Rare Chinese Bible Donated to Oxfam Sells for £56,280 at Auction

The 19th-century Bible, the first written in Chinese, was part of a charity auction that raised over £105,000 for global poverty relief.

The Chinese Bible, translated by John Lassar and Joshua Marshman between 1815 and 1822, was discovered in an Oxfam shop in Chelmsford, UK.
Initially valued at £600-£800, the Bible sold for £56,280 after two weeks of online bidding, stunning experts and Oxfam staff.
The auction, organized by Bonhams, featured 23 rare books and raised a total of £105,000 to support Oxfam’s global poverty and inequality initiatives.
Other notable sales included a first edition of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' for £16,640 and Karl Marx's 'Manifesto of the Communist Party' for £10,880.
Oxfam praised the generosity of donors and highlighted the cultural and historical significance of the items, emphasizing their impact on humanitarian efforts.