Individual Book Details: C0027
Record Date |
08/11/2023 |
Collection Name |
1840 Nauvoo |
Ownership Type |
Special Collections |
Owner |
Wisconsin Historical Society |
Location |
Madison, WI |
Description |
1840 Book of Mormon, Wisconsin Historical Society, Brownell Estate Copy |
Provenance |
Front Bookplate listing from George Hiram Brownell Estate Front Endpaper listing Bliss Robinson 2nd title page with Rubber stamp listing Dec 1 1950, transfer date between Bownell Estate and Wisconsin Historical Society Back end paper listing Dec ’57 (1957) |
Unique Features |
Spine: Rebound cover and spine, green hard canvas. Title and Date in Vertical Text, Library numbers “KDLA 41B 1840” in white lettering and WHS stamp at bottom. Cover: Rebound cover and spine, green Binding: Rebound volume, front end papers present. Title Page: repaired top section. slight foxing present. center left has illegible punch stamp (initials) 2nd title page top gutter contains rubber stamp: Dec 1 1950 with “George Hiram Brownell Estate” in black ink. Text: no reported markings Inscription: Front end paper: Bliss (twice underlined) on center of page. Illegible writing in erased/faded pencil. 2nd front endpaper: “Bliss Robinson (underlined) Furtmaugler(SP?) 278 Court St” in ink. Notes: Last flyleaf verso: 14 Wis Dec 57 in rubber stamp, dark ink with A and 20 in pencil. Various foxing and brown marks. |
