Individual Book Details: B0020
Record Date |
10/22/2024 |
Collection Name |
1837 Kirtland |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
Cleveland Public Library |
Location |
Cleveland, OH |
Description |
1837 Book of Mormon, Willard Richards, William Donaldson |
Provenance |
Back endpaper listing W. Richards to Wm Donaldson Front pastedown bookplate sticker listing Cleveland Public Library Front Endpaper bookplate sticker listing John Griswold White, Gifted to Cleveland Public Library. Title Page listing AP Mason(sp?) |
Unique Features |
Spine: Rebound spine and cover. Spine showing 6 panel sections with gold bordering. Second from bottom listing library numbers, third up showing “Kirtland O 1837” Spine Lettering and Label: Rebound spine and label. Spine title on fifth from bottom panel. Cover: Rebound Cover, updated dark board with book tape on spine edge. top corner bent inwards. Binding: Rebound. Spine/Cover hinging with book tape. Inside pastedown and front endpaper as a green floral/fruit and branch patterned paper. Bookplate stickers on front pastedown and front endpaper. Back endpapers present. Title Page: Present. Inscription of A P Mason(SP) on upper right corner above title. Faint oval library stamp over subtitle and first paragraph. Worn/scratched out library numbers in lower right edge near author lines. Text: Full text. Copyright page and preface page showing library call numbers. No text markings recorded. Inscription: Back endpaper verso: W. Richards to Wm Donaldson in ink. Notes: William Donaldson is mentioned in the Joseph Smith Papers as a convert from England, a British soldier, & missionary to India around 1840. |
