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Utah State University reconditions first-edition Book of Mormon

Nearing two centuries after 5,000 copies of the first edition of the Book of Mormon were born at a New York printing office, Utah State University has partially restored one of them. It's widely estimated that around 500 copies of that first edition exist today, said Larry Draper, BYU special collections Mormonism curator. Ref. Source 8

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Arizona woman says first-edition copy of Book of Mormon stolen

Helen Schlie says she has owned the book for 45 years. Schlie, 88, owned an LDS bookstore for 20 years and later opened an old and rare bookstore in August 2010 where she kept the 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon. She often allowed people to hold the book and take pictures with it. Ref. Source 8

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Stolen Book of Mormon recovered; suspect arrested

Law enforcement authorities in the Washington, D.C., area have recovered an original, 182-year-old Book of Mormon that was stolen last month from an Arizona bookstore, The Arizona Republic reports.

For many people, being photographed clutching the book was a religious experience that moved them to tears, she says. Ref. Source 9

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Arizona woman reunited with stolen Book of Mormon - 9, was relieved Tuesday when Mesa police detectives returned the tome. She smiled as she read her late husband Walter's signature on a back page. Ref. USAToday

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1830 first edition Book of Mormon appraised at $100,000 on 'Antiques Roadshow'

"Antiques Roadshow" Made its way to Boise, Idaho, in an episode that aired on PBS this week. The segment featured something that was new to the appraiser but familiar to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ref. Source 7

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Book of Mormon on auction

A first edition copy of the Book of Mormon with an estimated value of more than $40,000 is set to be auctioned this week at the Printed & Manuscript Americana auction in New York Tuesday. Ref. Source 1