In The Complete Record of the Nauvoo Library and Literary Institute (Mormon Historical Studies 10:1, 2009: pgs 180–204) Christopher C. Jones transcribes the entire record of the Nauvoo Library and Literary Institute. It includes a ledger of books donated and payment received and includes a donation of 38 works by Joseph Smith. The list of those 38 books is reproduced below, along with links to the work online where available.

The linked work is my best guess at the identity of the book, but there’s some intrinsic uncertainty involved in trying to identify the book being referred to (or the edition). Notes are in brackets. Supplying links to the book/imprint is a work in progress.

  1. Review of Edwards on the Will [very likely a review of some portion of Jonathan Edwards’ work—not sure Jr. or Sr.]
  2. Life of Tecumseh
  3. Whepleys Compend
  4. Scotts Poetical Works in 5 vols 40 cts per Vol [very likely referring to Sir Walter Scott]
  5. Gillmores Lectures
  6. Merrills Harmony
  7. Epicureo
  8. Krumanachers Works
  9. Catholic Piety
  10. Home Physician
  11. Apochryphal Testament
  12. Bruns’ Travels
  13. Rebel & other Travels
  14. Browns’ Appeal. gram
  15. Browns English Syntascope
  16. Studies in Poetry & Prose
  17. Carried Over
  18. Old World & the New – Vol 1st
  19. Voyage & Travels of Ross Perry & others
  20. Bennetts Book Keeping 2 Copies at 1.25 pr Bk
  21. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by Stephens 2 Vo
  22. Stephens Travels in Central America 2 Vo
  23. Mosheims Church History 1 Vol
  24. Times & Seasons 1 2 & 3 Vol also Vol 1 & 2 & 3
  25. Dick’s Philosophy
  26. Millenium & other Poems
  27. Beaumonts Experiments
  28. Dictionary of the Holy Bible
  29. Parkers Lectures on Universalism
  30. Sanders Discourse
  31. Metropolitan
  32. Goodrich’s History of the United States
  33. Doddridges Sermons
  34. Catholic Manuel
  35. Whelpleys Compend
  36. Herveys Meditations
  37. Historia de Charles
  38. Rollin 2 Vol
  39. Book of Mormon

See also

Palmyra was rich in books