Description:
The Book of Mormon: an Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi. Palmyra: Printed by E.B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830. First edition, octavo, with the two-page preface by Joseph Smith before text, bound in full contemporary sheep boards, worn and rebacked, two leaves with surface abrasions with the loss of words, one with repaired tear (456 and 457),pages 500, 501, 543 with some surface loss and marginal tears, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $45,000-55,000
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Keywords
Joseph Smith
John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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