Individual Book Details: A0116
Record Date |
04/08/2025 |
Collection Name |
1830 Palmyra |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
University of Rochester |
Location |
Rochester, NY |
Description |
1830 Book of Mormon, University of Rochester, John Plank |
Provenance |
Inscription listing John Plank Jr, purchased in Palmyra in 1835. Bookplate sticker listing Ex Libris of Frederick Stecker. Bookplate sticker listing library of A.J Plank. Received at the library June 18, 1940 |
Unique Features |
Spine: Wear on outer edges. Gold ribbing visible separating spine panels. Library numbers “V(Y?)Z 211 P17” in white on lower section. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present. Gold block lettering visible. Small title format Cover: Various marbling still visible. Identifiable vertical crack in lower center. Wear on lower edge and lower right corner. Binding: Spine/cover hinge in tact but signs of drying at hinge. Front inside pastedown containing University bookplate sticker and AJ Plank’s Library bookplate sticker. Front end paper present with John Plank Jr Inscription. Title Page: No details recorded Text: Full text, no recorded markings. Triangular cockling on first set of text pages Inscription: Front end paper, “John Plank Jr Bought in Palmyra 1835” Notes: Preface page “IV”. Page 144 line 36, proper “about”. Page 212 “122”. Proper page number 487. Page 521 line 8/9 “rum-derers”. Three Witness page, line 10 proper “seen”. |
