Desert Saints; The Mormon Frontier in Utah.
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
MORMON
The Castle Builder
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
The Mormon Experience; A History of the Latter-day Saints.
New York: Knopf, 1979. 404 pages. 8vo, red cloth-backed boards. New York: Knopf, (1979). Page edges foxed, else a very good copy, lacking dust wrapper. More
Mormonism Exposed. The Other Side. An English View of the Case
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
Reminiscences of Early Utah
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
Life in Utah; or, the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism.
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
Polygamy or, the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism. Being a Full and Authentic History of this Strange Sect From its Origin to the Present Time...
1904. Many black & white illustrations, 604 pages, tall thick 8vo, blind stamped burgundy cloth, decorative gilt type. N.p., (1904). Very good (+). More
Fred Bennett, the Mormon Detective, or, Adventures in the Wild West
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
The Banditti of the Prairies: or, The Murderer's Doom.
A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. illus. 8vo, boards;; (rubbed). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1963). More
The Banditti of the Prairies; A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
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
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
Across the Continent: a Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States, with Speaker Colfax
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
A Capitalist Romance: Singer and the Sewing Machine
New York: Lippincott, 1977. Illustrated in black and white. 244 pages, 8vo, cloth backed lavender boards, d.w. 9price-clipped, worn and torn). New York: Lippincott, (1977). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. dup A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) worn and torn dust wrapper(price clipped). More
Saint Abe and His Seven Wives: A Tale of Salt Lake City
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
The Deseret News: Being a Weekly Journal for the Diffusion of General Intelligence among the Latter Day Saints.
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
The Wonderlands of the Wild West, with Sketches of the Mormons
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
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
A Visit to Salt Lake; Being a Journey Across the Plains and a Residence in the Mormon Settlements at Utah
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
William Clayton's Journal; A Daily Record of the Journey of the Original Company of "Mormon" Pioneers
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
The Conquest of New Mexico and California; An Historical & Personal Narrative
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
Report from the Secretary of War, communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 21st February, 1849,
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
Thunder Over Zion; The Life of Chief Judge Willis W. Ritter
Salt Lake City: University of Salt Lake Press, 2007. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Salt Lake City: University of Salt Lake Press, (2007). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Californians and Mormons
New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881. 166pp. 12mo, green decorated cloth, pages age-toned throughout, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped, spine darkened with lettering faded, front flyleaf lacking upper right corner, last blank page lacking. New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881. First Edition Extracts from the diary of a foreign traveler to the United States. Flake 2779. More
The Mormon Menace
Chicago: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, 1903. 123 pages. 12mo, original orange printed wrappers. Chicago: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, 1903. First Edition Samuel Fallows was a bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in Chicago and a social reformer. More
Utah and the Mormons. The History, Government, Doctrines, Customs, and Prospects of the Latter-day Saints.
New York: Harper, 1854. From personal observation during a six months's residence at Great Salt Lake City. Engravings. 347pp. Small 8vo, original blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled, edges of cloth rubbed, scattered light foxing, page 343 creased and with a small tear in margin. New York: Harper, 1854. First Edition "Benjamin Ferris served in the Utah Territorial government in 1852-53." Wagner-Camp 238b:1. Howes F-98. Flake 3328. Sabin 24184. More