Revolutionary Americana & Early Mormon Materials See Historic Prices

 
Revolutionary Americana & Early Mormon Materials See Historic Prices
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A rare first edition of The Book of Mormon was the top lot of our November 17 Printed & Manuscript Americana sale, going to a collector for $67,500. This is the only edition to list Joseph Smith as the "author and proprietor" rather than the translator. Revolutionary War materials also surpassed their high estimates, with a newspaper printing of Thomas Paine's 1777 The American Crisis selling for $37,500, over a $3,000 high estimate. Many works were purchased by institutions.
The next auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana will be held on April 27, 2017.
Consignment Deadline: January 27, 2017.
 
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