Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	08/06/2023
Collection Name	Notable Copies
Ownership Type	Private
Owner	Private Owner
Location	Utah
Description	1871 Book of Mormon, Brigham Young’s copy, given by George Q Cannon
Provenance	Inscription front end paper with Brigham Young Signature Second front end paper inscription of Geo Q Cannon Purchased from museum, owned by Brent Ashworth 20+ years
Unique Features	Spine: Black leather, 6 sets gold bands with title Book of Mormon on top third. Noticeable wear on hinges Cover: Dark hardback, gold perimeter. Noticeable light scuff marks on both front and back. Binding: Intact. Front end pages present. Gilded paper edges Title Page: Present, small dark stain in top margin above the word “THE”. No other marks. Text: full text, no known annotations Inscription: Front end paper: Signature of Brigham Young, Second front end paper: “With the compliments of Geo. Q . Cannon Salt lake City, Feb 20, 1872”