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Individual Book Details: A0060

Record Date
07/23/2023
Collection Name
1830 Palmyra
Ownership Type
Special Collections
Owner
University of Colorado Boulder
Location
Boulder, CO
Description
1830 Book of Mormon, University of Colorado Boulder
Provenance
Gift of CU-Boulder Prof. Gayle Waldrop in 1976
Unique Features
Spine: Intact, normal wear on top and bottom and hinge edges.
Spine Lettering and Label: Black ribbon present, Letter embossment still visible but gold lettering worn off
Cover: present and attached. noticeable scratches. Noticeable wear on upper left edge. Wear mark on upper right corner,
Binding: text block separating from covers. 1 front end paper. "Thomas Wright" in pencil on recto of back flyleaf and other ink markings on verso
Title Page: Present and attached, triangular cockling on all 4 corners. Word: “Thomas” in pencil between “The” line and “Book of Mormon” line. Words: “book of mormon” in ink under Book of Mormon title line. Water stain in upper left part of page.
Text: No known annotations. water staining through beginning sections and various foxing
Inscription: Front end paper verso: various notes in pencil, including on infant baptism on page 581.

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