LDS Books-Recent Acquisitions List
Last Updated March 21, 2020
Last Updated March 21, 2020
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LDS Book List-March 2020-Recent Acquisitions
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1. Alexander, Thomas G. Great Basin Kingdom Revisited: Contemporary Perspective. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1991. 164 pages. Slight shelf wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. Heavy underlining. $42.50
2. Allen, Elizabeth. A History of Paradise Cache County, Utah, 1860–1999. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 2001. 563 pages. Near fine condition. A scarce Cache Valley town history. $85.00
3. Anderson, Gary N. Mormonism and the Temple: Examining an Ancient Religious Tradition. BYU Studies, 2013. 150 pages. Glossy softbound covers. Light shelf wear to the edges of the covers. $48.00
4. Andrew Jenson, Ed. The Historical Record, a Monthly Periodical. Volumes 5-9. Andrew Jenson, 1886. This is complete volumes 5-9 bound together. Black pebbled hardback cloth covers show some wear to the edges and corners, with the corners slightly bumped. Front hinge repaired with archival glue. The text is clean and tightly bound. An excellent historical reference source. The first four volumes of this periodical were published in Danish. Andrew Jenson was a long-time church historian For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. $150.00
5. Ashby, Robert L. Holden, Utah: Early history compiled by Robert L. Ashby at the end of 100 years. Privately printed, 1956. 152 pages. This is a 1956 privately printed history and is quite scarce. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The former owner wrote the word "Holden" in ink at the top of the spine, as there is no spine title on the book. $90.00
6. Atkin, Dennis H. A History of Iosepa, The Utah Polynesian Colony. Privately printed: Dennis H. Atkin, 1958. 94 pages. Softbound blue covers with black cloth backstrip on the spine. Some wear to the spine edges and corners. Text is typescript. A very scarce publication. $95.00
7. Baker, LeGrand L. Murder of the Mormon Prophet: Political Prelude to the Death of Joseph Smith. Eborn Books, 2006. 850 pages. Very good condition in slightly edge-worn dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $65.00
8. Baker, LeGrand L. & Stephen D. Ricks. Who Shall Ascend Into the Hill of the Lord? The Psalms in Israels Temple Worship In the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2010. 1149 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. $73.95
9. Barker, Abram. Life History of Abraham Barker. Born March 25, 1898, Taylorsville, Utah. Taylorsville, Utah : Privately Printed, 1980. Large brown cloth covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. Privately printed family history, with some Heber City, Utah history. $60.00
10. Brooks, Juanita. On the Ragged Edge: The Life and Times of Dudley Leavitt. Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1973. 175 pages. Slight wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. Signed by the author in black ink on the front blank endpage. There is also a typed half-sheet letter signed in ink by Juanita Brooks laid inside the front cover. This letter was sent to descendants of Dudley Leavitt and their copy of the book, and explains a printer's error on one of the illustrations and supplies an illustration to glue into the book over the faulty one. This half-sheet has been laminated, but there is an ink signature at the bottom by Juanita Brooks. $95.00
11. Brown, Lisle G. Nauvoo Sealings, Adoptions, and Anointings. A Comprehensive Register of Persons Receiving LDS Temple Ordinances, 1841-1846. Signature Books, 2006. 395 pages. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. $225.00
12. Brown, Wade. The God-Inspired Language of the Book of Mormon. Clackamas, Oregon: Rainbow Press, 1988. Good condition only. Thick glossy softbound covers show wear to the spine edges and corners. A few rubbed spots to the covers as well. The pages are clean. Please note: The text block is starting to crack in one spot. It is holding, but if the book is opened too wide it could break where the crease/crack is located. Sold as is. Careful handling of the book will keep it intact. An interesting Mormon linguistic and structural language study. This was privately printed by the author. It represents his lifetime devotion to the topic and is a masterful scholarly work. $38.50
13. Burr, Wesley R. & Leorial Waters Abbott. A History of the Burr Pioneers. C & S Burr Family Organization, 1995. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges. A few small rubbed spots on the front covers. An excellent family history which includes quite a bit of early LDS and Utah history. $120.00
14. Call, Lee R. STAR VALLEY AND ITS COMMUNITIES. Afton, Wyoming: Star Valley Independent, 1970. 163 pages. Some wear to the spine edges and the corners. Corners bumped. There are some stains and a small puncture to the cloth on the back cover. Binding is tight. With numerous historical photographs. An excellent history of this community settled by Mormon pioneers beginning in 1879 (and my old stomping grounds). $47.50
15. Cornwall, Rebecca F. From Chicken Farm to History: the Life of Leonard Arrington, 1917-1977. . Red hardback covers. There is a repaired tear to the top of the spine. Slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The text is typescript and is clean. A scarce privately printed book. This details the life and work of former LDS Church historian Leonard J. Arrington. $450.00
16. Crocheron, Augusta Joyce. REPRESENTATIVE WOMEN OF DESERET: A BOOK OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Salt Lake City: J. C. Graham & Co., 1884. 131 pages. Some wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners are slightly rubbed through. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $75.00
17. Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment. The Compiled Laws of the Territory of Utah: Containing All the General Statutes Now in Force, to Which Is Prefixed the Declaration Of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Organic Act of Utah... Salt Lake City: Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment, 1876. 900 pages. 1876 edition. Full brown leather binding with black and red leather labels on the spine. The covers show wear to the edges, with the corners rubbed through. There are a few scuffed and rubbed spots. There is a small tear to the leather at the top of the head. Stain across the bottom edge of the back cover and some residue from paper being glued to a portion of the back cover. The binding is tight and the contents are complete. $300.00
