Trove Of Rare 19th-Century Books Could Fetch Millions At Auction

“A ‘magnificent’ collection of first edition books is expected to fetch up to £15m when it goes under the hammer later this year.” The collection “includes a copy of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol complete with author’s inscription, … first editions of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Pride and Prejudice, as well as important works by Charles Darwin, Chaucer and Milton..”