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The Bay Psalm book : the first book printed in Bitish North America, 1640 : [the Enigma of the Bay Psalm book] / Zoltán Haraszti ; [and facsimile of the first edition, 1640].

Material type: TextTextPublisher: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Incorporated, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Dover editionDescription: 1 online resource (304 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780486814193 (e-book)
Contained works:
  • Haraszti, Zoltán, 1892-1980. Enigma of the Bay Psalm book
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bay Psalm book : the first book printed in Bitish North America, 1640 : [the Enigma of the Bay Psalm book].DDC classification:
  • 223/.2052 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1440 .B4 2016
Online resources: Summary: "The Bay Psalm Book was printed just 20 years after the Pilgrims' arrival and remained in use for well over a century. This facsimile of the rare original includes a companion volume, The Enigma of the Bay Psalm Book, which offers an academic study of the Psalter's history and contents. Both books are now presented in a single hardcover volume"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony came to the New World seeking religious freedom, and their first publication was a hymnal: The Bay Psalm Book, printed just twenty years after the Pilgrims' arrival. This book, with which the Pilgrims literally sang their praises to God, presents a translation of the Psalms from Hebrew, transposed into metrical rhyme for congregational singing. An instant success, the book was adopted throughout the colonies and remained in use for well over a century. Only eleven known original editions survive, one of which recently sold at auction for a record $14.2 million, making it the most expensive book in the world.
This facsimile of a rare first edition includes a companion volume, The Enigma of the Bay Psalm Book, which provides an academic study of the psalter's history and contents. Both books are encompassed in this single volume, offering readers and collectors a personal edition of a major icon of book history and a great artifact of American culture.

"An unabridged compilation of The Enigma of the Bay Psalm Book by Zoltán Haraszti originally published by The University of Chicago Press in 1956 and The Bay Psalm Book, first published in 1640"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Bay Psalm Book was printed just 20 years after the Pilgrims' arrival and remained in use for well over a century. This facsimile of the rare original includes a companion volume, The Enigma of the Bay Psalm Book, which offers an academic study of the Psalter's history and contents. Both books are now presented in a single hardcover volume"-- Provided by publisher.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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