Sketches and Anecdotes of the Old Settlers and New Comers, the Mormon Bandits and Danite Band

Keokuk: R. B. Ogden, 1876.

6 Illus. 177pp. + 33pp. of ads from Iowa merchants, mostly from Keokuk. 8vo, modern 1/2 black cloth, original front wrapper bound in, front wrapper dampstained, title-page lightly soiled in margins, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed, last two pages of ads torn and crudely repaired with a small loss of text. Keokuk, Iowa: R. B. Ogden, 1876. First Edition. Scarce

One of the illustrations is of Joseph Smith in full uniform as lieutenant-general. Some of the ads are illustrated. Author was a lawyer from Iowa. "Mormon troubles, etc., in the 'forties (in Iowa)." Howes R-168.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First
Language: English

Price: $2,500.00

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