18. Driggs, Howard R.. George the Handcart Boy. Aladdin Books, 1952. Slight wear to the edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $25.00
19. Durham, Reed C. A HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH'S REVISION OF THE BIBLE. A Dissertation. (BYU). Provo, Utah: 1965. 308 pages. Maroon buckram binding. Shelf wear and rubbing to the edges of the spine and corners. This was the author's dissertation at Brigham Young University in 1965. Very scarce. $55.00
20. Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913. 1913 first edition. Original full black leather binding. There is wear and rubbing to the spine edges and the corners, with the corners rubbed through. There is a small chip to the leather at the top of the front joint. The hinges have been repaired with archival glue. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and complete. Overall a nice, solid copy of this massive LDS historical book. With hundreds of photographs and biographical sketches of Utah pioneers. $575.00
21. Findlay, Ross and Linnie. Missionary Journals of Hugh Findlay, India Scotland. Ephraim, Utah: Privately Printed, 1973. 330 pages. Large softcover binding shows light wear to the covers. A rare privately printed publication. This is a transcript of these early missionary journals. Hugh Findlay was one of the first two missionaries to enter India in 1851. He labored in Poona and Bombay, India for several years. He also opened missionary work in the Shetland Islands. He lived the later years of his life in Fish Haven, Idaho, having helped settle that community. This is an important and rare privately printed missionary journal. $85.00
22. Gibbs, Josiah Francis. Mountain Meadows Massacre. Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company, 1910. 59 pages. 1910 second edition. Olive green paper covers. The covers have some chips and tears to the edges. The spine has been repaired with archival tape. The title page has a small tear to the edge and the first few text pages have slightly bumped and creased corners. Binding is tight. $100.00
23. Golding, David & Loyd Ericson. The Claremont Journal of Mormon Studies. Volume 1, Number 1, April 2011. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. 72 pages. Glossy softbound covers in very good condition. A clean and tight copy. A scarce title. $75.00
24. Hart, Newell. Hometown Album: a Pictorial History of Franklin County, Idaho. Horse and Buggy Days and Early Auto Era. Preston, Idaho: Privately Printed, 1973. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. With hundreds of historical photographs. An excellent historical book and quite scarce. $115.00
25. Hedengren, Paul. In Defense of Faith: Assessing Arguments Against Latter-day Saint Belief. Bradford & Wilson, 1985. 240 pages. Limited edition signed by the author. Softbound covers. Some wear to the edges. A clean and tight copy. $82.50
26. Holmes, Kenneth L. & David Duniway. Covered Wagon: Women Diaries and Letters. Complete set of 11 volumes. Arthur H Clark, 1985. A set of 11 volumes. Green hardback covers in very good condition. No noticeable evidence of wear or usage. An excellent historical reference set. Because this is a heavy multi-volume set, priority or international postage will be extra. $198.00
27. Jenson, Andrew. Autobiography of Andrew Jenson: Assistant Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1938. 703 pages. Blue cloth covers show light wear only. Overall in very good condition. $20.00
28. Jenson, Andrew. ENCYCLOPEDIC HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Salt Lake: Deseret News, 1941. 976 pages. Blue cloth covers show light wear. Overall very good condition. $90.00
29. Jenson, Andrew. The Historical Record. A Monthly Periodical Devoted Exclusively to Historical, Biographical, Chronological and Statistical Matters. Volumes V -VIII bound together. Salt Lake City: Privately printed, 1886. 1011 pages. Full brown leather label with black leather labels on the spine. There is shelf wear to the edges of the spine and the corners are starting to rub through. Some rubbed spots on the covers and spine. The text block is tight and the contents are complete. This is a bound volume containing the complete volumes 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this important LDS historical periodical. Very nice condition overall. $195.00
30. Johnson, Stan & Polly. Translating the Anthon Transcript. Parowan, Utah: Ivory Books, 1999. 112 pages. Very good in very good dust jacket. $24.50
31. Jones, Megan Sanborn. Performing American Identity in Anti-Mormon Melodrama. Routledge, 2009. 222 pages. Glossy blue hardback covers. There is light wear to the spine edges and corners. The front cover has a couple of small scratches. The pages are clean. This book examines the appearance and proliferation of dramatic theater works, particularly in the 19th-century, portraying anti-Mormon themes. $45.00
32. Joseph, Alexander. Dry Bones: A Resurrection of Ancient Understandings. University of the Great Spirit Press, 1979. 208 pages. Glossy softbound covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. There are a few soiled spots to the edges of the covers. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A scarce publication. $85.00
33. Kimball, Edward L.. Lengthen Your Stride. Working Draft. Limited Edition. Letter "L" copy of the limited edition of 26 lettered copies. Salt Lake City: Benchmark Books, 2009. Dexluxe black goatskin leather binding in very good condition. This is lettered copy "L" in the limited edition of 26 lettered copies signed by the author. A beautiful book. $575.00
34. Kimball, Edward L.. Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency of Spencer W Kimball - Working Draft. Benchmark Books, 2009. 665 pages. Limited to 400 copies, signed by the author. Blue hardback covers show slight wear to the edges. $180.00
35. Kimball, Solomon F. THRILLING EXPERIENCES. Salt Lake: Magazine Printing Company, 1909. 157 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly bumped. A very scarce, privately printed book. Excellent pioneer and Utah historical narrative. The author was the son of Heber C. Kimball, one of the three young men who helped rescue the Martin Willie Handcart Company by carrying numerous people across the Sweetwater River. $85.00
36. Kimball, Solomon F.. Life of David P. Kimball and Other Sketches. The Deseret News, 1918. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. One small darkened spot at the top of the front cover. A clean and tight copy. $75.00
