Individual Book Details: A0091
Record Date |
10/01/2024 |
Collection Name |
1830 Palmyra |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
University at Buffalo, State University of NY |
Location |
Buffalo, NY |
Description |
1830 Book of Mormon, University at Buffalo, with Newspaper Clippings |
Provenance |
Bookplate sticker listing Peter A. Porter Exhibit label listing Julian Park (college dean) then called University of Buffalo. |
Unique Features |
Spine: Seven sets gold ribbing visible. Worn piece missing at upper right corner. Spine Lettering and Label: Black ribbon present. Gold lettering visible but fading. Small piece missing from black ribbon at lower right corner. Cover: Distinct marbling throughout cover with larger darker spot in upper right section. Wear on outer corners. Binding: Spine/cover hinging intact with front endpaper. Front pastedown: Book plate sticker listing Peter A. Porter with picture of Niagara Falls. Another bookplate sticker listing Lockwood memorial library, University of Buffalo. Title Page: Present. Triangular cockling upper right and left and lower left corners. Various discoloring and foxing. Text: Full text block. Various Foxing. Water staining throughout volume near gutter edging. Inscription: Front Endpaper: unknown (Enis?, Jms?) Johnson in pencil. Front Endpaper verso: Book seller inscription with $125.00 and “The very rare original Edition” Notes: Back Pastedown contains several newspaper clippings of printed mormon bible and obituary of John Gilbert (typesetter), an typed excerpt page of Fawn Brodie’s “No Man knows my History”. Preface page “IV”. P25 line 9 “chid”. P39 line 11 “daghter”. P113 Line 14 “to-mrrow”. P144, line 10 “dilgence”, line 36 proper “about”, line 43 “feading”. Proper page #212. P382 Title “Ghapter”. P414 line 1 “Gadianton the nobler” P426 line 10 “Samnel” line 23 “bacause”. P521 line 8/9 “rum-derers”. P556, line 34 “opon”. P582 line 41 proper “meekness”. Three Witnesses page line 10 proper “seen” Pictures courtesy of the Rare & Special Books Collection, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. |
