Agencia EFEMay 16, 2013 12:49
London, May 16 (EFE).- A 1st edition of legendary American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" sold for 1,875 pounds ($2,872), or nearly triple the opening price, at an auction in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The book, which was expected to go for only 700 pounds ($1,072), was sold as part of a collection of rare books belonging to an English literature professor.
The professor's collection sold for a total of 226,000 pounds ($346,000) at Lyon & Turnbull.
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