37. Knecht, William K. & Peter L. Crawley. History of Brigham Young, 1847-1867. Limited to 240 Copies. Masscal Associates, 1966. Limited to 240 copies. Second printing. Blue hardback covers show light wear. The text has underlining in red pencil to about 120 pages. Priced with underlining noted. A rare publication. $185.00
38. Knight, Greg T.-editor. Thomas Bullock Nauvoo Journal. Provo, Utah: Grandin Book Company, 1994. 101 pages. Red cloth covers in very good condition. Limited edition of 500 copies. $180.00
39. Krenkel, John H.-editor. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSEPH FISH, MORMON PIONEER. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1970. 543 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. $75.00
40. Kunz, Rhea A. Voices of Women Approbating Celestial or Plural Marriage. Two volume set. Volume 1- My Sacred Heritage; Volume 2-Treasured Memories. Review & Preview Publishers, 1978. Two volume set. Maroon covers in very good condition. $100.00
41. LeBaron, E. Dale. Benjamin Franklin Johnson: Friend to the Prophets. Provo, Utah: Grandin Book Company, 1997. 248 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $150.00
42. LeBaron, E. Dale. Benjamin Franklin Johnson: Colonizer, Public Speaker, and Church Leader. Private Printing, 1966. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. A few scratches on the front cover. This was the author's 1966 BYU Thesis. $100.00
43. Long, Amy Oaks-et al. Lorin Farr, Mormon Statesman. Brigham Distributing, 2007. 353 pages. Large glossy hardbound covers in very good condition. An excellent historical biography. $74.50
44. Lowe, Dan. Nephite North: Evidence of Ancient American Geography and the Advanced Civilizations of the First Americans. Angel Books, 2012. 289 pages. Green hardback covers in very good condition. Privately printed. A fascinating and detailed book on Book of Mormon geography and Mesoamerican history. $75.00
45. Martin, Raymond R. & Esther Jenkins Carpenter. The Samaritans (``Samaria, Idaho). Bountiful, Utah: Carr Printing, 1968. 287 pages. Slight wear to the edges of the binding. A clean and tight copy. A very scarce history of Samaria, Idaho, a small community near Malad, Idaho. Excellent local history. $150.00
46. Mauss, Armand L.. The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation. University of Illinois Press, 1994. 280 pages. Glossy hardback covers in very good condition. $27.50
47. McClure, A.K. Three Thousand Miles Through the Rocky Mountains Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1869. 456 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped and rubbed through. There are some faded and discolored spots to the edges of the covers. Includes a section and commentary on Salt Lake City and the Mormons. $195.00
48. McConkie, Bruce R.. Mormon Doctrine. First edition, fourth printing. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1958. 776 pages. This is the fourth printing of the 1958 first edition. The first four printings were identical textually. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A tight and square copy. No underlining to the text. $150.00
49. McGavin, E. Cecil. U.S. Soldiers Invade Utah. Boston: Meador, 1937. 299 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. The bottom right corner is slightly rubbed through. A clean and tight copy. A scarce book, and an excellent history of the 1857 Utah Expedition, known in history as the "Utah War". $85.00
50. Murphy, Steven M. L.D.S. Conference Report, 1852-1886. Peace Mountain Publishing, 1998. 848 pages. Light wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a couple of small tears to the top of the spine. A scarce title. $150.00
51. O'Boran, Kerry Ross. The Widow's Son: The Esoteric History of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Origin of Mormonism. Kerry Ross O'Boran & Lisa Lee O'Boran, 1997. 389 pages. Fine condition. A scarce, privately-printed book. $150.00
52. Pierce, Norman C. THE GREAT WHITE CHIEF AND THE INDIAN MESSIAH. Salt Lake: Privately Printed, 1971. 115 pages. Slight shelf wear. The white cloth covers show some soiling. A clean and tight copy. $145.00
53. R.L. Polk & Company. Salt Lake City Directory, 1897. Containing a Complete Alphabetical List of Business Firms, Corporations and Private Citizens; a Miscellaneous Directory of City, County, State and United States Officers, Churches... . Original illustrated board covers with black cloth spine. The binding shows quite a bit of rubbing, with some fading and soiling to the covers. The pages are clean and tightly bound. The hinges have been repaired with archival glue. A scarce early Salt Lake City directories. Includes numerous advertisements for local businesses as well. $300.00
54. Reeder, Adolph Madsen. The David Reeder Family History. Private, 1946. 220 pages. Green hardback buckram covers show wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $150.00
55. Remy, Jules. Voyage au Pays Des Mormons: Relation, Geographie, Histoire Naturelle, Histoire, Theologie Moeurs et Coutumes. Set of 2 volumes. Paris, France: E. Dentu, 1860. Two volume set. 1860 first edition. Both volumes are bound in half black leather, with leather spine and marbled paper over board covers. The endsheets and pastedowns are also marbled paper. The edges of the spines and corners show wear and some rubbing. There is wear to the leather spines, with a few spots where the surface leather has peeled, making discoloration. The hinges of both volumes are tight and sound and the text blocks are square, with pages tightly bound and free from defects. This is an important first edition commentary of this French academician and his account of a lengthy visit and stay in Utah among the the Latter-Day Saints. $200.00
56. Rich, Ben E.-editor. The Elders' Journal of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Volume 3. Ben E Rich, Chattanooga,Tenn, 1906. This is volume 3 only. Bound in red cloth covers. There is wear and rubbing to the corners and edges, with the corners bumped. The spine title is mostly faded. Former white library marks are on the bottom of the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. This is a great primary source research document, with numerous correspondence, news, doctoral addresses, and news of mission areas and missionaries. $75.00
57. Rich, Ben E.-editor . Elders' Journal of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Volume IV (4). Chattanooga, Tennessee: Ben E. Rich, 1907. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. There is fading to the covers and spine. The binding is tight. $75.00
