Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	03/22/2025
Collection Name	1830 Palmyra
Ownership Type	Special Collections
Owner	Buffalo History Museum
Location	Buffalo, NY
Description	1830 Book of Mormon, Buffalo History Museum
Provenance	Inscription listing book donated by J N Matthews in 1867
Unique Features	Spine: Brown leather. Gold ribbing present but fading. Library sticker listing “289.3 B72 1830” in lower section. Small piece missing at top edge. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present. Gold block lettering visible. Cover: Brown leather with various marbling. wear marks on lower edge and lower right corner. Binding: Spine/cover hinge present, signs of cracking. Inside front pastedown has sticker listings Buffalo Historical Society. Book tape in gutter between front paste down and end paper. Front endpaper with inscription and ink stamp initials. Title Page: Present. Book tape in gutter. Unique triangular cockling on all four corners. Pencil inscription “C,I,K” underlined in top right corner. Inscription “1209” in bottom left corner. Book library numbers in bottom right corner. Text: No known markings or details Inscription: Front pastedown: “Presented to the Buffalo Historical Society by J.N. Matthews. Buffalo Jan 17th 1867” Notes: James N Matthews 1828-1888 was a publisher for the Buffalo Express and Matthews-Northrup which specialized in maps & cartography