Rare presidential book put up for auction

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    George Washington's personal book sells for millions

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Many thought the book would go for somewhere between -- -- three million dollars but it intense bidding war between two people in the room at Christie's auction house pushed the price up and up and when it was all over.

The book sold with bees for 9826500.

Dollars.

The winner was a representative from the Mount Vernon ladies association which owns and operates George Washington State who says the book on displays starting in 2013.

The 223 year old book is one of the rarest presidential document to ever be put up for auction.

It was printed in 1789.

And -- Abbas with the words president of the United States on the front a book plate engraved with Washington's name is pasted on the front and paper.

And has authenticated signature is on the title page.

One of the most unique things in the book are George Washington and notations in the margins according to Christie's Washington rarely wrote notes in the margins of his volley what makes this -- even more valuable.

Here's reaction from the top that are.

It was -- But I had.

Resolved with that sport the ladies com.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- The book was kept -- Washington's house in Mount Vernon tell 1876.

When a member of Washington's family sold it along with some other books it has only had a handful of owners since that the current owner says most of the proceeds will go to his children.

The record for the most expensive presidential document to sell at auction was a manuscript of Lincoln's second inaugural address which sold -- Christie's for 3.4.

Million in 2000.

In New York Laura -- Fox News.

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