tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14278736960032294922024-02-19T01:43:31.874-08:00First Edition Book of MormonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-80134377070417034392018-08-24T10:32:00.000-07:002018-08-24T10:32:43.093-07:00W. W. Phelps' first edition Book of Mormon<br />
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Here's a great story about a first edition Book of Mormon that I just acquired. <a href="http://www.ldsliving.com/W-W-Phelps-1830-Book-of-Mormon-And-Family-Bible-Acquired-By-Rare-Book-Collector/s/89131" target="_blank">http://www.ldsliving.com/W-W-Phelps-1830-Book-of-Mormon-And-Family-Bible-Acquired-By-Rare-Book-Collector/s/89131</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-17857606040628061722016-09-29T21:54:00.000-07:002016-09-29T21:55:55.781-07:00Free Lecture on RARE MORMON BOOKS, Monday, October 3rd, 2016 in Provo, Utah<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">You're invited to my lecture this Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Shops at the Riverwoods in Provo, Utah at 7:00 pm. This month's lecture is "BOOKS FROM THE PROPHETS' LIBRARIES". I will show books and tell the stories behind books belonging to Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Gordon B. Hinckley and Thomas S. Monson. FREE EVENT. Sponsored by Moon's Rare Books (Zion's Mercantile), 4801 N. University Ave. Provo, Utah 84604. Please RSVP, seats are limited. 801-802-6064</span></span><br />
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I am often asked, "Have you every found a first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i>? A first edition King James Bible? " The answer is, "Yes". I'm a treasure hunter. I have the best job ever! This article in the Deseret News gives a brief overview of how I got to have such a great job. <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865620130/Bible-detective-compiles-impressive-collection.html" target="_blank">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865620130/Bible-detective-compiles-impressive-collection.html</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-86046455424093324732015-01-22T17:58:00.000-08:002015-01-22T17:59:11.999-08:00SEVEN first edition copies of the BOOK OF MORMON [1830] on display in Provo this weekend!<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This Saturday (June 24, 2015) there will be seven copies of the first edition <i><u><b>Book of Mormon</b></u></i> [1830] on display at <i><b>Zion's Mercantile</b></i> at The Shops at Riverwoods (<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">4801 North University Avenue, Provo, UT 84604). Reid Moon, with Moon's Rare Books, will have these books on display for the public. Bring your whole family! Mr. Moon will also be doing free appraisals on any old books, letters, documents, photographs or artifacts that are brought in to the store this Saturday from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. For more details go to: <a href="http://www.moonsrarebooks.com/" target="_blank">www.moonsrarebooks.com</a></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-36612440678770966442015-01-16T16:14:00.001-08:002015-01-16T16:14:27.477-08:00First Edition BOOK OF MORMON [1830] for sale in Charity Auction: Opening Bid $69,950A first edition Book of Mormon [1830] is currently for sale in a charity auction. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOOK-OF-MORMON-1830-FIRST-EDITION-/291356089727?hash=item43d62d1d7f" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOOK-OF-MORMON-1830-FIRST-EDITION-/291356089727?hash=item43d62d1d7f</a> . The opening bid is $69,950. The auction will benefit "GENERATIONS HUMANITARIAN". They are <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #4e5665;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> a 501©(3) Utah Nonprofit Corporation committed to transform street children toward an abundance of health, hope, and loving homes thereby breaking the cycle of scarcity for generations to come. In their January 15, 2015 newsletter, they issued the following statement: </span></span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-89397249086308773502015-01-02T08:34:00.001-08:002015-01-02T08:34:30.678-08:00First Edition BOOK OF MORMON: Ten copies are now for sale in Provo, Utah!The first edition BOOK OF MORMON was printed in 1830. Martin Harris, a friend of Joseph Smith, mortgaged his farm for $3,000 to finance the printing of 5,000 copies. The printing was done by E. B. Grandin in Palmyra, New York. Now, 185 years later, as few as 500 of the original 5,000 copies have survived. The first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i> is highly sought after. The price has continued to increase. When the book first came out in 1830 copies sold for $1.25 - $1.50. In the 1950s you could buy a copy for $50-100. By the 1970s the price had increased to over $1,000. In 1989 the price was $5,000. However, ten years later, copies were selling for $75,000! In 2007, the first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i> first sold for over $100,000. With the world-wide economic collapse, the price dropped in 2008-09 to around $50-60,000. Now, in 2015, the price has rebounded to around $100,000. In the attached photo, you will see TEN copies currently for sale--ranging in price from $85,000-$300,000. By way of comparison, the first edition KING JAMES BIBLE [1611] in the photo sells for $150,000. <a href="http://www.moonsrarebooks.com/" target="_blank">www.moonsrarebooks.com </a><br />
