[The Psalms. English Cotton, John, 1584-1652 Day, Matthew, -1649 printer Day, Stephen, 1594?-1668 printer Eliot, John, 1604-1690 Mather, Richard, 1596-1669 Mather, Richard, 1596-1669 Van Sinderen, Adrian, 1887-1963 former owner Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662 American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) text mau 1640 monographic Cambridge, Mass.] Imprinted [by S. Daye 1640] eng

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[296] p. ; 19 cm. (4to) The Bay Psalm Book, as this work is commonly known, is the first book printed in British North America. The Reverend Jesse Glover imported the first printing press to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638, some 18 years after the first English settlers landed at Plymouth Rock. A London printer, Stephen Daye, came with the press and established a printing office in Cambridge. The following year, the residents of the colony asked John Eliot, Thomas Welde, and Richard Mather to undertake a new translation from the Hebrew of the Book of Psalms, for use in the colony's churches. Mather was the principal author and translator, but was assisted by about 30 other New England ministers. The book was printed in 1640. Reissued in successive editions, it remained in use for more than 100 years. This copy, from the Library of Congress, is one of 11 copies of the first edition known to exist. The copy is imperfect; 19 leaves, including the title page, are missing. The original calf binding, with traces of two clasps, is present. The Library of Congress Bay Psalm Book was the last copy remaining in private hands, and it was given to the Library of Congress in May 1966 by Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen of Washington, Connecticut. World Digital Library. "Faults escaped in printing."--p. [295]. LC copy accompanied by envelope containing related clippings, photocopies, and notes related to LC's copy, ca. 35 items. DLC LC copy imperfect: t.p. and 18 leaves wanting. DLC Printed at the press in Cambridge, Mass., supervised by Stephen Day (variously Daye). Day's son Matthew may have been responsible for the actual printing. Cf. ESTC. The first book printed in British North America, commonly known as the Bay Psalm book. Translated by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, among others. The preface is possibly by Mather, but could be by John Cotton. Cf. Zoltan Haraszti, The enigma of the Bay Psalm book, 1956, p. 12-27. Title from the Bay Psalm book, a facsim, reprint of the first ed. of 1640 [Chicago, 1956]. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy is the Van Sinderen copy, described in the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, v. 24, 1967, p. 186-[187], 204-205; see also Zoltán Haraszti, The enigma of the Bay Psalm book [Chicago, 1956] chapter X. DLC Conserved; 10-85-025 1985 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda DLC Psalms Paraphrases, English Music in churches Psalmody United States Massachusetts Cambridge BS1440 .B4 1640 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/americanimprint.02405 W15144 4 NBi 0026282 71002405 hdl:loc.rbc/americanimprint.02405 aacr DLC 700316 20260701193239.0 767834 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)