Nov 22, 2009 12:00 pm US/Eastern
Rare Darwin Book Found In John Could Fetch $99K
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British scientist Charles Robert Darwin, founder of the theory for the evolution of life, is seen in this undated photo. Darwin was born Feb. 12, 1809 and died April 19, 1882.
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An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.
Christie's auction house said Sunday the book — one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 — had been on a toilet bookshelf at a family's home in Oxford.
The book will be auctioned on Tuesday, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the famous work. Christie's said the book is likely to sell for $99,000.
Darwin's "The Origin of Species" outlined his theory of natural selection, the foundation for the modern understanding of evolution.
Celebrations around the world this year have marked the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth.
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