Individual Book Details: A0113
Record Date |
03/27/2025 |
Collection Name |
1830 Palmyra |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
Mount St. Mary University |
Location |
Emmitsburg, MD |
Description |
1830 Book of Mormon, Mount St. Mary’s University |
Provenance |
Bookplate cover on inside pastedown from 1800’s, indicating that this volume was received by the university then. |
Unique Features |
Spine: Dark ribbing, gilding has faded but ribbing visible. Wear on upper and lower edges. Remnants of library call number sticker on lower section. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present. Lettering present, but gilding worn away Cover: Board loose but present. Wear marks throughout, marbling faded. Heavy wear marks in lower right corner (pealed away). Back Cover: Leather mismatch upper right corner and bottom edge. Binding: Cover boards loose from spine. Front pastedown with bookplate sticker and newspaper clipping discussing Wayne Sentinel, P “Hulbert” and allegations of Book origins. Front pastedown with illegible ink smears. 2 front end papers Title Page: Present. Unusual cockling with curved lines on bottom edges and horizontal line above paragraphs. Ink stamp listing Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary. Text: Inscription: Title page: “Will might the Apostle of the Gentiles cry out “Oh the foolishings of men” in pencil top edge. Notes: Preface “VI”. Page 25 line 9 “chid”. Page 39 line 11 “daghter”. Page 113 line 14 “to-mrrow”. Page 212 “122”. Page 382 “GHAPTER”. Page 414 line 1 “nobler”. Page 426 line 10 “Samnel”. Three witness page line 10, proper “seen”. Newspaper clipping inside: word “have” has the “e” upside down. “Doctor P. Hulbert” is reference to Doctor Philastus Hurlbut’s work against the church. |
