Newlyreleased 1830 book of mormon replica palmyra collectors edition. Trivial mormon trivia geewhiz facts about the lds church. In addition, at the front of the book of mormon, in the section titled. The creasing which is seen in the title page, at right, is a hallmark of the firstedition book of mormon, and is not a flaw. But beyond this, some surviving, badly weathered fragments of the original manuscript permit a consideration of the book of mormon from a paleographic standpoint.
Book of mormon manuscripts the encyclopedia of mormonism. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of. 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 independence headquarters of community of christ has sold what it says is the most expensive book manuscript of all time.
David whitmer, one of the witnesses to the book of mormon was living in the town at the time, and had the printers manuscript of the book of mormon stored in a room of his house. This is a first edition book of mormon 1830 book of mormon, printed by e. First edition book of mormon 1830 moons rare books. Book of mormon printers manuscript is now online church.
Early mormon books have appreciated at a far more rapid pace than comparable 19th century literature. Book of mormon sets new record for most expensive manuscript. Mormons believe the book of mormon, first published in 1830 and the faiths signature scripture, was translated by church founder joseph smith from reformed egyptian engravings on a set of. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. View of the hebrewsethan smithoriginal book of mormon. In summary, the real task for those wishing to claim that the nonbiblical language of the book of mormon is joseph smiths english will be to concentrate on the 80 or so examples of archaic language that have thus far been identified in the original text of the book of mormon, that is, the word uses, phrases, expressions, and grammatical. The language of the original text of the book of mormon. Lds church buys printers manuscript of book of mormon for. The book of mormon historic publication site is a historic site located in the village of palmyra, wayne county, new york, united states. Rare book of mormon auctioned lds living staff12122007 05. Parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon it has been argued that there are significant parallels between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon. Mormons tried to stop native child slavery in utah. Today, the building in which the book of mormon was first published and sold is known as the book of mormon historic publication site.
However, he said those pages were taken only from books that were incomplete. Grandin in palmyra, new york, a bustling city along the erie canal. Written by the creators of the cult tv hit south park, the book of mormon has been playing in the west end at the prince of wales theatre since 20. The printed versions of the book of mormon derive from two manuscripts. The language of the original text of the book of mormon byu. For the first edition of the book of mormon, joseph smith jr. The original 1830 edition, book of mormon had s of errors. Along with the myth that paper is sacred is the fallacy that rare scriptures are unique like the plates. Lead vocals by tom ragen, logan dunstan, sam malseed and aj nerona. The first edition of the book of mormon after english was danish in 1851, followed by french, italian, welsh, and german in 1852. The book of mormon original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 24, 2011 and is currently playing.
Book of mormon manuscript may be worlds most expensive. This is the first page of the printers manuscript of the book of mormon. Book of mormon historic publication site wikipedia. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. In 1830, the book of mormon was sold for 6 cents a copy, to cover the cost of the printing.
The deseret press, which is owned by the mormon church, did the printing, and the deseret book store, which is also owned by the church, sold them. Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of mormon. Roberts 18571933, a prominent lds apologist and historian, was asked to answer nonbelievers five critical questions by lds apostle james e. Ten littleknown facts about the book of mormon meridian. It has fully established itself as one of londons most popular musicals and one of the hottest tickets in town. Written by prophets to a people who lived in america long before white people ever came, some believe they were the beginnings of some native indian tribes.
Davids house was a large twostory, sevenroom house, and the tornado turned most of it into matchsticks. 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. Books available in provo, ut, including an original first edition book of mormon and bibles including tyndale, geneva, king james. Get the best deals on 1830 book of mormon when you shop the largest online selection at. I sold this book for a friend who has done many business favors for me over the years. Book of mormon sold page by page us news life nbc news. Dec 18, 2014 village performing arts centre full time 2014 perform turn it off from the book of mormon. Trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, creators of the new musical, the book of mormon, are our guests. An 1882 illustration of mormon men baptizing a large group of native americans.
The book of mormon broadway, the book of mormon original cast list, original cast, current cast. The earliest text this book is a fascinating look at the less than 30% of the original manuscript that still remains of the book of mormon as it was translated and dictated by joseph smith under the guidance of the spirit to his scribes. I own samuel smiths first edition book of mormon 1830. Using the 1830 bible as a guide, the first edition book of mormon was replicated to look the same so people of that time period would easily recognize it. At the time, a sothebys spokesman said the bidding certainly far exceeded our expectations. If the printed book of mormon may be sold, more so the polemical tracts, broadsides, and periodicals printed since the book of mormon. Apr 20, 2011 the book of mormon has been published in its entirety in 82 languages, with selections of the book available in an additional 25 languages. The ten most expensive mormon books meridian magazine. I therefore offered to sell this book for him but waive my usual commission fee 10%, thus reducing the actual.
Of the five thousand copies of the book of mormon printed in 1830. Dec 07, 2017 in june of 1878, a tornado tore through the town of richmond, missouri. In june of 1878, a tornado tore through the town of richmond, missouri. Because of the buildings historical significance to. Browse our collection of utah art, historical documents, lds books, lds scripture, rare historical mormon items, and unique collectibles. Joseph smith is said to have placed the original copy of his dictation in the. Book of mormon reaches 150 million copies church news and. The first, called the original manuscript o, was written by at least three scribes as joseph smith translated and dictated. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Mormon appraisal appraisals rare books lds 1830 book of.
It is also the manuscript used to typeset the original book of mormon. After securing a for the book of mormon on june 11, 1829, joseph smith jr. First edition book of mormon history moons rare books. Moons rare books first edition book of mormon for sale. Jun 14, 2018 hyrum smiths first edition book of mormon sold several years ago for almost one million dollars. The original book of mormon manuscript byu studies. How could these misspelled words get into a translation allegedly being overseen by the power of god.
Album the book of mormon original broadway cast recording. This copy of the book of mormon was published in palmyra, new york, by e. Original printers manuscript of the book of mormon sold. It was caused by the stretching of the dampened paper during the impression of the type, compounded by the bulk of the thick textblock under pressure in the press and the binding. The book of mormon original broadway cast 2011 broadway. The price notation inscribed in the front of the book suggests that the book was sold. Artist andrew rannells, josh gad, rory omalley, kevin duda, clark john. Nov 16, 2018 ute indians, many of whom were starving, sold their children to mormon people in order to ensure their survival. It was agreed upon that 5,000 copies were printed by e. The original edition of the book of mormon contained dozens of misspelled words, documenting that the writer had a very poor knowledge of the english language. In 2017, was sold to the lds church by the community of christ, which had owned it for 114 years. Thus the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god and not by the power of man address to all believers in christ, richmond, missouri, 1887, p. Nov 15, 2008 rare book of mormon auctioned lds living staff12122007 05. Ute indians, many of whom were starving, sold their children to mormon people in order to ensure their survival.
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