I've been selling rare books for over twenty-five years.  Occasionally you run into someone who tries to sell you a stolen book--in this case, a first edition BOOK OF MORMON [1830].  This happened last year.  The local Dallas paper did an interesting write up on the events surrounding the disappearance of the book:

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/06/dallas_book_dealer_cracks_case.php

This story has a happy ending.   Helen, the 89 year-old owner of the book, was eventually reunited with her book.  This story tells how the story ended up:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865570908/Stolen-first-edition-Book-of-Mormon-returned-to-Arizona-woman.html?pg=all

I can APPRAISE your first edition BOOK OF MORMON.  As part of my business, I do appraisals on a regular basis.  I'm an allied professional with the Appraisers Association of America  http://www.appraisersassoc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&pageId=781

I appraise individual books and entire collections.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Reid Moon

214-707-0896

www.moonsrarebooks.com

I'm an antiquarian book dealer specializing in rare Mormon books. I've spent the past 25 years traveling around the country tracking down the first edition BOOK OF MORMON and other rare books and documents.   I plan to share what I've learned about the first edition Book of Mormon in this blog.

http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830/

Do You Want to Buy or Sell a First Edition Book of Mormon?

I've decided to start a blog about the FIRST EDITION BOOK OF MORMON.  My name is Reid N. Moon and I am the owner of www.moonsrarebooks.com in Dallas, Texas.

 I've prepared the following informational video on the first edition BOOK OF MORMON

.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoUblYfU8q0
Tips on buying or selling a first edition BOOK OF MORMON

You can find more information at www.moonsrarebooks.com 

I also have a Pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830/  ---where I have posted several photos of the first edition Book of Mormon.