| Show I Rare Nerv Copy Hed e Ed lo o I The sky would be the limit on what a collector or historical society would pay for a genuine first edition copy of oC the Boston News Letter Americas America's first regular regular reg reg- ular ulI newspaper This is the opinion opinion I ion of Prof Quintus C C. Wilson head of the University of Utah journalism department in commenting commenting com com- ment ng on the d discovery here Friday of what is believed to lo bethe be j the fourth such copy in existence Existence of oC the copy came to lo i light when Belt Dailey Simpson Simp Simp- son Ave year old son of pioneer pioneer pio pio- neer racer settlers here brought it il to lo the SnIt Salt Lake Telegram n after afler reading the answer to lo a question in the Let George Ceorge Do It col col- The answer had confirmed his belief that thai the paper which lie be found eight years ago in anold an anold old family Bible might be one of oC the few first edition copies in existence possibly an original The copy is d dated ted April 24 17 1704 If its it's the real McCoy l Mr l Dailey can almost name his own price Prof Wilson said Even if its it's a reprint of oC the original it il would still be he quite quile valuable as ns a collectors collector's item ilem The Thc he older the reprint the more valuable it il would be Only original copies were printed Mr 11 Dailey said the Bible in I which he found the paper was left with him hint when his parents returned to lo their native Illinois 59 years ago ngo lie He said he believes the paper was brought with them when the they crossed the plains by covered wagon in 1850 Prof Wilson Vilson said the only way to lo determine if its it's a genuine original or one of the souvenir reprints of the or original ginal edition isto ISto is isto to obtain from the Library of Congress a list of marks distinguishing distinguishing distinguishing distin distin- the original from later I reprints and look for them through a magni magnifying In gla glass s. s I i 1 r rI I I p r Y fr f yew JA Y B r A Id Iv s 's 4 y Y Mt ti f Y of Y 4 y L 47 we s Ad n F 4 r Genuine First Edition Cell Belt Dailey shows rare copy of Boston News Letter dated April 24 17 1704 1701 and year old Bible In which he found il it in 1 1942 i |
