Encyclopedia of Mormonism (5 Volume Set)

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The set consists of 5 leather-bound volumes housed in a matching slipcase and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher, Philip Friedman, of Macmillian Reference, a division of Macmillan, Inc. The title is stamped in gilt on spine and front cover, there is an embossed image of an angel with a trumpet just below the title, and all edges are gilt.

Paraphrasing from the Preface:

“When Macmillan Publishing Company asked authorities at Brigham Young University whether they would be interested in developing an encyclopedia about the Church, President Jeffrey R. Holland took the query to his Board of Trustees. They instructed him to proceed. Working closely with Church authorities and Macmillan, President Holland chose an editor in chief, Daniel H. Ludlow and a board of editors. It contains over one million words in about 1,500 articles in four volumes including pictures, maps, charts, appendices, indices, and a glossary. It became apparent that references to the standard works would be so frequent that readers who did on have ready access to them would be at a serious disadvantage when using the Encyclopedia; therefore a fifth volume was decided upon to include all the LDS standard works except the Bible, which is readily available everywhere. Over 730 men and women were asked to write articles on topics assigned because of previous interest and study.”

The set was originally issued at $750.00.