58. Rich, Ben L. Ben E. Rich: An Appreciation by His Son, Benjamin L. Rich. 1950. 37 pages. Light green softbound covers with stapled binding. There is some discoloration to the edges of the covers. A clean and tight copy. $20.00
59. Rich, Russell R. Land of the Sky-Blue Water: a History of the LDS Settlement of the Bear Lake Valley. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1963. 213 pages. Slight shelf wear. A clean and tight copy. $25.00
60. Richards, Bradley W. The Savage View: Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer. Nevada City, California: Carl Mautz Publishing, 1995. 182 pages. As new condition, still in the original publisher's shrink wrap. $59.00
61. Robinson, Alvaretta & Daisy Gillins. They Answered the Call: History of Minersville, Utah. Minersville, Utah: Minersville Centennial Committee, 1962. Some shelf wear to the edges of the spine and corners. Slight fading to the covers. The former owner wrote the word "Minersville" in ink at the top of the spine. A scarce Utah town history. $150.00
62. Rogers, Jedediah S.. The Council of Fifty: A Documentary History. Signature Books, 2014. 400 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. $33.00
63. Shepard, William. JAMES J. STRANG: TEACHINGS OF A MORMON PROPHET. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Strangite) , 1977. 335 pages. Very good condition in dust jacket with slight wear and small chips to the edges. Very scarce. $75.00
64. Shurtleff, Stella Cahoon & Brent Farrington Cahoon-compilers. Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons: Utah Pioneers. N.p.: Stella Cahoon Shurtleff, 1960. 195 pages. Red cloth covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. Overall very good condition. A rare Utah family history. $125.00
65. Simmons, Vivian & Ruth Varley-compilers. Gems of Our Valley: A Written and Pictorial History of Gem Valley, Located in Southeastern Idaho Along the Bear River, 1811-1977. Grace, Idaho: Grace Literary Club, 1985. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A very scarce history of the Grace, Idaho region. $125.00
66. Sloan, Robert W.. Utah Gazetteer and Directory for 1884. Logan,Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake Cities. Salt Lake City: Herald Printing and Publishing Company, 1884. 634 pages. Black cloth covers show heavy wear to the edges and corners. Most of the edges are rubbed through. The spine is faded and has an old library ink mark at the bottom of the spine. The text block is sound and the pages are complete and tightly bound. Slight browning to the edges of the pages. A scarce early Northern Utah directory $100.00
67. Smith, Joseph. The Holy Scriptures Inspired Version. Complete Text. (Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible). HAARBB LLC, 1997. 1379 pages. Black flexible leather binding with gold edging on the pages. There is light rubbing off of the gold at the page edges on the top of the text block. Very good condition. A beautiful exact facsimile reprint of the original Joseph Smith inspired version of the Bible. Beautifully printed and bound. $250.00
68. Smith, Joseph. INSPIRED VERSION. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES CORRECTED BY THE SPIRIT OF REVELATION BY JOSEPH SMITH JR. Independence, Missouri: Herald House, 1936. Black cloth binding shows shelf wear to the edges of the spine. Corners are slightly rubbed and bumped. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $75.00
69. Smith, Oliver R.-editor. The Family of Jesse Nathaniel Smith, 1834-1906. Snowflake, Arizona: Jesse N. Smith Family Assn. , 1978. 415 pages. Brown cloth hardback covers in very good condition. Excellent early Latter-Day Saint history, especially the Snowflake, Arizona area. $125.00
70. Smith, Pauline Udall. CAPTAIN JEFFERSON HUNT OF THE MORMON BATTALION. Salt Lake City: Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr. Foundation, 1958. 308 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has few small chips and tears to the edges. $125.00
71. Smoot, Reed. Proceedings before the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Protests against the Right of Honorable Reed Smoot, a Senator from the State of Utah, to Hold His Seat. Complete set of 5 volumes. [n.p.]: Privately Printed, ca. 1980. Complete set of 5 volumes, including the index volume. Maroon hardback covers. This is a hardback facsimile reprint of the rare first editions, which were originally published in 1906. A massive set, with several thousand pages of text. An indispensable research and reference work for anyone studying this time period In Utah or national politics. The 1906 original edition is extremely rare and this facsimile reprint is also very scarce and difficult to find. Because this is a large and heavy set no international shipping on this title. $750.00
72. (Snowflake, Arizona Stake Presidency). A Story of Faith: Snowflake Stake Centennial, 1887-1987. 100 Years of Faith and Service. (Arizona). N.p.: Privately Printed, 1987. 206 pages. Very good condition. Scarce privately printed history. With historical photographs, historical sketches and biographies. An excellent historical source. $48.00
73. Somers, Ray. HISTORY OF LOGAN. (Utah). Complete set of two volumes. Logan, Utah: Somers Historic Press, 1994. Set of two volumes. Oblong glossy softbound covers. Slight wear to the edges of the covers. The text volume has a couple of creases at the bottom of the front cover. A clean and tight set. Volume I is text. Volume II is photographs. An excellent history, with hundreds of photographic prints, many of from the author's extensive personal collection at the time. Two volume set. One volume is text and the other volume is photographs. Large oblong softbound covers. Numerous illustrations. A good history. Somers had one of the finest private collections of original photographs and negatives of Northern Utah and Cache Valley. Many of the photographs in this history came from his private collection. $55.00
74. Sorensen, A.N. Biography of Herschel Bullen of Richmond, Utah. N.p.: Privately printed, 1954. 100 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A very scarce history of this early Cache Valley pioneer. $60.00
75. Sorensen, Virginia Eggertsen. The Evening and the Morning. Harcourt, Brace, 1949. 341 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and running at the folds. This is the 1949 first edition. $25.00
76. Sorensen, Virginia Eggertsen. Kingdom Come. Harcourt , Brace, 1960. 497 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Some wear to the edges of the dust jacket the bottom edge of the text block has a couple of stains. $18.95
