Update: First edition “Origin of Species” sells for a small fortune
A recent entry told of a British family’s shock when they discovered a first edition of Charles Darwin’s “The Origin of Species” on a shelf in their guest toilet.
According to Reuters; the book, which had been kept in a bathroom bookcase in England for years, fetched 103,250 pounds ($171,000) at auction on Tuesday, around twice its pre-sale estimate… Continue reading
