1829 Printer's Manuscript
Complete hand-written copy of the Printer’s Manuscript, copied by Oliver Cowdery, and delivered to John Gilbert to typeset.
1830 Palmyra Edition
“First Edition,” printed by E.B. Grandin in Palmyra, New York. Based on Printer’s Manuscript copied from Original Manuscript.
1837 Kirtland Edition
“Second Edition,” printed in Kirtland, Ohio. Revision of first edition, using the Printer’s Manuscript with emendations and grammatical corrections. Printed by Oliver Cowdery and Company for Parley P. Pratt and John Goodson.
1840 Nauvoo Edition
“Third Edition,” printed in Nauvoo. Revised by Joseph Smith in comparison to the Original Manuscript. Printed by Shepard and Stearns in Cincinnati, Ohio for Ebenezer Robinson and Don Carlos Smith.
1841 Liverpool Edition
“First European Edition.” Reprint of the Second Armerican Edition (1837) with British spellings. Printed by J. Thomkins in Liverpool England, for Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Parley P. Pratt. By Order of the Translator. Future editions descended from this, not the 1840 edition.
1849 Liverpool Edition
“Second European Edition,” published in Liverpool, England, by Orson Pratt
1852 Liverpool Edition
“Third European Edition,” published in Liverpool, England, by Franklin D. Richards, Sold at the L. D. Saints’ Book Depot. Introduced primitive verses (numbered paragraphs).
1854 Liverpool Edition
“Fourth European Edition,” published in Liverpool, England, for Orson Pratt by S.W. Richards
1858 New York Edition
Reprinting of 1840 edition. Used by the early RLDS Church in 1860s. Reprinted from the Third American Edition, Carefully Revised by the Translator. James O. Wright & Company, 377 Broadway, New York.
1871 Salt Lake City Edition
Published in Salt Lake City by George Q. Cannon. Sold at Deseret News Office and the Church Book Depot.
1874 Iowa Edition
First RLDS edition. 1840 text with verses. Reprinted From the Third American Edition in Lamoni, Iowa. Published by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1874 Salt Lake City Edition
Published in Salt Lake City by David O. Calder. Sold at Deseret News Office and the Church Book Depot.
1877 Salt Lake City Edition
For sale at Deseret News Office, the Church Book Depot. Published by Cannon & Young.
1879 Salt Lake City Edition
Deseret News Printing and Publishing Establishment.
1879 Liverpool Edition
Electrotype Edition, published in Liverpool, England, for Orson Pratt, by William Budge.
1881 Liverpool Edition
“Second Electrotype Edition,” published in Liverpool, England, by Albert Carrington.
1883 Liverpool Edition
“Third Electrotype Edition,” published in Liverpool, England, for Orson Pratt, by John Henry Smith.
1885 Salt Lake City Edition
Deseret News Company, Printers and Publishers.
1898 Liverpool Edition
“Sixth Electrotype Edition,” published in Liverpool, England, by Rulon S. Wells.
1899 Nephite Records
Published by the Church of Christ in Kansas City, Mo. “Printed from the Palmyra edition, which edition was printed from the original manuscript.”
1900 Iowa Edition
“Twenty-third Edition,” published in Lamoni, Iowa, by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Reprinted from the Third American edition.
1902 Kansas City Edition
Fourth Electrotype Edition, published by the Soutwestern States Mission in Kansas City, MO.
1904 Salt Lake City Edition
Printed in Deseret News, Printers and Publishers.
1907 Salt Lake City Edition
Printed in Salt Lake City by the Bureau of Information of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1908 Salt Lake City Edition
Printed in Salt Lake City by the Bureau of Information of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1908 Chicago Edition
Published by the LDS Northern States Mission in Chicago, IL.
1910 Chicago Edition
“Fifth Chicago Edition,” Published by the LDS Northern States Mission at Cor. W. Wrightwood end N. Sawyer Avenues, Chicago, IL.
1911 Chicago Edition
“Sixth Chicago Edition,” Published by the LDS Northern States Mission at 110 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL.
1917 Iowa Edition
Published by the Board of Publication of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
1918 Salt Lake City Edition
Deseret News
1920 Salt Lake City Edition
Edited by James E. Talmage. Added introductions, double columns, chapter summaries, new footnotes, pronunciation guide.
1921 Salt Lake City Edition
Reprint of the 1920 Edition
1981 Salt Lake City Edition
Official version edited by commitee lead by Bruce R. McConkie. This edition contains corrections that seemed appropriate to bring the material into conformity with prepublication manuscripts and early editions edited by the Prophet Joseph Smith.
2013 Salt Lake City (Current) Edition
Official Current Version based on the format and pagination of the 1981 edition. Includes ammendments to chapter headings, introductions, and some punctiation, spelling, and capitalization.
