Today, sothebys will auction a copy of the first englishlanguage book printed in america. Less than a month prior to the sale of the bay psalm book, sotheby s london sold a complete set of the doubleelephant folio of john james audubon s birds of american for. Sothebys sells fragment of gutenberg bible artnet news. After making its rounds, the aston was stripped for parts, and sold, where the owner squirreled it away into a garage. San francisco, ca realtor christiane gigas sothebys. Any services or products provided by independently owned and operated franchisees are not provided by, affiliated with or related to sothebys international realty. Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullnes, but. Christiane joined sothebys international realty in 2018 after more than 12 years at other san francisco brokerages. Sothebys plans to sell this daguerreotype image of new york city, which the auction house said could date back to the 1840s.
Jane levine adjunct instructor columbia law school. Founded in 1976 to provide independent brokerages with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, the sothebys international realty network was designed to connect the finest independent real estate companies to the most prestigious clientele in the world. The pierpont morgan library, new york in the case of six psalms51, 85, 100, 117, 3, 8the massachusetts bay translators provided versions in both long and common meters, introducing the alternative. Census of copies of the bay psalm book, with provenance, sale, and other relevant histories. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Bay psalm book, first book printed in america, sells for. He can rightly be adjudged the cardinal mazarin of the bay psalm book, being the first to promote, if not to recognize, the primacy of the work in american printing. Join david redden director, special projects, and selby kiffer senior specialist, special projects, as they explore the books incalculable significance in advance of its historic auction at sothebys new york on 26 november. The berkshire museum to sell nine more works from its. Q2r from the bay psalm book remaining at the old south church, showing the unique reading in psalm 69, verse 23 see page 39. The bay psalm book the first book printed in america.
The bay psalm book sale view auction details, bid, buy and collect the various books, manuscripts and artwork at sothebys art auction. Most recently, i was a member of the executive leadership team of sothebys in the position of evp. Adopting ainsworths book of psalmes would inevitably link the puritans with the separatist pilgrims. Sothebys international realty canada fully supports the principles of the fair housing act and the equal opportunity act. According to msn, one of the 11 surviving copies of the. This sothebys special, or ogle special, was used on the show circuit, where it made its official public debut as the crown jewel of the 1972 montreal motor show. Additionally, the first verse of psalm 100 z4v has a contemporary manuscript emendation. Besides the colourful stories, mr hook offers various theories about the art world, and keen insight on that vexing question of what. Sothebys international realty affiliates llc is a subsidiary of. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. The sternhold and hopkins text was frequently appended to editions of the geneva bible and the book of common prayer, a circumstance acknowledged in the preface to the bay psalm book. About sothebys international realty affiliates llc.
A large group of christies and sothebys sale catalogues, virtually all antique arms, armour and modern sporting guns, mostly london and new york, the former from 27 july 1939 to 21 may 2008, a very incomplete run but including a portion of the famous collection of arms and armour and works of art, the property of the late clarence h. View jane levines profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Midnineteenthcentury black morocco over bevelled boards, probably bostonian, the covers panelled in blind, spine in six compartments, giltlettered psalmes in the second and imprinted 1640 in the sixth, marbled endpapers, gilt edges, corners bumped, joints and hinges repaired. Titlepage of a 1633 edition of thomas ravenscrofts psalter, the tunes of which are referenced by the translators of the bay psalm book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To participate in this sale please call the bids department.
His delightful breakfast at sothebys is a house sale of a book, a chance for him to clear out 35 years of memories as an art dealer and auctioneer, first at christies and then sothebys, a rival auction house. Join david redden director, special projects, and s. Rare bay psalm book goes on view at sothebys the new. This sale registration is closed because the sale is starting within 24 hours.
Her association with the iconic luxury real estate brand offers her clients unparalleled property marketing and truly international exposure, reaching affluent buyers worldwide. The puritan translation and printing of the whole booke of psalmes was not simply coincident with the founding of americain a very real way. The whole booke of psalmes, or the bay psalm book, as it is now known, is expected to sell for. One explanationperhaps the only plausible explanationfor the old souths having at one time five copies of the bay psalm book is that. The whole booke of psalmes faithfully translated into english metre. Hugh peal, class of 1922, ballard county native, rhodes scholar, and new york attorney, made the early english literary romantics wordsworth, coleridge, southey, and lambthe center of his notable collection of books and manuscripts. Sothebys, new york, thursday, april 26, 1990, sale 6004. But it is as a book and not as a text, that the bay psalm book is best known, celebrated, and revered. As the first printed book in america, the bay psalm book was an early harbinger of american independence.