Individual Book Details: A0095
Record Date |
11/21/2024 |
Collection Name |
1830 Palmyra |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
McGill University |
Location |
Montreal, Quebec Canada |
Description |
1830 Book of Mormon, Ryerson & Rev James Roy |
Provenance |
Front pastedown listing Rev. James Roy from Mrs. Edwy Ryerson, Port Dover Ont. Book plate sticker listing Rev. James Roy gifted to McGill University. |
Unique Features |
Spine: Vertical cracking present. Missing piece from lower edge. Separation, upper left edge. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present, large font block in gold lettering Cover: Present and intact. Worn edging. Quarter circle color change top right corner and smaller quarter circle color change top left corner. Back cover containing wear marks with noticeable 4 small scratches upper left corner. Binding: Front end papers missing. Two back end papers. Front inside pastedown listing bookplate sticker to Library from Rev James Roy. Small newspaper clipping adhered to front pastedown. Book tape securing front pastedown to title page. Book plate sticker in back pastedown listing McGill University. Title Page: Present. Book tape in gutter attached to front pastedown. Unique cockling on all four corners. Little/light foxing. Text: Full text, similar foxing from title page through first 20 pages. various annotations in margin, various underlining of text. Inscription: Front end paper listing Rev James Roy, from Mrs. Edwy Ryerson Port Dover Ont in ink. Additional writing in pencil, address? Notes: Accompanying paper in ink listing book details and ownership, also listing page 127-128 and polygamy and similar book selling to University of Pennsylvania for $200. Date unknown. Full textual analysis recorded and documented Full text scanned in and archived at: http://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_book-mormon_OCTAVO-6525-22415 Additional pictures taken, courtesy of Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library, Montreal, Canada, including: |
