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THE world's biggest second-hand charity book sale will open in Edinburgh tomorrow with more than 100,000 books, ranging from a 1578 book of Plato in Greek and Latin to the latest best-seller by Irvine Welsh.
Doors open at 9am for the annual Christian Aid sale at St Andrew's & St George's Church in George Street, which runs until 16 May, excluding Sunday. Last year's sale raised £105,000 for Christian Aid.

Meanwhile in London yesterday it was announced that JK Rowling is to join a dozen other major authors in writing storycards for an auction arranged by book chain Waterstone's on 10 June to raise money for English PEN and Dyslexia Action.







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  • Last Updated: 08 May 2008 10:02 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
 

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