Bristol charity shop volunteer finds rare signed Virginia Woolf book worth £25,000
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Bristol charity shop volunteer finds rare signed Virginia Woolf book worth £25,000

7 Jul 2026 · Originally published 7 Jul 2026 9/10 Original headline: Charity shop volunteer spots a £25,000 donated book
An Oxfam volunteer in Bristol discovered a rare signed first edition of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves in a donated box of books. The 1931 Hogarth Press edition, inscribed by Woolf, was sold at auction for £25,600. The donor remains unknown, but the find has brought a significant boost to the charity shop’s funds.
Source: Bristol Post Bristol
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