In advance of a sale held earlier this week, auction house Christie's had high hopes for Lot 168 - an original 1859 copy of Charles Darwin's famous Origin of Species. In excellent condition, it is one of a print-run of just 1250 copies, so the pre-sale estimate was that it would fetch between £100,000 and £150,000. This proved to be an under-estimate - the price realised was a remarkable £190,500! The identity of the successful bidder has not been divulged.
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