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www.moonsrarebooks.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-74402902133251522092014-12-25T12:59:00.003-08:002014-12-25T13:01:46.496-08:00First Edition BOOK OF MORMON: Why are some copies thinner than others?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I recently acquired a first edition copy of the <i>Book of Mormon </i>[1830] that was about 1/4" thinner than most copies that I acquire. In fact, of the over 175 copies that I've either seen or acquired, only about five or six have been these extra-thin copies. So, here's the question, "<i>What accounts for the difference in thickness?</i>" Well, fortunately I have friends and experts that I can go to for answers. In this case I went to Joseph Adams (<a href="http://eidolonhouse.com/" target="_blank">http://eidolonhouse.com</a>), who has a degree in "printmaking" about this phenomenon. That's when he told me about "rolling machines". These rolling machines were used to flatten and consolidate the sections of a book before sewing. At the time of the printing of the first edition <i>Book of Mormon </i>by<i> </i>E. B. Grandin in Palmyra, New York, these rolling machines were mostly in use in England--they had just been invented in 1827.</div>
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Now, the big question is, "<i>Does this 'thinness' affect the value?</i>". Well, it depends--for the following reason: The first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i> has a well-known look (see <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/</a>). So, when a person is looking for a first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i>, they usually don't want to explain why their book "<i>doesn't look like a first edition</i>". Having said this, I actually like finding these "thin" copies. They are typically very clean on the inside. The text in these books is usually almost always free from the brown splotches (foxing) normally seen in first editions. This leads me to believe that the leather binding--or more specifically, the chemicals used in tanning the leather--were partly, or mostly to blame for the foxing--but that's the subject of another blog. In a way, it's a trade off. So, if you would like a first edition copy of the <i>Book of Mormon</i>, that has a nice, clean white interior, look for one of the thin copies. The "thin" copy shown is one of ten first edition copies of the <i>Book of Mormon</i> currently for sale at Moon's Rare Books in Provo, Utah. These books are shown by appointment only. <a href="http://www.moonsrarebooks.com/" target="_blank">www.moonsrarebooks.com</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-66082508953392007742014-11-29T16:11:00.002-08:002014-11-29T16:11:54.794-08:00First Edition BOOK OF MORMON [1830]: What are the two most important factors in determining value?There are several factors that influence the value of a first edition Book of Mormon [1830]. However, the two most important factors are <i>condition</i> and <i>provenance</i>. Almost everyone understands the importance of condition, however, the added value of the "provenance" is often underestimated. Provenance is the history of ownership. The history of "who" owned the book can make a big difference in its value. <div>
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I was recently contacted by a television station back East. They were doing a story on a woman who found a 150 year-old Bible in her attic that was supposedly worth over $100,000. I was asked for my opinion before the story aired on TV. My first question to the reporter was, "<i>What's its provenance?</i> <i>Who owned the Bible</i>?" The reporter then responded, "<i>Why do you ask?</i>". I told the reporter that there were over 100 million Bibles printed in the 1800s--that most Bibles printed in the 1800s sell for a few hundred dollars--except those with exceptional provenance. I asked the reporter if it was Abraham Lincoln's copy. When he said, "no". I told him that the Bible he was inquiring about--without important provenance--would not be worth over $1,000. I recommended he do a quick check of prices on eBay. Long story short, the news story was cancelled. Without any significant provenance, that particular Bible did not have much value.</div>
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I recently acquired a first edition Book of Mormon that belonged to Emily Partridge--one of Joseph Smith's plural wives and later a wife of Brigham Young. This book, with Emily's name in ink, also has the very interesting notation that was later made by Emily's son, "<i>Mother brought this book from Nauvoo and left her own behind as it was not so good</i>". A book like this--with its close association to the man who translated the <i>Book of Mormon</i> (Joseph Smith), and later the man who led the Mormons West (Brigham Young); which was also owned by the daughter of the first Mormon bishop (Edward Partridge) has excellent provenance. This provenance increases the value of this book substantially.