QUICK TAKES - May 1, 2009
Associated Press
A first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” sold for about $60,000 Thursday, an auctioneer said.
The book, in its original embossed green binding, was bought by London book dealer Hamish Riley-Smith, said Keys auctioneer Andrew Bullock.
“On the Origin of Species” outlined Darwin’s theory of natural selection, which in turn provided the foundation for the modern understanding of evolution.
Keys, in Norwich, England, said the book was one of 1,250 copies first printed in 1859.
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Associated Press
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