Book of Mormon: 1830 Edition

by Joseph Jr. Smith

From the highest quality replica company, Stratford Books, in association with Grandin Artisans . . . . . . The only replica highly accurate to the original, as described by experts . . . . . “The Rolls Royce of replicas,” says Steve Rasmussen, Book Conservator and restorer of numerous 1830 originals . . . . . Steve Blake “The ONLY ONE WITH the right color, paper, thickness, weight – EVERYTHING.” . . . . . Historian Richard Lloyd Dewey states, “This is the only replica with 50 authentic, accurate features.” . . . . . Master book-binder Ethan Ensign of Scrub Oak Bindery endorses this as the BEST-MADE 1830 replica. He has restored over 50 copies of the original 1830 edition. . . . . What's the story behind it? Our researchers “dissected” five 1830 originals, using a digital micrometer and high-end scale to measure everything to within 1 gram and 20/100,000th of an inch. Then sought out the most authentic materials available. . . . . . THE RETAIL PRICE COULD BE FAR HIGHER, but the craftsmen wish to make it affordable for everyone. . . . . Rasmussen points out numerous crucial features, . . . . . 1) LEATHER No other mass-produced 1830 replica uses leather. (Some replicas claim to, but in testing, their covers show characteristics of 100% plastic – bubbling under high temperature) . . . . . 2) MOST AUTHENTIC ARTWORK ON The only replica with correct lettering size and spacing plus correct shade of gold. . . . . 3) ALL TEXT PROPERLY “Not all replicas position every page correctly, this one does,” says Rasmussen, who is independent of our company. . . . . . 4.) MOST ACCURATE PAPER QUALITY – using long fibers. “None of the others come close,” he says.

590 pages, Leather Bound

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading the Book of Mormon as it originally came off the press in Palmyra is like reading a completely different book than the two-column, footnote-laden standard edition of today. In the best way. Gone are the intrusive chapter headings and the additional chapter breaks, giving the text room to roam and to read like the unified narrative that it is. Spelling and grammatical errors jolt every page, to be sure, but even the typos enhance the experience with a certain rawness that is almost akin to reading Kerouac on the original scroll.

I had more flashes of insight reading this version straight through than I've had reading the current edition the last 7 or 8 times combined, even more perspective than I gained through reading Grant Hardy's excellent "Reader's Edition." I think I'll have a hard time going back to the standard edition anytime soon.

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

No other book has changed my life like the Book of Mormon. I would recommend it to anyone who has a sincere desire to come closer to Jesus Christ and to make their life better and more full of peace.
This particular edition is very nice in that it gives the reader an idea of what it was like for early pioneers to read the book when it was first published. No verses or columns, which I have always found a bit distracting. Also, the typos stemming from early printing methods are a bit amusing at times (Gadianton the nobler instead of Gadianton the robber). In any case, highly recommended.