77. Sperry Symposium. The Ninth (9th) Annual Sydney B. Sperry Symposium. The Book of Mormon. January 24, 1981. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1981. 126 pages. Large white glossy softbound covers show some wear to the edges and corners. Former owner's small ink stamp at the bottom of the front cover. $55.00
78. Sperry Symposium. The Sixth (6th) Annual Sydney D Sperry Symposium. The New Testament. January 28, 1978. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1978. 207 pages. Large glossy softbound covers show some wear to the edges and corners. There is an addendum page 141-A inserted in the text after page 141, where it was apparently left out during the printing. $55.00
79. H. Michael Marquardt-compiler. Early Patriarchal Blessings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Signature Books, 2007. 447 pages. With an author-signed slip of paper inserted inside the front cover. Red cloth covers in very good condition. $350.00
80. Stebbins, Henry A. Book of Mormon Lectures: Being a Series of Nine Sermons Delivered in the Saints' Church, Independence, Missouri, on the Evenings of February 13-21, 1894. Lamoni, Iowa: RLDS Church, 1908. This is the 1908 printing of a work that was originally published in 1894. Black cloth covers show quite a bit of wear and rubbing and some discoloration at the edges. The corners are bumped. A couple of pages have small tears at the edges. The binding is tight and the pages clean. Interesting Book of Mormon perspective from an RLDS viewpoint. $30.00
81. Stoker, Jimmie B. "But Language Cannot Tell": A History and Biography of Jude Allen, a Mormon Frontiersman and Patriarch. J. B. Stoker, 1996. 273 pages. Red hardback covers in very good condition. $85.00
82. Stuy, Brian H.-compiler. COLLECTED DISCOURSES DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF, HIS TWO COUNSELORS, THE TWELVE APOSTLES AND OTHERS. Set of 5 volumes complete. Sandy, Utah: B. H. S. Publishing, 1987. Complete set of 5 volumes. There is slight wear and the spine edges and corners and some fading to the lettering on a couple of volumes. A clean and tight set with no underlining to the text. Volume 2 has a short typed letter to the subscriber signed by compiler Brian H. Stuy. $325.00
83. Tanner, Maurice-compiler. Descendants of Joan Tanner: Born August 15, 1778 at Hopkin Town, Rhode Island. Died April 15, 1850 at South Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah. N.p.: Privately Printed, 1923. 264 pages. Maroon cloth covers.Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. A few pages have small stain in the right margin. An excellent historical source and Utah genealogy. Privately printed and very scarce. $150.00
84. Tolman, E. Dennis. Judson Tolman: Pioneer, Lumberman, Patriarch, July 14, 826-July 6, 1916. Family History Publishers, 1995. 133 pages. Rare privately printed book. Very good condition. Former owner's name written inside front cover. $125.00
85. Tullidge, Edward W. Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine, of Utah, Her Founders, Her Enterprises, and Her Civilization. Volume III (3). Salt Lake City: Star Printing Company, 1885. Black half leather binding, with leather spine and corners. There is wear to the edges of the binding and rubbing to the corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. There are some small scuffed spots to the leather spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and tightly bound. This volume includes the supplement entitled "The History of Salt Lake City and Its Founders", by Edward W Tullidge. This is a 336 page publication bound in with volume 3 of Tullidge's Magazine. The volume is illustrated with numerous steel engravings of LDS leaders such as Wilford Woodruff, Brigham Young, Jedediah Grant, Daniel H. Wells $250.00
86. Tullidge, Edward W. Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine. Volume I (1). Salt Lake: Edward W. Tullidge, 1880-81. 704 pages. Bound in half black leather. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Some fading and scuffed spots to the leather spine. The binding is tight. This is the complete volume I, which includes issues from January 1880 through July 1881, four issues in all. Contains a wealth of historical information on Utah and the Mormons. Very scarce publication. With beautiful steel-engraved plate portrait illustrations. These issues all have the original front and back covers. $200.00
87. Tullidge, Edward W. Tuullidge's Quartely Magazine. Volume II (2). Salt Lake: Edward W. Tullidge, 1882. 788 pages. Front hinge cracked, but still holding by binding cords. Shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. This is the complete volume II, which includes issues from April 1882 through July 1883, four issues in all. Contains a wealth of historical information on Utah and the Mormons. Very scarce. $125.00
88. Wagoner, Richard S. Van. The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young. Complete set of 5 volumes. Salt Lake City: Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2010. Complete set of 5 volumes in near fine condition. A monumental reference and research source. $995.00
89. Wardle, Marian. Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2007. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $125.00
90. Watson, Elden J. Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1846-1847. Salt Lake: Elden J. Watson, 1971. 672 pages. Light shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. A clean and tight copy with no underlining. Limited to 500 copies. $225.00
91. Watson, Elden Jay. Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844. Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968. 274 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Black cloth binding shows some wear and slight fading to the gold title on the spine. $150.00
92. Watson, Kaye C.-editor. Life under the Horseshoe: a History of Spring City. Spring City, Utah: Spring City D.U.P, 1987. 280 pages. Very good condition. Clean and tightly bound. A scarce Utah town history. $90.00
93. Westover, Adele B. Unflinching Courage. (History of Joseph City, Arizona). [n.p.]: Privately Printed, ca. 1950's. Slight shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A rare history of Joseph City, Arizona. Very scarce history of Joseph City, Arizona, a Mormon-settled region. Includes genealogies and family histories for many of the pioneer families of Joseph City. $175.00
