Bay Psalm Book

American  

noun

1. a translation of the Psalms by John Eliot and others: the first book published (1640) in America.

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Example Sentences

A book of hymns, the Bay Psalm Book.

From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2018

Four years later, in 1640, they published the first book in North America, the Bay Psalm Book.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

The Bay Psalm Book bought by Rubenstein was one of two owned by Boston’s Old South Church, and is one of the finest copies remaining of 1,700 that were originally printed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2013

Boston's Old South Church sold the Bay Psalm Book from its collection to cover the cost of building repairs and to fund its ministry.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2013

The "Bay Psalm Book," Cambridge, Mass., A. D. 1640, is the Caxton of New England, so rare that no perfect copy has been found for many years.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand