America's First Print books will be auctioned

America's First Print books will be auctioned

The first book printed in America will be auctioned this year. The book is expected to reach about U.S. $ 30 million. The Bay Psalm Book, printed and published in Massachesetts in 1640, is one of 11 books that are the result of the translation of the 'Book of Psalms'. This book was never auctioned since 1947 when it was first sold at a record price of U.S. $ 151 thousand, with a value for money at this price is equivalent to U.S. $ 11.5 million. The price is the highest price for a printed book at that time.

The Bay Psalm Book was written by a pastor about 20 years after they established a colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Colonist named John Cotton, Richard Mather and John Eliot, who wrote the book, send a version of the psalm which they believe is closer to the authenticity of the Hebrew than they had brought from England.

"The Bay Psalm is an oddity mystery," said David Redden of Sotheby's. "With that, New England declared its independence from the Church of England." While the cost of printing the book is derived from the UK.

1640 edition of the Bay Psalm Book was the first book printed and adopted by almost all the pilgrims in the Massachusetts area. There are about 1,700 copies of the Bay Psalm that 11 of them currently remain in a state of completeness diverse.

Book to be auctioned times iini come from the collection of Old South Church in Boston who had two copies of the book. Senior minister of the church, Nancy Tailor, said that the money from the sale will be used to help maintain the historic buildings that can still operate and help develop new programs. This book will be traveling to several cities in the United States before the auction on November 26.