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July 24, 2006: "Old Bibles Prized in Resale Market"
Gene S. Albert, Jr..."But Mr. Albert, who's been collecting for 25 years, has other rarities for sale at www.christianheritagemuseum.com. They include a single page of a 1454 Gutenberg Bible priced at $20,000; a 1685 second edition of John Eliot's Algonquin Indian Bible, the first Bible printed in America, for $175,000; and two handwritten sermon notes by 19th-century English evangelist Charles H. Spurgeon, marked down from $595 to $275 each. "
"Collecting and displaying such pieces is a passion for Mr. Albert, 54, a home builder, religious printmaker and graduate of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University, the Baptist school in Lynchburg, Va., founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. "
