There were originally 5,000 firstedition copies of the book of mormon, and some collectors estimate that fewer than 500 may remain today. This is the book of mormon, an account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The text from this edition was used from 1888 through 1907. Mar, 2015 book of mormon, 1837 2nd edition joseph smith and the other church leaders contemplated a second edition of the book of mormon as early as the summer of 1833. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, book of mormon, deseret news. With a sixfigure price tag, most people might be surprised to learn that on a list of the ten most expensive mormon books, a first edition book of mormon does not rank at the top. The ten most expensive mormon books meridian magazine. It is an important resource for comparison with the current official edition published by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. Though they had joseph smiths permission, they were unaware of the revisions joseph smith made in the 1840 edition. Book has seen better days, cover worn and discolored. Collecting the book of mormon by joseph, smith first. Book of mormon editions 18301981 the encyclopedia of.
Private collector of rare mormon books, the 1830 first edition book of mormon, mormon art and artifacts, historic mormon paintings, autographed historical documents, early mormon historical photographs, mormon imprints from palmyra, zion, kirtland, and nauvoo, and anything related to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. It is an exact photocopy of the 1908 edition as ed in 1953. Unfollow book of mormon to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. During the time hurlbut was gathering material for this work, he. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the book of mormon. The section headed with, consistency with latter day saint doctrines after 1830 is typical anti mormon propaganda. It has the inspired version of the bible, 1908 book of mormon, and doctrine and covenants sections 1144. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. A large page size with clear type and wide margins. Book of mormon editions 18301981 book of mormon central. First edition book of mormon history moons rare books.
Maxwell grant hardy, chair of the history department at the university of north carolina at asheville and specialist in chinese history, has produced for the university of illinois press a useful edition of the book of mormon. This is the fourth chicago edition from the press of henry c. Jun 18, 2019 the text of this version is of the lds 1981 edition. Book of mormon by joseph smith, first edition abebooks. Persuitte agues that joseph smiths book of mormon has its origins in a book, view of the hebrews. Book of mormon sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Collecting the book of mormon by joseph, smith first edition. Another testament of jesus christ an account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named. Changes in the book of mormon book of mormon archaeological.
Today, the building the houses the bookstoreturnedreligiouslandmark is known as the book of mormon historic publication site. The book of mormon was first published and sold at the bookstore of e. Joseph smith the prophet had translated the book of mormon from the golden plates and oliver cowdery and other scribes wrote his wor. How one utah rare book collector acquired a first edition book of. It has headings at the top of the pages and scriptural references at the bottom. The board of directors at the book of mormon foundation has felt an urge to promote the message of repentance within the book of mormon. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers.
Book of mormon, 1908 published by herald house, hardback. Replicating the first letterpress edition of the 1830 book of mormon duration. Chapter divisions are the same as in the original 1830 edition of the book of mormon some published versions divide the chapters differently. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. The other 4000 copies were not bound until 1957 at which time they were bound in the same black vinyl covered cloth as the second edition. This new edition of the threeinone has a black bonded leather cover, 3 ribbons, and several great features. As seen from the opening picture this book of mormon. Comparison of the book of mormon manuscripts and editions. Both the 1908 with minor editing and the 1966 texts are available, but only the 1908 edition is authorized for use in the rlds church. Book of mormon 1981 wikisource, the free online library.
The book of mormon by joseph smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The text was taken from the corrected 1852 edition. Sep 16, 2007 the rare first edition copy of the book of mormon was found at the bottom of a box of books by mark witmer, manager of hessney auction co. Understanding and applying lifechanging doctrines from the book of mormon by robert i. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. An exact facsimile reproduction of the first edition of the book of mormon, providing the authentic size, look and feel, and format of the original. New copies of inspired version, 1908 book of mormon, and doctrine and covenants other versions the following sites include other versions of the restoration scriptures that do not use the restoration scriptures edition cumorah books, 2016 scripture text, but which are based on other rlds editions and various foreign language translations. This hardcover book was published by fourth chicago edition press of henry c. This holy document was compared with the orginal manuscript and the kirtland edition of 1837, which was. Book of mormon 1908 4th chicago edition hardcover january 1, 1908 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Spauldings tale, wrote a bitter assault on the latterday saints in 1836, entitled mormonism unveiled, which was published in the name of, and by e.
A critical text of the book of mormon was published in 19841987 by the foundation for ancient research and mormon studies. The first and second rlds editions 1874, plano, illinois. However, except for minor stain at the top of the first few opages, text in is. The book of mormon was also printed in chicago illinois. Types of changes in the book of mormon text the following statistics are derived from my computerized collation of the two manuscripts of the book of mormon the original and the printers manuscripts and 20 standard page 173editions of the book of mormon fifteen lds editions, from 1830 to 1981, the 1858 wright edition, and four rlds. The resulting text of the 1908 edition has closer ties to the 1830 book of mormon than to the 1837, 1840, and 1874 editionseven though the note on the title page says, compared with the original manuscript and the kirtland edition of 1837. The verse assignments havent changed since then, by the way. Second edition of the book of mormon, 1837, in contemporary sheep book of mormon smith, joseph.
