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We had the great experience of holding and and turning the pages of a first edition printing (1830) of the Book Of Mormon. We went with my sister and her husband Tom and Rosie Bell to Dartmouth College to their special collections library and they will let you hold, read and turn the pages yourself. To think who might have handled this Book, one of only 5000 printed in 1830..JPG)
The book is in remarkable condition. While we were looking at it, one of the assistant librarians came over and asked if we were LDS. She was one of 4-8 LDS students attending Dartmouth, with some of them still on vacation or on leave to serve missions. She told us an interesting bit of information. She was at a party when they were having a triva quiz game. One of the questions was; Which book in the Collections Library was the most often requested to view? It was the First Edition of the Book of Mormon. We have been told that a first edition copy had been donated to the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial, but when Salt Lake heard about it, they requested the book be sent to them so it could be placed in a control environment and under better security conditions. So off it went to be preserved and protected. To actually hold one and turn the pages was a real treat.
4 comments:
That is really awesome that you got to do that. I am surprised they let you handle the book. That is nice Tom and Rosie were able to visit you! I am glad you are having all these great experiences!
Heathr
Wow- that is so cool! How neat to have had that opportunity. Did you have to wash your hands first or anything? It doesn't look like you are wearing gloves...
No gloves, they just brought the book out and gave to us and left. We had to leave an Id with them but we turn the pages took pictures and read several passages.
That is interesting that you got to see and hold the BOM!
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