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Friday, July 18, 2014
First printed book in English sold for over £1m
A 540-year-old book, known as the first to be printed in the English language, has sold at auction for more than £1m. The Recuyell of the Histories of Troye is a version of a French book written around 1463.
It was translated over a three-year period by William Caxton, who pioneered the printing press in England.
He published his version around 1474, at a time when when most books were printed in Latin, in either Ghent or Bruges, Belgium.
More: BBC News
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