94. White, Jean Bickmore-editor. Church, State, and Politics: the Diaries of John Henry Smith. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1990. 736 pages. Very good condition. This edition is limited to 500 copies. $220.00
95. Whitney Ward Centennial Book Committee. WHITNEY'S FIRST 100 YEARS. Whitney Centennial 1889-1989. (Idaho). Preston, Idaho: Whitney Ward Centennial Book Committee, 1991. 771 pages. Light wear only. A very nice copy. Numerous photographs. An excellent historical resource. $95.00
96. Whitney, Orson F. Through Memory's Halls: The Life Story of Orson F Whitney. As Told by Himself. Jackson County, Missouri: Press of Zion's Printing, 1930. 424 pages. Green pebbled cloth binding. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners, with the corners rubbed through. Spine and cover title are slightly dulled, which is normal for this title. Four or five text pages in the middle of the book have small stains near the bottom edge, not obtrusive. The binding is tight and the pages are tightly bound. A very scarce, privately printed autobiography of this LDS apostle, author and poet. A scarce book. Privately printed. Whitney led a remarkable and event-filled life as a Mormon pioneer, LDS apostle, and prolific author and poet. $200.00
97. Wicks, Robert S. & Fred R. Foister. Junius and Joseph: Presidential Politics and the Assassination of the First Mormon Prophet. Utah State University Press, 2005. 328 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $25.00
98. Widtsoe, John. Joseph Smith: Seeker after Truth, Prophet of God. Bookcraft Pubs, 1991. Light wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. $14.00
99. Widtsoe, John A. Discourses of Brigham Young Deseret Book Co, 1925. 1925 first edition. Maroon cloth covers show wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners. A solid copy. $29.50
100. William A. Hickman Family. Profiles of William Adams Hickman. [n.p.]: William A. Hickman Family Organization, 1982. 170 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and a couple of small chips to the cloth at the edges of the boards, not obtrusive. Privately printed by the family organization. This is the 1982 third printing. A very scarce history of this controversial Mormon. The only full-length biography of Hickman was an anti-Mormon sensationalist book entitled "Brigham's Destroying Angel", purportedly written by himself but mostly ghost-written by the equally-notorious J.H. Beadle, king of anti-Mormon pot-boiler publishing. $100.00
101. Wright, Maxine R.. Remember Devil's Slide? Clyde N. Hatch Company, 1978. Softbound covers. Some wear to the edges. A scarce history of this community near Ogden formally known as Devil's Slide, or Devil's Slide Village. With numerous reminiscences and accounts of former residence as well as quite a few historical photographs. $55.00
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1. Alexander, Thomas G. Great Basin Kingdom Revisited: Contemporary Perspective. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1991. 164 pages. Slight shelf wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. Heavy underlining. $42.50
2. Allen, Elizabeth. A History of Paradise Cache County, Utah, 1860–1999. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 2001. 563 pages. Near fine condition. A scarce Cache Valley town history. $85.00
3. Anderson, Gary N. Mormonism and the Temple: Examining an Ancient Religious Tradition. BYU Studies, 2013. 150 pages. Glossy softbound covers. Light shelf wear to the edges of the covers. $48.00
4. Andrew Jenson, Ed. The Historical Record, a Monthly Periodical. Volumes 5-9. Andrew Jenson, 1886. This is complete volumes 5-9 bound together. Black pebbled hardback cloth covers show some wear to the edges and corners, with the corners slightly bumped. Front hinge repaired with archival glue. The text is clean and tightly bound. An excellent historical reference source. The first four volumes of this periodical were published in Danish. Andrew Jenson was a long-time church historian For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. $150.00
5. Ashby, Robert L. Holden, Utah: Early history compiled by Robert L. Ashby at the end of 100 years. Privately printed, 1956. 152 pages. This is a 1956 privately printed history and is quite scarce. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The former owner wrote the word "Holden" in ink at the top of the spine, as there is no spine title on the book. $90.00
6. Atkin, Dennis H. A History of Iosepa, The Utah Polynesian Colony. Privately printed: Dennis H. Atkin, 1958. 94 pages. Softbound blue covers with black cloth backstrip on the spine. Some wear to the spine edges and corners. Text is typescript. A very scarce publication. $95.00
7. Baker, LeGrand L. Murder of the Mormon Prophet: Political Prelude to the Death of Joseph Smith. Eborn Books, 2006. 850 pages. Very good condition in slightly edge-worn dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $65.00
8. Baker, LeGrand L. & Stephen D. Ricks. Who Shall Ascend Into the Hill of the Lord? The Psalms in Israels Temple Worship In the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2010. 1149 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. $73.95
9. Barker, Abram. Life History of Abraham Barker. Born March 25, 1898, Taylorsville, Utah. Taylorsville, Utah : Privately Printed, 1980. Large brown cloth covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. Privately printed family history, with some Heber City, Utah history. $60.00
10. Brooks, Juanita. On the Ragged Edge: The Life and Times of Dudley Leavitt. Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1973. 175 pages. Slight wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. Signed by the author in black ink on the front blank endpage. There is also a typed half-sheet letter signed in ink by Juanita Brooks laid inside the front cover. This letter was sent to descendants of Dudley Leavitt and their copy of the book, and explains a printer's error on one of the illustrations and supplies an illustration to glue into the book over the faulty one. This half-sheet has been laminated, but there is an ink signature at the bottom by Juanita Brooks. $95.00
11. Brown, Lisle G. Nauvoo Sealings, Adoptions, and Anointings. A Comprehensive Register of Persons Receiving LDS Temple Ordinances, 1841-1846. Signature Books, 2006. 395 pages. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. $225.00
