Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	02/20/2023
Collection Name	1840 Nauvoo
Ownership Type	Private Ownership
Owner	Private Owner
Location	Utah
Description	1840 Book of Mormon, J Davis
Provenance	Inscription of J Davis. Owners state that this is Jacob Davis, joining the church in 1840 and was present in Nauvoo with his wife at the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith. Not associated with JC Davis who was in the mob and tried and acquitted. Transacted through book dealers, owned by current owner for more than 20 years.
Unique Features	Spine: attached, title block clean with gilded lines present Cover: attached, natural wear and coloring Binding: intact, two front and two back end pages present Title Page: Present and in tact, apparent stain mark top right corner including the word ‘mormon’ in title. two dark marks lower half near word ‘ILL and SMITH” Text: Full text, no noticeable markings or highlights Inscription: Second front end page recto words of “J Davis” top edge Notes: front set of pages containing stain on upper right corner, from front end page, through first pages of text block.