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Rare Charles Darwin book in toilet in Britain
AFP ^ | Nov. 22, 2009

Posted on 11/22/2009 5:25:08 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" will be sold this week after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday.

The book, which was first printed in 1859, was bought by a family for just a few shillings in a shop about 40 years ago, Christie's auction house said.

The family has since kept the work on a bookcase in the guest lavatory at their home in the Oxford area, it said.

The book will go under the hammer in London on Tuesday, to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the publication of the father of the theory of evolution's famous work.

The book, about 1,250 copies of which were first printed, is expected to fetch 60,000 pounds (66,000 euros, 99,000 dollars).

Margaret Ford, head of books and manuscripts at Christie's, said the book would have been a bargain when it was bought by the present owner.

"It's incredibly important," Ford said, adding of the current owner: "He knew it (the book) was textually important.

"He maybe did not know how much of a bargain he was getting."

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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To: nmh

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21 posted on 11/22/2009 8:12:05 PM PST by supremedoctrine (Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see----Schopenhauer)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Brits’ idea of “in the toilet” is MUCH different than ours....


22 posted on 11/22/2009 8:15:13 PM PST by Born Conservative ("I'm a fan of disruptors" - Nancy Pelosi)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Seems appropriate. Were any of the pages torn out?


23 posted on 11/22/2009 8:44:39 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: elcid1970; RegulatorCountry

Very interesting!


24 posted on 11/23/2009 4:33:06 AM PST by Tax-chick (Buy me a "Land Shark" and take me to Anguilla.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

George Costanza couldn’t return his book after he took it in the toilet...


25 posted on 11/23/2009 5:24:09 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

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26 posted on 11/23/2009 5:06:40 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Tax-chick

Ahem! Don’t you guys ever have a err wee room with just a toilet in it, usually located downstairs?

Besides, surely everyone knows that the proper UK term is “the Bog”.


27 posted on 12/18/2009 7:41:54 AM PST by ToranagaSama
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To: ToranagaSama

No. It would be nice if we did, though.

I’d forgotten about “The Bog.” Good homely term.


28 posted on 12/18/2009 8:18:27 AM PST by Tax-chick (Here I come, with a sharp knife and a clear conscience!)
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