Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	09/01/2023
Collection Name	1842 Nauvoo
Ownership Type	Special Collection
Owner	University of Utah
Location	Salt Lake City, UT
Description	1842 Book of Mormon, Red Cover, University of Utah
Provenance	Unknown, Bookstore sicker of Shepard Book Company Salt Lake in front inside cover Illegible inscription in ink: Mrs & Mr (Wilson, Mason(Sp?)
Unique Features	Spine: Red leather spine, gold decorative lines separating into four sections. Scuff and wear marks agains red coloring. Spine Lettering and Label: Gold block lettering visible in second to top section. Cover: Red leather cover with gold lining around edges. wear marks over red cover and slight wear on upper and lower right corners. Binding: Spine/cover hinge intact. Inside front and back cover is marbled printing. One front endpaper. One back endpaper. Title Page: Present and intact. Printing date visible. Hole punch embossment listing University of Utah on top edge. Second title page present and intact with various foxing marks. Library stamp “63550” in blue ink on bottom edge. Text: Full, no known markings. foxing with age. last few pages have hole punch embossment listing University library. Inscription: Front end paper recto: Illegible inscription in ink: Mrs & Mr (Wilson, Mason(Sp?) Notes: small plastic wrap containing dried flower/leaf accompanying the book.