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By Cara Sulieman
A RARE first edition of Charles Darwin’s greatest work The Origin of Species’ sold for an impressive £15,000 at an auction yesterday.
Valued between £10,000 and £15,000 the stunning tome broke through the estimation to fetch £15,625.
It has been described as “one of the most important books ever published” and was sold to a private buyer from the south of England.
The price reflects not only the importance of the book itself, but also the rarity of the first editions.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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