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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jabed Ahmed

Charity shop ‘shocked’ as Bible sells for £56,000

The first complete bible in Chinese was translated by John Lassar and Joshua Marshman - (Bonhams)

Charity shop workers have been left “absolutely speechless” after a donated Chinese bible sold for over £50,000 at auction.

The rare book, which was the first complete bible in Chinese, was found in a pile of donations at Oxfam’s Chelmsford bookshop in Essex.

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