1852 European Book Of Mormon (3rd Edition) - Rare Significant Historical Edition

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1852 European Book Of Mormon (3rd Edition) - Rare Significant Historical Edition:
$21950.00

The 1852 European Book of Mormon (3rd Edition) is a significant historical edition of The Book of Mormon published in Liverpool, England, and is notable for being part of the early missionary and printing efforts of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Europe.

Here’s a detailed overview:

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🔹 Title & Publication

• Title: The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi

• Year Published: 1852

• Place: Liverpool, England

• Publisher: S. W. Richards, who was the president of the British Mission at the time

• Printer: R. James, located at 39 North John Street, Liverpool

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🔹 Historical Context

• This was the third European edition and the sixth overall edition of the Book of Mormon.

• The first European edition was published in 1841, followed by a second in 1849, both under the direction of British mission leaders.

• The 1852 edition was produced to meet the growing demand among British converts and European missionaries.

• At this time, England had one of the largest Latter-day Saint populations outside of the U.S., with significant emigration to Utah occurring through the Perpetual Emigrating Fund.

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🔹 Physical Characteristics

• Typically bound in dark leather or cloth

• Octavo size (roughly 5” x 7.5”)

• Features a title page nearly identical to earlier editions, styled after the 1837 Kirtland and 1841 European editions

• Pagination and typesetting reflect refinements made since earlier versions, though not yet aligned with the standardization efforts of later editions

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🔹 Doctrinal and Textual Notes

• The 1852 edition retains most of the content and formatting from the 1837 Kirtland edition, with minor punctuation and grammatical edits

• It predates the major textual revisions made by Orson Pratt in the 1879 edition, which introduced standardized chapter divisions and footnotes

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🔹 Language and Distribution

• The 1852 edition was published in English

• Translations into Welsh, Danish, and other languages were also occurring in parallel during this time (the Welsh translation began in 1852 and was completed by John Davis in 1853)

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🔹 Rarity

• The 1852 European Book of Mormon is considered collectible and historically valuable

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