Book of Mormon, First Ed., 1830
Identifier
BOM1stEd1830
Title
Book of Mormon, First Ed., 1830
Creator
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date
March, 1830
Description
This first edition of the Book of Mormon collection, as published by Joseph Smith in Palmyra, New York, contains the covers, title paging till 1st Nephi, and then end pages. Included is a write up of the book's provenance, and items found with the book.
Copy was given to Mrs. S. Redfield, located in Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York (formerly village of Lodi) by her son, DHR. Given to Mrs. Redfield March 4, 1830.
Donated to Utah Tech University in 1992 (then Dixie College) by Ronald M. McDonald via the LDS Church History Archives and Ron Watt.
Copy was given to Mrs. S. Redfield, located in Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York (formerly village of Lodi) by her son, DHR. Given to Mrs. Redfield March 4, 1830.
Donated to Utah Tech University in 1992 (then Dixie College) by Ronald M. McDonald via the LDS Church History Archives and Ron Watt.
Subject
Mormonism; Book of Mormon; Religion--United States; Rare books
Rights
Public domain in the United States.
Rights Holder
None
Extent
various
Source
Utah Tech University Special Collections
Publisher
Egbert B. Grandin
Abstract
The Book of Mormon was published in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York, under the direction of printer Egbert B. Grandin. The typesetting, printing, and calf-leather binding of 5,000 copies—nearly 3 million total pages—began in August 1829 at a cost of $3,000, paid for through the sale of part of Martin Harris’s farm. Copies of the book were read by converts, shared with families, and carried by missionaries to neighboring settlements and states, American Indian communities, and the British Isles. It is estimated that around 700 copies of the first edition remain today. A second edition was printed in 1837 (Book of Mormon First Edition, (1830), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
Date Accepted
1992
Access Rights
Public accesss
License
None
Collection Items
How the St. George Tabernacle Got the Glass for the Windows
Found inside Mrs. S. Redfield's 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon, this handwritten essay penned by Orpha Hunt detailing how the St. George Tabernacle obtained the glass for its windows. As told to Orpha by her father Revilo Fuller.
Provenance for the Mrs. S. Redfield copy of 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon.
David Zielke undertook the provenance history, writing up the sources, people, and places through time that this particular copy of the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon in the Utah Tech University Special Collections journied.
Mrs. S. Redfield 1830 Copy of the Book of Mormon (Partial)
Covers, beginning, and end pages of the 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon belonging to Mrs. S. Redfield of Gowanda, New York (formerly village of Lodi). Given to her by her son, DHR.