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-19445161890557993982014-11-14T09:47:00.000-08:002014-11-14T09:49:56.170-08:00How much does a first edition BOOK OF MORMON cost in today's market?The first edition BOOK OF MORMON was printed in 1830 in Palmyra, New York. As few as 500 copies ( out of the original 5,000) have survived. In today's market, nice--above average-- copies of the first edition Book of Mormon sell for around $100,000. There were also four other editions of the Book of Mormon printed during the life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet [1805-1844]. The second edition, which is more scarce than the first edition, was printed in Kirtland, Ohio in 1837. The third edition was printed in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1840. The first European edition was printed in Liverpool in 1841. And finally, there was another edition ( of a little over 600 copies) printed in Nauvoo in 1842. In 2014, a complete set, as shown in the attached photo, would sell for over $250,000.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-50129502636875319392014-06-17T08:17:00.000-07:002014-06-17T08:18:36.820-07:00The first edition BOOK OF MORMON has a unique characteristic--a "diamond-shaped" imprint on the title page. This appears to have happened at some stage during the bookbinding process at the E. B. Grandin press in Palmyra, New York. The indention made by this imprint is so strong that it often passes through the first hundred or so pages the book. This "diamond" shape varies slightly in size, shape and position on the title page. In fact, the positioning of the diamond on the title page was one of the clues that helped me identify a stolen first edition Book of Mormon title page two years ago. <a href="http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/06/dallas_book_dealer_cracks_case.php" target="_blank">http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/06/dallas_book_dealer_cracks_case.php</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-71664595110802378902014-05-30T06:44:00.000-07:002014-05-30T19:19:21.648-07:00The first edition BOOK OF MORMON was printed in 1830. It is interesting to note that after 1830, for the next 58 years, all subsequent editions of the <i>Book of Mormon</i> would be printed in a smaller size and font. I recently acquired Helen Mar Kimball's 1841 copy of the Book of Mormon--which was given to her when she was thirteen years old by "uncle" Brigham Young. Helen is the daughter of Mormon apostle Heber C. Kimball. <br />
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In her journal she made reference to the smaller-sized print, <i>"There is but one fault I find with it--the print is so fine that many times I have been forced to stop reading it; and this, I believe, prevents many from reading it who otherwise would, as some who are not of our faith but are friendly to this people, have mentioned this to me, and said it was the only reason why they did not read it. This I think is a great pity.". </i><br />
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In the photograph I show several editions, side by side, with the first edition Book of Mormon on the left, and the 1888 pulpit edition on the right. From left to right, these copies of the Book of Mormon were printed in 1830, 1840, 1841, 1852, 1885 and 1888. The photo below is from Helen Mar Kimball's own Book of Mormon.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-47139944813963033762014-03-31T15:00:00.001-07:002014-03-31T15:00:54.686-07:00Brigham Young gave this First Edition [European] BOOK OF MORMON to Helen Mar Kimball when she was 13 years old.<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">First European Edition of the Book of Mormon [1841]. The story behind my new acquisition. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This past weekend I enjoyed reading Holzapfel's "A Woman's View: Helen Mar [Kimball] Whitney's Reminiscences of Early Church History". In this book, Helen recounts, "The Prophet Joseph Smith and two or three brethren call</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">ed at our house to hear a letter read from father [Heber C. Kimball]. Joseph, who stood by the bureau, where a couple of china dolls were standing on two large salt cellars (which had been sent from England to my mother [Vilate]) picked one of the dolls up to look at, but in replacing it sat it upon one side--and it fell, breaking the doll's head off. He then merely remarked: "As that has fallen, so shall the heathen gods fall." I stood there a silent observer, unable to understand or appreciate the prophetic words, but thought them a rather weak apology for breaking my doll's head off. My mother afterwards mended it, and though like most of us it shows signs of age, and that it has passed through many ordeals, yet I have kept it, with two or three other little tokens which I received from England....Including a Book of Mormon. My brother William and I received each a beautifully bound BOOK OF MORMON from "Uncle" Brigham Young, with our names printed upon the back in gilt letters...I have read mine through by course more times than any other book I ever saw, and each time it has proved more interesting; I was never more deeply fascinated by a novel than I have been with the Book of Mormon. I've attached two photographs of Helen Mar Kimball's 1841 copy of the Book of Mormon. Earlier this week I got a phone call asking if I was interested in acquiring it....Well, needless to say, I was on a plane 12 hours later. I now own this beautiful book--along<br />with it's enlightening story.....