The auction of a rare fifth edition of Darwin's On the Origin of the Species fetched £21,000 at the Galapagos Day event.
Auctioned by GCT President, Andrew Marr, bidding was hectic at first but after about ten minutes it became a contest between two bidders. The final successful bidder was the Principal of the Mayfair School of English, Naeem Ahmad.
Auctioned by GCT President, Andrew Marr, bidding was hectic at first but after about ten minutes it became a contest between two bidders. The final successful bidder was the Principal of the Mayfair School of English, Naeem Ahmad.
Auction winner, the Principal of the Mayfair School of English, Naeem Ahmad, pictured with Sir David Attenborough, Toni Darton, Steppes Travel's Kieran Murphy, and Andrew Marr. Photo Kevin Murphy
First published by John Murray in 1859, the book was purchased in 2008 by Steppes Travel Group,
which generously donated it for auction at our Anniversaries
Special Galapagos Day on 15 September 2009, with the proceeds going to
the Galapagos Conservation Trust.
To celebrate the 200th year of Darwin's birth and the 150 years since the book was first published, the book has been going on a year-long journey appearing at various events before being auctioned.
