Show some ancient books the art ait ot of printing with movable types dates from 1150 or cr soon coon after and it hall baa not developed to its ita present stage but sprang into full existence exis tonco at the start the uret first known book so BO printed is in tile the bible bibla produced by john gutenberg Ga tenberg at moritz slid and as to paper ink binding clearness clear of letter latter unit anil accuracy ol of presswork press work this bible in ill two volumes complies compares well with the best issues of tho the printers of today to day but a low few copies are in existence bad and one of these was waa said bold tor for april ath a copy much computed competed for at a 4 now new york book auction brought ga 8 the sale eala was visa that of tho the library of hartford the first printing preen preas ill m thil country was getup bet up at cambridge la in 1610 the first thing printed was tho the free mans oath an of filial blank the second nail an almanac by wm wall mariner tho the third was waa th tha bay paalo book also in IGO 1010 which wits waa the ho uret first lound bound book produced and a good copy of it 1117 leaves is ia worth well nigh 2000 some soma years before this however the spanish hail had printed atU at mexico alloo a school book called 11 the spiritual ladder mil and neatly nearly books had followed and in peru before the cambridge press began the second of this of c spanish moil cn can books It ikels a 11 1511 1541 was sold bold at this abla auction for at this sale bale wits was given for or a finely bool copy of eliote indian dible printed at cambridge in this was casona one of the twenty copies sent seat to england for preservation andi known as aaa 11 royal 11 copies because eliot was worldly wise to the extent of putting in them a fulsome dedication to the king anil and was freedom loving enough to omit oali the dedication from the rolt re it of the edition which was to remain here two 1 0 o copies of tho the 2nd and edition of this bible 1085 1685 brought and io it Is ia said there la is but one person living livdur who can accurately read this book boob |