Bookseller Sells Collection of Books; Retires Thanks to the Church’s Undervaluing the Collection
By Jane • Sep 12th, 2007 • Category: Publishing NewsThis article tickled my fancy. Apparently, the Church of England approved the sale of hundreds of old Bibles and manuscripts to John Thornton, a small bookshop owner in Chelsea, West London for 36,000 pounds. Thornton, in turn, resold the religious collection for more than 500,000 pounds and plans to retire to the country [...]
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