Individual Book Details: A0071
Record Date |
11/15/2023 |
Collection Name |
1830 Palmyra |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
National Library of Scotland |
Location |
Edinburg, Scotland, UK |
Description |
1830 Book of Mormon, National Library of Scotland |
Provenance |
Donated to the Library in 1938 by the estate of Hugh Sharp, a Scottish businessman and book collector. Bookplate Sticker on front endpaper listing Hugh Sharp collection 1938 and National Library of Scotland. Notes on the collection are at: https://digital.nls.uk/catalogues/special-and-named-printed-collections/?id=674 |
Unique Features |
Spine: Gold lines now darkened but visible. Noticeable vertical cracking. Wear and missing sections at top coners. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present, lettering visible without gold inlay. Cover: horizontal scratches on bottom quarter with arched color change starting from lower third of spine to inch above lower right edge. Binding: Sinle front end paper. Inside cover pastedown separating from front endpaper. Title Page: present and attached. triangular cockling on top right and left corner and lower left corner. Inscription at top edge, crossed out: Illegible first name, “Patterson” last name. Text: No markings recorded Inscription: Front pastedown page in vertical Ink: Illegible first Initial, (L or Ja) “R Stewarts Book, Bought of M. Mobley Aug 18th 1842”. Front endpaper verso: Illegible (L or J) R Stewarts Book Aug 18th 1842. |