12. Brown, Wade. The God-Inspired Language of the Book of Mormon. Clackamas, Oregon: Rainbow Press, 1988. Good condition only. Thick glossy softbound covers show wear to the spine edges and corners. A few rubbed spots to the covers as well. The pages are clean. Please note: The text block is starting to crack in one spot. It is holding, but if the book is opened too wide it could break where the crease/crack is located. Sold as is. Careful handling of the book will keep it intact. An interesting Mormon linguistic and structural language study. This was privately printed by the author. It represents his lifetime devotion to the topic and is a masterful scholarly work. $38.50
13. Burr, Wesley R. & Leorial Waters Abbott. A History of the Burr Pioneers. C & S Burr Family Organization, 1995. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges. A few small rubbed spots on the front covers. An excellent family history which includes quite a bit of early LDS and Utah history. $120.00
14. Call, Lee R. STAR VALLEY AND ITS COMMUNITIES. Afton, Wyoming: Star Valley Independent, 1970. 163 pages. Some wear to the spine edges and the corners. Corners bumped. There are some stains and a small puncture to the cloth on the back cover. Binding is tight. With numerous historical photographs. An excellent history of this community settled by Mormon pioneers beginning in 1879 (and my old stomping grounds). $47.50
15. Cornwall, Rebecca F. From Chicken Farm to History: the Life of Leonard Arrington, 1917-1977. . Red hardback covers. There is a repaired tear to the top of the spine. Slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The text is typescript and is clean. A scarce privately printed book. This details the life and work of former LDS Church historian Leonard J. Arrington. $450.00
16. Crocheron, Augusta Joyce. REPRESENTATIVE WOMEN OF DESERET: A BOOK OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Salt Lake City: J. C. Graham & Co., 1884. 131 pages. Some wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners are slightly rubbed through. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $75.00
17. Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment. The Compiled Laws of the Territory of Utah: Containing All the General Statutes Now in Force, to Which Is Prefixed the Declaration Of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Organic Act of Utah... Salt Lake City: Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment, 1876. 900 pages. 1876 edition. Full brown leather binding with black and red leather labels on the spine. The covers show wear to the edges, with the corners rubbed through. There are a few scuffed and rubbed spots. There is a small tear to the leather at the top of the head. Stain across the bottom edge of the back cover and some residue from paper being glued to a portion of the back cover. The binding is tight and the contents are complete. $300.00
18. Driggs, Howard R.. George the Handcart Boy. Aladdin Books, 1952. Slight wear to the edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $25.00
19. Durham, Reed C. A HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH'S REVISION OF THE BIBLE. A Dissertation. (BYU). Provo, Utah: 1965. 308 pages. Maroon buckram binding. Shelf wear and rubbing to the edges of the spine and corners. This was the author's dissertation at Brigham Young University in 1965. Very scarce. $55.00
20. Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913. 1913 first edition. Original full black leather binding. There is wear and rubbing to the spine edges and the corners, with the corners rubbed through. There is a small chip to the leather at the top of the front joint. The hinges have been repaired with archival glue. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and complete. Overall a nice, solid copy of this massive LDS historical book. With hundreds of photographs and biographical sketches of Utah pioneers. $575.00
21. Findlay, Ross and Linnie. Missionary Journals of Hugh Findlay, India Scotland. Ephraim, Utah: Privately Printed, 1973. 330 pages. Large softcover binding shows light wear to the covers. A rare privately printed publication. This is a transcript of these early missionary journals. Hugh Findlay was one of the first two missionaries to enter India in 1851. He labored in Poona and Bombay, India for several years. He also opened missionary work in the Shetland Islands. He lived the later years of his life in Fish Haven, Idaho, having helped settle that community. This is an important and rare privately printed missionary journal. $85.00
22. Gibbs, Josiah Francis. Mountain Meadows Massacre. Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company, 1910. 59 pages. 1910 second edition. Olive green paper covers. The covers have some chips and tears to the edges. The spine has been repaired with archival tape. The title page has a small tear to the edge and the first few text pages have slightly bumped and creased corners. Binding is tight. $100.00
23. Golding, David & Loyd Ericson. The Claremont Journal of Mormon Studies. Volume 1, Number 1, April 2011. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. 72 pages. Glossy softbound covers in very good condition. A clean and tight copy. A scarce title. $75.00
24. Hart, Newell. Hometown Album: a Pictorial History of Franklin County, Idaho. Horse and Buggy Days and Early Auto Era. Preston, Idaho: Privately Printed, 1973. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. With hundreds of historical photographs. An excellent historical book and quite scarce. $115.00
25. Hedengren, Paul. In Defense of Faith: Assessing Arguments Against Latter-day Saint Belief. Bradford & Wilson, 1985. 240 pages. Limited edition signed by the author. Softbound covers. Some wear to the edges. A clean and tight copy. $82.50
26. Holmes, Kenneth L. & David Duniway. Covered Wagon: Women Diaries and Letters. Complete set of 11 volumes. Arthur H Clark, 1985. A set of 11 volumes. Green hardback covers in very good condition. No noticeable evidence of wear or usage. An excellent historical reference set. Because this is a heavy multi-volume set, priority or international postage will be extra. $198.00
27. Jenson, Andrew. Autobiography of Andrew Jenson: Assistant Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1938. 703 pages. Blue cloth covers show light wear only. Overall in very good condition. $20.00
28. Jenson, Andrew. ENCYCLOPEDIC HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Salt Lake: Deseret News, 1941. 976 pages. Blue cloth covers show light wear. Overall very good condition. $90.00
