Oxfam staff said they were in "complete shock" after the sale, as the book was initially valued at between £600 and £800, as ITV News Reporter Cari Davies found out.
The book is the first complete bible in Chinese and dates from 1815-22, when protestant missionaries living in the country began to translate scripture.
Nick Reeves, Oxfam Chelmsford’s bookshop manager, said: “The Bible was originally found by some of our brilliant volunteers, Chris Tyrrell and Eleanor Atac, in a pile of donations, who suspected it could be worth something.
“It’s amazing to think that a donation from our shop could help raise that much money Oxfam. It’s just wonderful.”
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