Rare copy of first Bible printed in English to be auctioned

Copy of William Tyndale translation expected to fetch £35,000 at Sotheby’s, 50 years after current owner bought it for 25 shillings in a secondhand bookshop

A rare copy of the first Bible to be printed in English, bought by its current owner for 25 shillings (£1.25), is to be auctioned next month.

The William Tyndale translation of the New Testament into English is expected to fetch around £35,000 at Sotheby’s.

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