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The President's Book of Secrets from Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) and Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) found the Book of Secrets in the Library of Congress and used it to find Mount Rushmore and the hidden city of gold.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets grossed $44.8 million during its opening weekend, surpassing Turteltaub's first film National Treasure by $9.7 million. The film remained the #1 highest grossing film of the year for two weeks with a grossed $55.8 million total, until Rob Reiner's The Bucket List.

The leatherbound book features printed pages full of historical details and conspiracies, including the Kennedy assassination, Area 51, and the Moon landings. It also includes maps and photographs, including one of the missing plank from the Resolute Desk. The book has been intentionally distressed to appear old, stained and well-used, and is held closed with leather string. It is accompanied by a sample page, which was produced early in the production. The book exhibits only very minor wear from production use and is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Ross MacDonald, who researched, designed, and constructed the book for the film. Dimensions: 10.75" x 6.25" 2.25" (27 cm x 16 cm x 6 cm)

Estimate: $25,000 - 50,000

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