Printed by Puritan colonists in 1640, the Bay Psalm Book holds the title of first book ever printed in British North America — a genuine physical starting point for the entire history of American publishing.
David Rubenstein — the same collector behind the Magna Carta sale above — bought this one too in 2013, at the time setting the auction record for any printed book and reinforcing his reputation as America's most prolific buyer of founding-era history.
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