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By Stephen Farrell November 27th, 2013

A Puritan book of psalms printed in 1640 sold for more than $ 14 million at Sotheby’s in New York Tuesday, a new record for a book. It will go on display in libraries across the United States.

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Bay Psalm Book Sets an Auction Record

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