Ron Burgundy Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 The first book printed in what is today the United States of America sold for $14 million at auction in New York on Tuesday, becoming the world's most expensive printed book. The translation of Biblical psalms "The Bay Psalm Book" was printed by Puritan settlers in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1640 and sold at a one-lot auction in just minutes by Sotheby's. The settlers, who came to America to seek religious freedom, had set about making their own preferred translation from the Hebrew original of the Old Testament book after arriving from Europe. Sotheby's named the buyer as David Rubenstein, the billionaire American financier and philanthropist. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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