Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	03/16/2025
Collection Name	1841 Great Britain
Ownership Type	Private Collection
Owner	Private Owner
Location	UT
Description	1841 Book of Mormon, Wilmer Benson
Provenance	Once part of the Guy H Musser Library Inside inscription listing Wilmer Benson, London 1844
Unique Features	Spine: Brown Leather, Four panel decorative design. Vertical crack through down the middle. Piece missing at left edge between title and 3rd panel down. Piece missing right edge bottom panel Spine Lettering and Label: Gold block lettering embossed in 2nd panel down. Vertical crack between “book” and “of” and second M Cover: Brown spiral decorative cover. Front cover worn around edges, gilded perimeter still visible. Various scratches. Back cover piece removed top right corner from backboard. identifiable scratches. Binding: Broken at spine crack, front endpapers and first pages loose. Title Page: Present. Small dark spot lower right corner. Paper blemish top edge through “book” and “written” Text: Full text, unknown details Inscription: front end paper, loose: “Wilmer Benson London In the Year of Grace 1844”