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 2
Provenance	Donated to Columbia in 2018 by Francis J. Sypher Back pastedown listing (unknown) D.C. Dickinson
Unique Features	Spine: Present, worn top and bottom edges. Vertical cracking present throughout. Gold ribbing not present. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present. Gold lettering missing. Cover: Present and attached. Worn edges, scratches throughout. Back cover containing a white mark (paint) in middle center. Binding: Cover/spine hinging connected. Missing front end papers. Back end paper present. Columbia Library bookplate sticker in front pastedown lower half. Title Page: Missing Text: title and copyright leaf missing. Text starting at preface page. Triangular cockling present. Various markings and annotations in margins, generally in back set of text. Inscription: Front pastedown: “Dayton” in ink. Back end paper recto: “Property of D.C Dickinson and I am ashamed of it” Back end paper verso: Various numbers in ink and pencil, (various math and arithmetic) Notes: Page P480, archaic use of “fulfil”. 481 line 16 “committeth” archaic double “t”. Page 485, line 13 “wat”. P485 archaic use of “marvelled”. P495 line 41 “utttered”. P495 archaic “marvellous” P503 archaic “purifyer”. Three witnesses page line 10, proper “seen”.