folding maps, illus. 459pp. 8vo, buckram. Univ. of Chicago Pr., (1942). First edition. From the library of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. with his bookplate. More about Desert Saints; The Mormon Frontier in Utah
Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909. 12mo, green cloth, corners bumped, otherwise very good. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909. Biography of two Norwegian Mormon converts in Norway and their life in Norway. More about The Castle Builder
San Francisco: The History Company, 1890. Chromolithographs, b/w Illus. xlvii, 808pp. 8vo, contemporary 3/4 red morocco, morocco lightly worn. San Francisco: The History Company, 1890. Internally, a tight bright copy. Howes B-91. Flake 287. More about History of Utah, 1540-1887
1884. 30pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., front wrapper and pages throughout are creased on right side, wrappers and a few top margins lightly soiled, spine worn, back wrapper partially browned and chipped. N.p., 1884. Author was a Scottish member of parliament. This pamphlet contains the text of an article that originally appeared in "Nineteenth Century," a monthly magazine that was published in London. More about Mormonism Exposed. The Other Side. An English View of the Case
R. N. Baskin, 1914. 6 portraits, plates. 252pp. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, foxing to endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page. N.p., R. N. Baskin, 1914. First Edition. Presentation copy. Author was a prominent lawyer in Utah before becoming Mayor of Salt Lake City and later was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. From the library of the historical novelist, Kenneth Roberts, with his bookplate. More about Reminiscences of Early Utah
Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1870. Being an Expose of the Secret Rites and Ceremonies of the Latter-Day Saints, with a Full and Authentic History of Polygamy and the Mormon Sect from Its Origin to the Present Time. Folding map of Utah, 37 Illus. 540pp. + 4pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, contemporary full tan sheep, black leather spine label, covers blind-stamped, bottom of spine and edges of corners worn, sheep lightly soiled, inner hinges strengthened, blank preliminary and blank page at... More about Life in Utah; or, the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism
Philadelphia: National Publishing, 1882. Many black & white illustrations, 572pp. 8vo, original decorated green cloth, bottom of spine lightly worn, edges of corners bumped and worn. Philadelphia: National Publishing, (1882). First Edition. More about Polygamy or, the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism. Being a Full and Authentic History of this...
1904. Many black & white illustrations, 604 pages, tall thick 8vo, blind stamped burgundy cloth, decorative gilt type. N.p., (1904). Very good (+). More about Polygamy or, the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism. Being a Full and Authentic History of this...
Chicago: Laird & Lee Publishers, 1887. Illus. 283pp. + 3pp. of business ads. and 9pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated printed wrappers, spine worn, wrappers chipped, margins throughout are age-toned. Chicago: Laird & Lee Publishers, 1887. Author was an United States marshal based in Utah and Idaho who arrested Mormons for polygamy. The Pinkerton Detective Series. More about Fred Bennett, the Mormon Detective, or, Adventures in the Wild West
Chicago: W. B. Conkey. 248pp. + 4pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated red cloth, some margins lightly dampstained, bottom of back cover lightly dampstained. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, (1890). "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. More about The Banditti of the Prairies; A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
Chicago: W. B. Conkey. a few Illus. 248pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, front wrapper creased on left side. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, n. d. circa 1890. "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. More about The Banditti of the Prairies; A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. illus. 8vo, boards;; (rubbed). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1963). More about The Banditti of the Prairies; or, The Murderer's Doom
color folding map. xx, 438pp. + 6pp. of ads. 8vo, orig. cloth; (spine sunned, previous owner's inscription on first blank page). Springfield: Samuel Bowles, 1866. Post Civil War travels from Kansas to San Francisco, then north to Washington, Victoria, and Yosemite. Wagner-Camp, 410. More about Across the Continent: a Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific...
