Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	09/02/2023
Collection Name	Notable Copies
Ownership Type	Private
Owner	Private Owner
Location	Utah
Description	1981 Book of Mormon, Subtitle Prototype Volume
Provenance	Given to Brent Ashworth from members of the Scriptures Committee as they were preparing to add the subtitle to the1982 printing
Unique Features	Spine: Traditional 1981 format spine, hard cover Spine Lettering and Label: Gold title at the top with the Church listed at the bottom. Cover: Traditional 1981 format title. Hard Cover. Additional subtitle of “Another Testament of Jesus Christ” in capital block gold lettering, different font than traditional 1982 subtitling. Binding: original and intact Title Page: Present, 1981 printing date Text: Traditional 1981 text Inscription: None recorded Notes: This was a prototype for the 1982 subtitle. In 1981 the book was printed with just “The Book of Mormon” title. The Scripture committee proposed adding a subtitle and this volume was made in late 1981. The font was changed for 1982 with the subtitle printed for the 1982 volume going forward.