Oxfam Gets 37,000 Pounds For Donated Rare Book

First Posted: 06/16/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:10 PM ET

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The Independent:

Oxfam had its biggest windfall at an auction after a 19th-century book that was donated to one of the charity's shops sold for �37,200.

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