Western Americana - Princeton University Library

Department of Rare Books and Special Collections 
Princeton University Library / 1 Washington Road / Princeton, NJ 08544-2098 USA                 
phone: (609) 258-3184  fax: (609) 258-2324  email: rbsc@princeton.edu
REQUEST FORM 
Print out and FAX or 
MAIL to address at left

Parent Page Return to Western Americana
 
Image / Negative ID: Z-WA-BOOK8
Source: (WA) BX8628.xA3 1833bs
Page Number:
Main Entry: Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
Secondary Entry: A Book of Commandments
Date : Zion [Independence, Missouri], 1833
Material: Title page, 11 x 7 cm.
"A Book of Commandments, for the Government of the Church of Christ, organized on the 6th of April, 1830," Zion [Independence, Missouri]: W. W. Phelps and Co., 1833

The first compilation of revelations to Joseph Smith. The Mormon press was destroyed before this book was completed. This is one of the few copies of the first 160 pages to survive. Versions of these revelations would subsequently appear as the Doctrine and Covenants of the Mormon Church.

Type of Reproduction Quantity  Type of Reproduction Quantity 
3 x 5 black & white glossy   3 x 5 color glossy  
5 x 7 black & white glossy   5 x 7 color glossy  
8 x 10 black & white glossy   8 x 10 color glossy  
11 x 14 black & white glossy   11 x 14 color glossy  
4 x 5 color transparency 
(3-month rental only)
  35 mm color slide  
 
Name  
Company  
Address Line 1  
Address Line 2  
City, State, ZIP or Postal Code  
Country  
Telephone with area code  
E-mail