Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	02/18/2023
Collection Name	Notable Copies
Ownership Type	Private
Owner	Private Owner
Location	Utah
Description	1903 Book of Mormon, Joseph F Smith, Senator Beveridge
Provenance	Given to Albert J Beveridge, by Joseph F Smith Found by Owner in a used book store in the Eastern United States Owners personal story states he found the book with a 600 pencil price tag, he went to the store owner and ask if the price was correct. The store owner looked at the pencil price, front inscription a few moments and then said it couldn’t be Joseph Smith’s (1805-1844) signature, so he offered to Owner for $4.50. In private collection ever since.
Unique Features	Cover: Dark cover with gilded decoration on front and spine. Spine: Gilded title and decorative blocks on spine Binding: In tact cover and bindings, Title Page, Clean, no marks, printing date of 1903 visible Text: Complete, clean, no known marks or highlights Inscription: front end page, “To Honorable Albert J Beveridge, United States Senator, with the compliments of Jos. F. Smith March 11, 1904” Notes: Albert Beveridge was a US senator involved in the anti polygamy laws that Utah was fighting. He was more open or at least unbiased enough to be appreciated by Joseph F Smith.