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A rare first edition King James Bible that languished for decades in a small storage room on the second floor of the downtown library here is now at Sotheby's in Manhattan, where it just might fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction in June.
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How high the bidding could go on the tome, believed to be one of only 50 such books in the world, is up for grabs. The renowned auction house - which reduced its commission rate because it was so keen to auction the book - expects to start with a $40,000 US reserve bid.
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I think it would be kind interesting to read a much older version of the bible.... perhaps it would be a bit more accurate with less translations and edits.