A first edition of Charles Darwin's Origin Of Species, which was kept on a toilet bookshelf, is to be auctioned.
It is hoped the book, which was bought about 40 years ago in a West Country shop for a few shillings, will reach £60,000 in Tuesday's sale.
The book was kept on a bookcase in a guest lavatory at the owner's family home in Oxfordshire.
Just 1,250 copies of the work were produced in 1859. In April one sold at auction in Norfolk for £35,000.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Now that's a bargain book
Rare Darwin book kept in toilet
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