Individual Book Details: C0003
Record Date |
09/02/2023 |
Collection Name |
1840 Nauvoo |
Ownership Type |
Private Ownership |
Owner |
Private Owner |
Location |
Utah |
Description |
1840 Book of Mormon, George Miller’s Copy |
Provenance |
Inscription listing the copy presented by George Miller to James Harris George Miller (25 Nov 1974 - 27 Aug 1856) mentioned in the D&C was Bishop within Nauvoo |
Unique Features |
Spine: Black/dark leather. 2 gold lines visible lower half and 2 lines around title block Spine Lettering and Label: Title in gold Cover: Dark Leather Binding: Blue inside pastedown and front end paper. Blue bask pastedown and back endpaper Title Page: First and second title pages present. Noticeable foxing, no other known markings Text: Full text, various foxing within pages. Inscription: Front (blue) end paper recto: “Presented by George Miller to James M ***(illegible) March ** 1844” in ink. Front end paper (white) verso: “Presented by George Miller to James M Harris”, same handwriting in charcoal pencil or black in. Notes: Enclosed in Clamshell listing ownership and with a picture inside. |
