Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	09/02/2023
Collection Name	Notable Copies
Ownership Type	Private
Owner	Private Owner
Location	Utah
Description	1908 Pocket Book of Mormon, Susa Young Gates’, Gifted to Joseph G Sanborn
Provenance	Inscription listing Mrs. S.Y. Gates, Salt Lake City Utah, given to her darling nephew Joseph G Sanborn. Susa Young Gates, (18 March 1856 - 27 May 1933) was daughter of Brigham Young and prominent female figure in early Utah Church history. Joseph Gilpin Young Sanborn (22 Dec 1908 - 5 Jan 1985) was a nephew to Susa via her younger sister Rhoda Mabel Young. In private hands with current owner for more than 20 years.
Unique Features	Spine: Black with no title Cover: Black with simple title on top edge. Miniature pocket size. Binding: Hinging intact. Title Page: Intact. Listing 1908 printing date. Text: Unique formatting and page layout due to small print size, unlike concurrent volumes printings of the time. Red coloring on the text edge block. Inscription: Front end paper: “Mrs. S. Y. Gates, 672 N 1st(?) West St Salt Lake City Utah. To my darling nephew Joseph G Sanborn I give this precious book which I have carried all over Europe and America! May it prove a blessing and protection is the prayer of his loving (illegible). Aunt Susa Gates” Back end paper: “Lost ten tribes”, “Sin-evil” and several scripture references in pencil. Notes: Miniature, pocket sized edition. Published by the Deseret Sunday School Union. Alma 26:22 highlighted in red pencil.