Individual Book Details: A0088
Record Date |
09/13/2024 |
Collection Name |
1830 Palmyra |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
Pitts Theology Library, Emory University |
Location |
Atlanta, GA |
Description |
1830 Book of Mormon, Pitts Theology Library |
Provenance |
Originally from the United Methodist Publishing House, moved over to Pitts Library in 2021 Bookplate listing Library Chr Apologist. Part of the Christian Apologist Library, ran by William Nast. Part of Nast library and incorporated into the Episcopal Church Western Book Concern which in turn converted to United Methodist Publishing House. |
Unique Features |
Spine: Ribbing lines present, gold lining worn off. Noticeable wear on top and bottom edges with torn off pieces. Signs of white catalog sticker on lower section. Vertical cracking present Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon present. Lettering present, gilding fading. Vertical cracking through title ribbon. Cover: Noticeable wear marks around edges and outer corners. Horizontal scratch line a third down from the top edge. Identifiable scratch mark at top right corner. Binding: spine/cover hinge broken. cover boards separated from spine. Front and back endpapers present Title Page: Unique horizontal cockling between subtitle and top paragraph and another at line between lower paragraph and author line. Slight darkening around perimeter edge. Text: Horizontal cockling throughout first few text pages. Very clean, no recorded markings. Signs of blue speckling on text block edge. Inscription: None recorded. Bookplate sticker on end paper listing Library Chr Apologist Notes: Preface “iv”. P144 line 36, proper “about” P207 line 37 proper “exceeding great”. P212 “122”. Proper page #487. P521, line 8/9 “rum-derers”. P582 line 41, proper “meekness”. P583 Line 24, proper “stirreth”. 3 Witness page line 10, proper “seen”. |