The 18791911 lds editions of the book of mormon contain many geographical references which were removed from subsequent editions. Grandin in palmyra, new york, a bustling city along the erie canal. The first book of mormon was published in 1830, where 5,000 copies were printed by e. The book of mormon was carefully revised by the translator. History of the manuscripts of the book of mormon by shirley r. You will see articles concerning that subject in current issues of the witness. Book of mormon, adapted into plain english by timothy b. First two editions of the book of mormon available. Richard e turley jr does a fantastic job describing the events surrounding the different editions and how the book of mormon has evolved over time. Title page, translated from the book of mormon plates testimony of the three witnesses and also testimony of the eight witnesses preface to the 2016 edition preface to the 1908 edition books of the book of mormon first nephi second nephi jacob enos jarom omni words of mormon mosiah alma helaman third nephi fourth nephi mormon ether moroni. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. The same article reported the highest price paid for a firstedition book of. The book of mormon 1908 click thumbnails to read and download.
In 1986, while preparing the text for first nephi of the study book of mormon project, zarahemla research foundation began a wordforword comparison of the original and printers manuscripts with the 1830,1837,1840,1874, 1892 and 1908. Jul 26, 2018 the book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. Here is reprinted the original 1830 edition of this revered text, uncorrected, undoctored, and unimproved. The versification and text are from the 1908 edition from the board of publication of the reorganized. In 1886, ebenezer robinson, a typesetter in the kirtland print shop, recalled a bit tentatively that it was 3,000. The miraculous printing of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon. What is the difference between the book of mormon as. In spite of the statement in the preface, the exact size of the edition is uncertain. Godhead changes were made to the book of mormon after joseph smith. Several angles of the firstedition book of mormon, printed in. Embracing the origin, rise and progress of the sect.
I have done my best to represent the condition of the book in the photos. New listing rare vintage hb book of mormon guide book 1948 first edition verla birell lds. The restored covenant edition rce has been prepared because, according to our testimony, the lord directed us to do it. How we got the book of mormon is a very well written description of the history of the book of mormon. This is the centennial celebration edition published in 1908. Jerald and sandra tanner of the utah lighthouse ministry have identified nearly 4,000 changes when comparing the original 1830 edition to the 1964 edition. Wright 1858, new york, basically a reprinting of the 1840 nauvoo edition. On the title page of the 1840 edition of the book of mormon pictured above is an important statement which reads, carefully revised by the translator.
Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of. Jesus christ, restoration church of jesus christ of latter. After securing a for the book of mormon on june 11, 1829, joseph smith jr. This edition also included a new versification, which has remained unchanged in all subsequent rlds editions. For an informative discussion on this matter, see janet jenson, variations between copies of the first edition of the book of mormon, byu studies, winter 1973, pp. Hurlbut, an apostate, the originator of the fabrication that the book of mormon originated in mr. As said in the title page of the 1908 rlds book of mormon, the text contained in this android app is faithful copy from the original translation by joseph smith jr. Book of mormon 1908 northern states mission edition. Doctrinal changes a selection of doctrinal changes in the book of mormon. Book of mormon wikisource, the free online library. Book of mormon 1908 4th chicago edition for sale online ebay.
Jun 01, 2003 this readers edition of the book of mormon has some valuable footnotes that are not included in the scripture edition, but its chief strength is in the introduction and the appendices, which collect in one place the testimonies of joseph smith and other witnesses, a chronology of the translation, explanation of the lost 116 pages that were. Mormon books digitized materials rare book and special. Binding loose, bottom paert of spine missing, owners names inside front and back covers. I have done my best to represent the condition of the book. The only difference between this first british edition and the 1837 edition was the use of british spelling. Book of mormon 1908 rlds cover page 347 downloads title page.
It is a criticism of churchs nonadherence to book of mormon doctrine as the author interprets it, as well as criticism of doctrine that is not even contained in the book of mormon. This book is very insightful and help to solidify my testimony of the book of mormon. The book of mormon 1908 rlds restoration resources. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Prior to 1874, the rlds used an edition of the book of mormon published by james o. This is the second binding of the first edition of the tahitian book of mormon. In 1966 the rlds published a thoroughly modernized book of mormon text. There were five early editions of the book of mormon published that are extremely significant to the lds faith, the first edition of 1830 being the most important, but also the 1837 kirtland, the. I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life. This is the fourth chicago edition published for the missionaries and investigators in the northern states mission. Keep in mind that each edition may have been, and in later years, most certainly was, published for years before the next edition. Book of mormon 1908 salt lake city edition internet archive. First edition book of mormon 1830 moons rare books.
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