Plato's very first print edition auctioned in New York

What to drool all the philosophers of the whole world.

On April 23 in New York, the very first printed edition of Plato's complete works will be auctioned, Christie's said in a statement released Thursday.

Estimated between 200,000 and 400,000 dollars, the volume, dating from 1484-1485, is part of the collection of rare books of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg, himself the son of the famous art dealer, Paul Rosenberg.

The collector is also the uncle of journalist Anne Sinclair.

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Also according to the auction house, this copy, written in Latin, was

, a Dominican convent where one of the first printing houses in Europe was created in 1476, by the Italian typographer Bernardo Cennini.

Christie's claims that this sale

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In addition,

, if sanitary conditions allow it, of course.

Almost 8 million euros in sales

The family has already announced that they will not make any personal profit from these auctions, recalling the long philanthropic tradition that has been theirs.

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the statement said.

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This book is not the most expensive sold in the world.

A book of hours - liturgical work intended for lay Catholic faithful -, produced in 1440 by the Master of Barthélémy the English, one of the most brilliant illuminator of his time, whose real name is unknown, and who worked in Angers or Le Mans, is estimated today between 1.5 and 2 million euros.