This 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: www.moonsrarebooks.com

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A first edition Book of Mormon recently appraised for $100,000 on the "Antiques Roadshow":  http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865593827/1830-first-edition-Book-of-Mormon-appraised-for-100000.html

It's been a busy week already.  I've traveled 1,800 miles and tracked down two copies of the first edition Book of Mormon [1830].  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. http://www.pinterest.com/moonsrarebooks/first-edition-book-of-mormon-1830-pinterest/

Did 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...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZnnOwQkRVc

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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 Book of Mormon 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: reidnmoon@gmail.com or threenephites@gmail.com

New 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 Doctrine and Covenants which was printed in 1835--five years after the first edition Book of Mormon.  For every ten surviving copies of the first edition Book of Mormon, there is only one surviving copy of the original Doctrine and Covenants. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nYHcOH5hok

Besides the first edition Book of Mormon, there were four other editions 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. 
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