The Book of Mormon: 1830 Edition
About this book
The Book of Mormon was published in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York, under the direction of printer Egbert B. Grandin. The typesetting, printing, and calf-leather binding of 5,000 copies—nearly 3 million total pages—began in August 1829 at a cost of $3,000, paid for through the sale of part of Martin Harris’s farm. Copies of the book were read by converts, shared with families, and carried by missionaries to neighboring settlements and states, American Indian communities, and the British Isles. It is estimated that around 700 copies of the first original edition remain today. A second edition was printed in 1837.1830 original text set in same format as the 1st edition.Careful attention has been used to keep the text original to that 1830 publication including spelling errors and typos. In a few places spelling errors have been corrected when the meaning was difficult to understand. An old style font has been used to help the reader experience what it would be like to read the original copy.The paperback and hardcover replicas are larger than the original, so there are less pages, 508, but they come with a larger font size making them easier to read. This edition was not printed using photocopies or facsimiles.