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Individual Book Details: D0039

Record Date
04/08/2025
Collection Name
1841 Great Britain
Ownership Type
Special Collections
Owner
University of Rochester
Location
Rochester, NY
Description
1841 Book of Mormon, University of Rochester
Provenance
Bookplate sticker listing Personal library Edward G. Miner
Bookplate sticker listing University of Rochester donation by Ranlet Miner
Inscription on pastedown listing purchase from London (UK) for 3 British Pounds.
Unique Features
Spine: Black leather spine and cover. White library sticker showing library catalog number.
Spine Lettering and Label: No title ribbon. Gold lettering embossed directly into spine.
Cover: Black leather. Scuffing on outer corners. Identifiable markings on upper center.
Binding: Spine/Cover hinging intact, cracking and start of separation at upper and lower ends. Front pastedown detaching from front endpaper.
Title Page: Present. No details recorded.
Text: Full text block, no details recorded.
Inscription: Front pastedown listing catalog number 36-534 S5 with 3 British Pounds. Front end paper purchase date of March 1 1924, (illegible Company) London. 3 British Pounds.
Notes: Edward Miner was trustee of University of Rochester and Chairman of the Board of Trustees and deeply involved with the University Library

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