NMLP P-038313 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Book of Mormon

[Joseph Smith Jr., as translator] · Printed by E. B. Grandin, Palmyra, New York · 1830

No UK, US or original-language precedence question arises: Palmyra 1830 is the true first and the only 1830 printing — the census claim is correct. The second edition is Kirtland, Ohio, 1837 (published by Parley P. Pratt and John Goodson), which changed "author and proprietor" to "translator," dropped the 1830 Preface, moved the witness testimonies, and made hundreds of grammatical changes and emendations.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-038313 for "The Book of Mormon" by [Joseph Smith Jr., as translator] (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-038313, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).