<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930100586877/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930100586877/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1829, Joseph Smith made plans to print the Book of Mormon. He contacted a local newspaper publisher and bookstore owner in Palmyra, New York named E. B. Grandin. Mr. Grandin agreed to print 5,000 copies for $3,000. Martin Harris, a friend of Joseph Smith, mortgaged his farm to acquire the funds for the printing of the <i>Book of Mormon</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 1830 first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i> was originally bound in brown calf, plain except for the seven double bands in gilt on the spine with a black leather label stamped in gilt with "BOOK OF MORMON". The end sheets are of the same paper as the text. The copyright notice appears on the verso of the title page. A preface (pp. [iii]-iv) explains the loss of the initial 116 pages of manuscript and the revelation of Joseph Smith not to retranslate that part but to begin with the plates of Nephi. Only the 1830 edition has this preface. Pages 5-588 contain the main text, and the testimonies of the three and of the eight witnesses occur on both sides of the leaf following page 588. (Crawley, <i>A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church</i>, Vol. 1 pg. 31)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is one of the finest first edition copies of the <i>Book of Mormon</i> to come on the market in many years. Of the original 5,000 copies, as few as 500 have survived. I have seen over 150 of these surviving copies. Based on the vast number of copies that I have seen and handled, I would say that this copy, which rates a solid "9" on a "1-10" scale, is easily one of the 25 finest surviving copies in the world. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-49832820976455809202014-02-03T16:04:00.002-08:002014-02-03T16:04:46.509-08:00I just posted several new photos on my Pinterest page about the "First Edition Book of Mormon".<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/</a><br />
I just acquired a very rare "red label" first edition Book of Mormon. Most copies (around 97%) have a black label. About 2% have a tan or brown label. And only a few have the red label.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-49250834593695024082014-01-27T08:01:00.000-08:002014-01-27T08:51:08.382-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3', 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro', メイリオ, Meiryo, 'MS Pゴシック', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">This is a very valuable and rare stack of books: (6) first edition copies of the Book of Mormon [1830], a first edition Doctrine and Covenants [1835]--which is worth at least twice as much as a first edition Book of Mormon; and the extremely rare Messenger and Advocate [1834-36] which is worth more even more than the first edition Doctrine and Covenants. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930100172598/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930100172598/</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-52934946760867260102014-01-18T17:53:00.002-08:002014-01-18T17:53:36.563-08:00I'm often asked, "<i>Why do people sell their first edition copies of the Book of Mormon to you</i>?" Although there are a variety of reasons, the most common is for financial reasons. In a generation, this iconic book has increased in value from $100 in the 1960s, to $5,000 in the 1980s; and now a copy was appraised for $100,000 on the "Antiques Roadshow": <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865593827/1830-first-edition-Book-of-Mormon-appraised-for-100000.html" target="_blank">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865593827/1830-first-edition-Book-of-Mormon-appraised-for-100000.html</a> and I've just listed another copy on eBay for $79,995: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/291060578422?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/291060578422?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-33109872351739407022014-01-14T06:30:00.001-08:002014-01-14T06:30:15.068-08:00This month I have purchased three new copies of the FIRST EDITION BOOK OF MORMON--and hope to acquire another copy this weekend in California. If you have an interest in buying, selling or having a copy appraised, please contact me: <a href="http://www.moonsrarebooks.com/" target="_blank">www.moonsrarebooks.com</a><br />
