This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. It also is the 150th anniversary of the publication of the famous work "On the Origin of Species" by Darwin.
Christie's auction house in London will be auctioning a rare first edition of this book, one of about 1,250 copies first printed in 1859. It is expected to sell for about $99,000!
The book was discovered recently in the spot where it has been resting, probably unread, for many a year. It has been on a bookshelf in the guest bathroom at a family's home in Oxford, England!
I think I have a rare 1999 copy of Reader's Digest in my bathroom. Only a couple of pages are torn, might be a coffee stain on it. I also have a People magazine, worlds sexiest man, stuck together with hair spray. I guess my family is not as well read as the one in Oxford. Yeah but, as we all know, "Laughter Is The Best Medicine".
4 comments:
How funny! I have the Sunday paper in my bathroom. It's a couple weeks old.
I'm not very well read either. I can't imagine paying 100K for a book either.
Have a terrific day. :)
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