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The Bay Psalm Book: Being a Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, Printed by Stephen Daye at Cambridge, in New England in 1640
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In March, 1639, according to Winthrop, the printing house was begun at Cambridge, the first things printed being the Freeman's Oath, probably on a single sheet, and an Almanach made for New England by Mr. William Peirce, mariner. Neither of these publications is known to be extant.
In March, 1639, according to Winthrop, the printing house was begun at Cambridge, the first things printed being the Freeman's Oath, probably on a single sheet, and an Almanach made for New England by Mr. William Peirce, mariner. Neither of these publications is known to be extant.
315 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Wilberforce Eames
92 booksWilberforce Eames was an American bibliographer and librarian, known as the 'Dean of American bibliographers'.
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March 15, 2020
A bit of a slog through poor grammar, oddly translation from a foreign tongue, and old, really old English. But, hey, this is an historic book and a facsimile of the first book printed in the US of A, in 1640.
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