Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	09/02/2023
Collection Name	1841 Great Britain
Ownership Type	Special Collections
Owner	University of Utah
Location	Salt Lake City, UT
Description	1841 Book of Mormon, N.P. Neilson, Bliss O. Halling
Provenance	Inscription of N. P Neilson, gifted by Bliss O. Halling, Chicago May 15, 1947 Inside cover listing recd 1987 (library?)
Unique Features	Spine: Brown leather, decorative spine, separated into six sections. Wear on top right corner. Spine Lettering and Label: Title in block letters in second to top section. Cover: Present, separated from binding, broken hinges from spine. Decorative border around edges with chalice/vase in center with additional un-gilded designs between vase and borders. Binding: broken hinges. Inside over and end papers are decorative paper with gold six-pointed stars. Title Page: Present and attached. Signs of pencil marks in top edge. Text: Full text block, signs of gold on paper edging. Inscription: Front endpaper: “Presented to Dr. N.P. Neilson by Bliss O Halling. Chicago, May 15, 1947. Notes: Front inside cover listing N.P Neilson’s address in Salt Lake City and library call numbers in pencil. Front endpaper recto contains small obituary of Mr. Bliss O Halling with handwriting listing “Died July 2, 1947”. Stationers Hall page (verso) showing oval University ink stamp in lower edge.