In 2025, an Oxfam shop found a rare Chinese Bible in a donation pile; estimated at £800, it sold for £56,280
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Roald DahlJane AustenJoshua MarshmanChris TyrrellOxfam ChelmsfordCharles DickensJohn LassarA Christmas CarolNick ReevesChineseIndiaSerampore, West Bengal, IndiaArmenian
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Wed, 23 September 2026
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A rare 2-volume Bible donated to an Oxfam bookshop in Chelmsford, Essex, sold for £56,280 at auction after volunteers spotted it in a pile of donations. Dating from 1815 to 1822, the Bible contains a Chinese translation produced by missionaries John Lassar and Joshua Marshman and was printed in Serampore, India.