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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1904. Many black & white illustrations, 604 pages, tall thick 8vo, blind stamped burgundy cloth, decorative gilt type. N.p., (1904). Very good (+). More
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
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
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
A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. illus. 8vo, boards;; (rubbed). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1963). More
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
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
Boston: Daily Advertised, Patriot & Chronicle, Courier, 1825. Broadside. Sheet measures 22.5 x 10.5" (55 x 26 cm). Text in 3 ruled columns. This broadside provides a transcript of President John Quincy Adams's Inaugural Address, given on March 5, 1825. It was printed as a collaborative effort by three of Boston's largest newspapers: the Daily Advertised published by Nathan Hale, the Patriot & Chronicle by Davis Ballard and Edmund Wright, and the Courier. World Cat lists 6 known examples in..... More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1950. Illustrated with 1 Map and decorative endpapers. 243 pages. 8vo, pale yellow cloth, d.w. Stanford: Stanford University Press, (1950). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
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
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Illus. 8vo, pictorial boards. New York: Oxford University Press, (1998). Juvenile Edition. Very good(+). More
1890. Measures 3 x 4.75 inches, no place, no date, circa 1890. Signed "Geo. Q. Cannon, Salt Lake City, Utah" by the Mormon leader, Utah's first congressman, and executor of Brigham Young's will. On the back is the signature of Alabama Senator and Confederate Congress member "James L. Pugh Ala." Near fine. More
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
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
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
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
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
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