You
are looking at a copy of the Bay Psalm Book printed in 1640. It sold at a
Sotheby's auction for $14.2 million on November 26, 2013.
Not
bad for a small book of psalms. But there are only 11 surviving copies and it is
considered to be the first book printed in what became the United States, so its
historical value is immense.
The auction firm estimated the sale price would be between $15 million
and $30 million - but the final price still ensured it became the
world's most expensive printed book.
I think you would want to be very careful when handling this, it doesn't look too stable to me. And why isn't this person wearing white gloves? It looks like somebody has written on the facing page, I guess that probably added to the value?
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