Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	09/09/2024
Collection Name	1830 Palmyra
Ownership Type	Special Collections
Owner	Columbia University
Location	New York, NY
Description	1830 Book of Mormon, Columbia University, Copy 1
Provenance	Purchased by Columbia University, October 1955, from Seven Gables Bookshop, price $36. Book plate sticker listing Portsmouth Athenaeum by Capt Theodore Harris
Unique Features	Spine: Spine missing. Signs of bindings including signature stitching visible Spine Lettering and Label: Missing Cover: Detached but present. Various wear marks and scratches. Binding: Cover/Spine hinges detached. Front inside pastedown contains bookplate sticker listing Portsmouth Athenaeum (Portsmouth NH) presented by Capt Theodore Harris in ink. Title Page: Present and attached, triangular cockling on top left and right, and lower left corners. Small brown spot on right edge margin between title and sub-title. Text: Full text block, no annotations recorded. Copyright page: Library catalog number in lower gutter. Inscription: none recorded Notes: Triangular cockling through the first few pages. Preface page: “iv”. Three Witness’ Page line 10, proper “seen”