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. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-35232194234411975072014-01-10T05:36:00.001-08:002014-01-10T05:36:52.723-08:00A first edition Book of Mormon recently appraised for $100,000 on the "Antiques Roadshow": <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865593827/1830-first-edition-Book-of-Mormon-appraised-for-100000.html" target="_blank">http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865593827/1830-first-edition-Book-of-Mormon-appraised-for-100000.html</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-51364863642477785372014-01-09T06:23:00.000-08:002014-01-09T06:23:12.183-08:00It's been a busy week already. I've traveled 1,800 miles and tracked down two copies of the first edition <i>Book of Mormon [1830]</i>. You never know what type of condition these books will be in. I've attached a photo to compare the two copies. On a "1-10" scale, the copy on the left would rate a "3" and the copy on the right a "7". I've just added several new photos to my Pinterest page that highlights the first edition Book of Mormon. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-708727034475098702014-01-06T07:54:00.000-08:002014-01-06T07:54:19.826-08:00Did you know that there were five editions of the BOOK OF MORMON printed during the life of Joseph Smith? I've just recorded a video that shows all five editions and their title pages. Take a look...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZnnOwQkRVc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZnnOwQkRVc</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-70863448147320317842014-01-01T08:22:00.000-08:002014-01-01T08:25:18.282-08:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67S0Kl60-xU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67S0Kl60-xU</a><br />
I've just posted a new video on YouTube that gives tips on buying, selling or having a first edition BOOK OF MORMON [1830] appraised. If you would like to have your 1st edition <i>Book of Mormon </i>appraised, or almost any book for that matter, all you need to do is send me a few digital images of the binding, title page and text. I will then send you a free estimate. If a more formal written appraisal is needed, details can be worked out. I'm an allied professional with the Appraisers Association of America. Please send inquiries to: <a href="http://reidnmoon@gmail.com/" target="_blank"> reidnmoon@gmail.com </a>or <a href="mailto:threenephites@gmail.com" target="_blank">threenephites@gmail.com</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-25465835916946367502013-12-29T19:52:00.001-08:002013-12-29T19:52:10.456-08:00New video on collecting rare Mormon books posted to YouTube.I just posted a new video to my YouTube Channel. This video talks about the first edition <i>Doctrine and Covenants </i>which was printed in 1835--five years after the first edition Book of Mormon. For every ten surviving copies of the first edition <i>Book of Mormon</i>, there is only one surviving copy of the original <i>Doctrine and Covenants</i>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nYHcOH5hok" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nYHcOH5hok</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-77180344580781340992013-12-27T19:52:00.001-08:002013-12-27T20:28:44.594-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Besides the first edition Book of Mormon, there were four other editions </span>printed during the life of Joseph Smith: the second edition in Kirtland [1837], the third edition in Nauvoo [1840], the first European in Liverpool [1841l] and the fifth edition in Nauvoo [1842]. The copies shown (1837, 40, 41, 42) are some of the finest surviving copies in the world. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.moonsrarebooks.com/" target="_blank">www.moonsrarebooks.com </a> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930099971652/" target="_blank">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/164662930099971652/</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-28941678009239060242013-12-27T18:44:00.000-08:002013-12-27T18:44:01.744-08:00I've started a new blog: <a href="http://reidmoon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://reidmoon.blogspot.com</a> This new blog will chronicle my search for RARE BOOKS, great FOOD and TRAVEL to interesting places around the world. <div>
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I would like this <i>First Edition Book of Mormon</i> blog to stay focused on the Book of Mormon and related topics. </div>
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Thanks for reading. Best, Reid</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148507006726773951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1427873696003229492.post-84613087066197019832013-12-24T06:05:00.002-08:002013-12-24T06:26:35.251-08:00Did you know that there was no 3rd or 4th Nephi in the first edition Book of Mormon?<br />
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There were, however, the following books:<br />
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<i>First Book of Nephi</i><br />
<i>Second Book of Nephi </i><br />
<i>The Book of Nephi: The Son of Nephi, Which was the Son of Helaman</i><br />
<i>The Book of Nephi: Which is the Son of Nephi, One of the Disciples of Jesus Christ</i>.<br />
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In 1879, at the recommendation of Orson Pratt, 3rd and 4th Nephi were added to the chapter titles for clarification. If you look at a modern printing you will see that the the complete titles are now as follows:<br />
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THIRD NEPHI<br />
THE BOOK OF NEPHI<br />
The Son of Nephi, Who Was the Son of Helaman<br />
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FOURTH NEPHI<br />
THE BOOK OF NEPHI<br />
Who is the Son of Nephi--One of the Disciples of Jesus Christ<br />
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The 1879 edition is also the first time that the chapters are divided into verses.<br />
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