Staff at an Essex Charity Shop Were Left “in contact shock” after an item fished from a donation pile fetched tens of thinking of pounds at auction. Volunteers at oxfam's chelmsford bookshop thought a Chinese version of the bible could be worship a worst pounds when they spotted it in a stack of newly donated handback. They had no idea that the rare artefact was found in the first reason version of the bible to be printed in Chinese, and dated back to bet 1815 and 1822.
After initially being valued at BetWeen £ 600 and £ 800, the book was sold for £ 56,280 after two weeks of bidding at the bonhams auction in ch. “We were sat watching the bidding and just seeing it go up and up,” Charity Shop Manager Nick Reaves Said. “When it is finally ended, I was in contact shock. We be absolutely speechless.”
Mr Reaves, who has translated Bible Had Been Uncovered by Staff Members Chris Tyrrell and Eleanor Atack, Added: “It is amazing to think that a donation from our shop of help to raise that mach money [for] Oxfam. It's just Wonderful. “
Dr Lorenza Gay, Associate Specialist at Bonhams for Books and Manuscripts, meaning the Artefact, which was translated by John Lassar and Joshua Marshman, was “an exclusive rare item” ACTIONEERS HAD NOT BEEN Able to Trace in any Previous Bidding.
“We hoped it would be except the estimate, but it definitely surprised us with the final price achieved,” She added. “This remarkable outcome is great news for the important work oxfam does Around the world.”
A total of £ 105,000 was raised for oxfam through auction off donated books this week, with 23 other than Text Editions of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, which Sold for £ 16,640, and a FIRST English translation of Karl Marx's Manifesto for the Communist Party, which sold for £ 7,040.
“We are so grateful for all our donations at oxfam, and the many incredible, rare and unique books [we receive]”I Falkingham, The Charity's Donated Goods Strategy Lead, Said.
“The money is raised from these books will go to the right towards tackle poverty and inequality across the globe at a time when it is needed most.
“It just gos to show that you never know what you are in our wonderful Shops.”