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Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi

Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi

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Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi

by Smith, Joseph

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About This Item

Salt Lake City, UT: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1888. First Pulpit Edition. Leather bound. Very Good. 623pp. Quarto [25.5 cm] Black leather with gilt stamped titles and blind stamped decorative patterns on the spine and covers. Rebacked with a large portion of the original spine laid over. Floral endpapers. The hinges have been reinforced, and there are several small professional touch ups to the edges of the front free endpaper. The initials "P. W." have been faintly scratched twice into the front board, and there is a previous owner's address label on both pastedowns. The so-called "pulpit" edition of the Book of Mormon, the only large-sized edition of the Book of Mormon issued in the 19th century. Flake/Draper 625.

Synopsis

The Book of Mormon is a collection of writings by ancient prophets and their record keepers. It is named after Mormon, one of the last of these ancient prophets. The text originally appeared on a series of golden tablets that were translated by Joseph Smith. Smith testified that the translation was accomplished “by the gift and power of God,” as he knew no ancient languages at the time, and that he was instructed by God to provide the rendering of these documents into the English language to restore “Christ's true church in the latter days.” In this, Smith became known as the founder and First Prophet of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Divided into smaller books and subdivided into chapters and verses, The Book of Mormon notes a number of distinctive doctrinal discussions on subjects such as the fall of Adam and Eve, judgment, salvation, and the organization of the latter day church; however, one more distinguishing event of the book is the appearance of Jesus Christ in the Americas following his resurrection in Jerusalem.

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On Jul 17 2019, a reader said:
Seller writes: Possibly missing the front free end page as the first page begins with: "A Few Interesting Book of Mormon References" Having the above "references" signify a later print date. It's a 1920 Copyright Edition but not a 1920 print or first edition. Most probably printed middle to late 1940s.

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Bookseller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
64018
Title
Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi
Author
Smith, Joseph
Format/Binding
Leather bound
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Pulpit Edition
Publisher
Juvenile Instructor Office
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, UT
Date Published
1888
Keywords
Book of Mormon; pulpit edition; xmas23; mwl3

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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Quarto
The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rebacked
having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...

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