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The Bay Psalm Book was written by pilgrims 20 years after they established a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
BBC: First book printed in America could sell for $30m
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There were 1, 700 copies of the original Bay Psalm Book, of which 11 are now left in various degrees of completeness.
BBC: First book printed in America could sell for $30m
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"The Bay Psalm Book is a mythical rarity, " said Sotheby's David Redden.
BBC: First book printed in America could sell for $30m
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The Cambridge Press issued one or more broadsides before producing its first full-fledged book, the Bay Psalm Book, in an edition of 1, 700 copies.
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The Bay Psalm Book, which was printed in Massachusetts in 1640, is one of 11 remaining copies of a translated version of the Book of Psalms.
BBC: First book printed in America could sell for $30m
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The 1640 edition of the Bay Psalm Book is the earliest surviving print from the press, and was adopted by nearly every congregation in the Massachusetts Bay area.
BBC: First book printed in America could sell for $30m