Bay psalm book
a translation of the Psalms by John Eliot and others: the first book published (1640) in America.
Contemporary Examples
You can even find out what the first book printed in America was (The Bay Psalm Book).
8 Great Books About Books: ‘Phantoms On the Bookshelves’ & More Michele Filgate July 18, 2012
Historical Examples
The last work of his busy life was the revision of the Bay Psalm Book.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886 Various
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