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Individual Book Details: A0070

Record Date
10/02/2023
Collection Name
1830 Palmyra
Ownership Type
Archive
Owner
Independence, MO Visitor Center
Location
Independence, MO
Description
1830 Book of Mormon, Independence Missouri Visitor Center
Provenance
None Given
On display within the Visitor Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Display open to the Title Page
Unique Features
Binding: Front end paper visible in display, starting to separate from title page. Stitching noticeable in gutter
Title Page: Book on display open to title page. Triangular cockling visible on all four corners
Text: Full text block, no recorded markings. Text block edge showing signs of original speckling.
Inscription: None recorded
Notes: Accompanying sign within the display listing: “First edition of the Book of Mormon, printed in 1830 at the Grandin Building.”

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