New York: Lippincott, 1977. Illustrated in black and white. 244 pages, 8vo, cloth backed lavender boards, d.w.; dust wrapper worn and torn. New York: Lippincott, (1977). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. dup A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) worn and torn dust wrapper(price clipped). More about A Capitalist Romance: Singer and the Sewing Machine
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1950. Map. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. Stanford: Stanford University Press, (1950). Very good. More about The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Toronto: Adam, Stevenson, 1872. 12mo, original blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped. Toronto: Adam, Stevenson, 1872. First Canadian Edition A poem. More about Saint Abe and His Seven Wives: A Tale of Salt Lake City
New York: Harper, 1862. 3 maps on one folding plate, folding street map of Great Salt Lake City. 17 engravings. xii, 574pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original black blind-stamped cloth, spine worn, edges of corners worn, ex-lib, inner hinges strengthened. New York: Harper, 1862. First American Edition "Sir Richard departed from Saint Joseph on August 7, 1860, and arrived at Salt Lake City on August 25. After a stay of about one month in Utah, he continued on... More about The City of the Saints and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Illus. 8vo, pictorial boards. New York: Oxford University Press, (1998). Juvenile Edition. Very good(+). More about Mormons in America
Great Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1858. Volume VIII, Numbers 1-52. title vignette. vi, 224pp. folio, self- wrappers; (some pages lightly browned, many pages lightly dampstained). Great Salt Lake City: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1858. Scarce Complete run of 52 issues from March 10, 1858 to March 2, 1859. Many issues contain lengthy biographies of early Mormon settlers to Utah. These biographies also detail their Mormon experiences... More about The Deseret News: Being a Weekly Journal for the Diffusion of General Intelligence among the...
Privately Printed, 1891. Illus. 346, (2)pp. 8vo, brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn. N.p.: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition The author was the chairman of the United States Commission for Utah, under the anti-polygamy laws of Congress, and for nearly seven years a member of the Commission. Despite the title, this work is almost entirely on Utah and the Mormons. More about The Wonderlands of the Wild West, with Sketches of the Mormons
Privately Printed, 1891. Illus. 346, (2)pp. 8vo, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped, cloth soiled, some plates dampstained in top margins, small bump to left edge of back cover, tear in front flyleaf repaired, inner hinge strengthened. N.p.: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition The author was the chairman of the United States Commission for Utah, under the anti-polygamy laws of Congress, and for nearly seven years a member of the Commission. Despite the title, this... More about The Wonderlands of the Wild West, with Sketches of the Mormons
London: Smith, Elder, 1857. Folding map of author's route. xii, 346pp. + 16pp. of publisher's ads. Small 8vo, original orange cloth, head of spine lightly worn, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, several pages creased on right side of text, several pages creased in right margins, light foxing to publisher's ads. London: Smith, Elder, 1857. First Edition From the library of Thomas W. Streeter with his bookplate. "Chandless crossed the plains as a wagon driver in the summer of 1855, departing... More about A Visit to Salt Lake; Being a Journey Across the Plains and a Residence in the Mormon Settlements...
Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1921. from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Published by the Clayton Family Association. Frontis. x, 376pp. 12mo, tan cloth, pages age-toned in margins as usual, otherwise near fine. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1921. First Edition "From this day-by day account, (William Clayton), the official historian of the Mormon exodus prepared his famous guide." Howes C-474. Flake/Draper 2427. More about William Clayton's Journal; A Daily Record of the Journey of the Original Company of...
Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. Color plates, folding map. 4to, maroon cloth, bottom of spine and edge of corners rubbed, back corner bumped, small area of light soiling to top of back cover. Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. One of 600 copies. Author was a Lt. Colonel in the Mormon Battalion. He writes of his service during the Mexican War. More about The Conquest of New Mexico and California; An Historical & Personal Narrative
Washington: 1849. a copy of the official journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, form Santa Fe to San Diego, &c. March 19, 1849. 85pp. 8vo, 1/2 modern brown morocco, some pages lightly browned or with a very small amount of foxing, corners of back cover slightly bowed. Washington, 1849. "First publication of the complete journal of this famous march of the Mormon Battalion; only extracts from it had been included in the 1847 edition of Emory's Reconnaissance." Howes... More about Report from the Secretary of War, communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate,...
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