29. Jenson, Andrew. The Historical Record. A Monthly Periodical Devoted Exclusively to Historical, Biographical, Chronological and Statistical Matters. Volumes V -VIII bound together. Salt Lake City: Privately printed, 1886. 1011 pages. Full brown leather label with black leather labels on the spine. There is shelf wear to the edges of the spine and the corners are starting to rub through. Some rubbed spots on the covers and spine. The text block is tight and the contents are complete. This is a bound volume containing the complete volumes 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this important LDS historical periodical. Very nice condition overall. $195.00
30. Johnson, Stan & Polly. Translating the Anthon Transcript. Parowan, Utah: Ivory Books, 1999. 112 pages. Very good in very good dust jacket. $24.50
31. Jones, Megan Sanborn. Performing American Identity in Anti-Mormon Melodrama. Routledge, 2009. 222 pages. Glossy blue hardback covers. There is light wear to the spine edges and corners. The front cover has a couple of small scratches. The pages are clean. This book examines the appearance and proliferation of dramatic theater works, particularly in the 19th-century, portraying anti-Mormon themes. $45.00
32. Joseph, Alexander. Dry Bones: A Resurrection of Ancient Understandings. University of the Great Spirit Press, 1979. 208 pages. Glossy softbound covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. There are a few soiled spots to the edges of the covers. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A scarce publication. $85.00
33. Kimball, Edward L.. Lengthen Your Stride. Working Draft. Limited Edition. Letter "L" copy of the limited edition of 26 lettered copies. Salt Lake City: Benchmark Books, 2009. Dexluxe black goatskin leather binding in very good condition. This is lettered copy "L" in the limited edition of 26 lettered copies signed by the author. A beautiful book. $575.00
34. Kimball, Edward L.. Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency of Spencer W Kimball - Working Draft. Benchmark Books, 2009. 665 pages. Limited to 400 copies, signed by the author. Blue hardback covers show slight wear to the edges. $180.00
35. Kimball, Solomon F. THRILLING EXPERIENCES. Salt Lake: Magazine Printing Company, 1909. 157 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly bumped. A very scarce, privately printed book. Excellent pioneer and Utah historical narrative. The author was the son of Heber C. Kimball, one of the three young men who helped rescue the Martin Willie Handcart Company by carrying numerous people across the Sweetwater River. $85.00
36. Kimball, Solomon F.. Life of David P. Kimball and Other Sketches. The Deseret News, 1918. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. One small darkened spot at the top of the front cover. A clean and tight copy. $75.00
37. Knecht, William K. & Peter L. Crawley. History of Brigham Young, 1847-1867. Limited to 240 Copies. Masscal Associates, 1966. Limited to 240 copies. Second printing. Blue hardback covers show light wear. The text has underlining in red pencil to about 120 pages. Priced with underlining noted. A rare publication. $185.00
38. Knight, Greg T.-editor. Thomas Bullock Nauvoo Journal. Provo, Utah: Grandin Book Company, 1994. 101 pages. Red cloth covers in very good condition. Limited edition of 500 copies. $180.00
39. Krenkel, John H.-editor. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSEPH FISH, MORMON PIONEER. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1970. 543 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. $75.00
40. Kunz, Rhea A. Voices of Women Approbating Celestial or Plural Marriage. Two volume set. Volume 1- My Sacred Heritage; Volume 2-Treasured Memories. Review & Preview Publishers, 1978. Two volume set. Maroon covers in very good condition. $100.00
41. LeBaron, E. Dale. Benjamin Franklin Johnson: Friend to the Prophets. Provo, Utah: Grandin Book Company, 1997. 248 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $150.00
42. LeBaron, E. Dale. Benjamin Franklin Johnson: Colonizer, Public Speaker, and Church Leader. Private Printing, 1966. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. A few scratches on the front cover. This was the author's 1966 BYU Thesis. $100.00
43. Long, Amy Oaks-et al. Lorin Farr, Mormon Statesman. Brigham Distributing, 2007. 353 pages. Large glossy hardbound covers in very good condition. An excellent historical biography. $74.50
44. Lowe, Dan. Nephite North: Evidence of Ancient American Geography and the Advanced Civilizations of the First Americans. Angel Books, 2012. 289 pages. Green hardback covers in very good condition. Privately printed. A fascinating and detailed book on Book of Mormon geography and Mesoamerican history. $75.00
45. Martin, Raymond R. & Esther Jenkins Carpenter. The Samaritans (``Samaria, Idaho). Bountiful, Utah: Carr Printing, 1968. 287 pages. Slight wear to the edges of the binding. A clean and tight copy. A very scarce history of Samaria, Idaho, a small community near Malad, Idaho. Excellent local history. $150.00
46. Mauss, Armand L.. The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation. University of Illinois Press, 1994. 280 pages. Glossy hardback covers in very good condition. $27.50
47. McClure, A.K. Three Thousand Miles Through the Rocky Mountains Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1869. 456 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped and rubbed through. There are some faded and discolored spots to the edges of the covers. Includes a section and commentary on Salt Lake City and the Mormons. $195.00
48. McConkie, Bruce R.. Mormon Doctrine. First edition, fourth printing. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1958. 776 pages. This is the fourth printing of the 1958 first edition. The first four printings were identical textually. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A tight and square copy. No underlining to the text. $150.00
49. McGavin, E. Cecil. U.S. Soldiers Invade Utah. Boston: Meador, 1937. 299 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. The bottom right corner is slightly rubbed through. A clean and tight copy. A scarce book, and an excellent history of the 1857 Utah Expedition, known in history as the "Utah War". $85.00
50. Murphy, Steven M. L.D.S. Conference Report, 1852-1886. Peace Mountain Publishing, 1998. 848 pages. Light wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a couple of small tears to the top of the spine. A scarce title. $150.00
51. O'Boran, Kerry Ross. The Widow's Son: The Esoteric History of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Origin of Mormonism. Kerry Ross O'Boran & Lisa Lee O'Boran, 1997. 389 pages. Fine condition. A scarce, privately-printed book. $150.00
52. Pierce, Norman C. THE GREAT WHITE CHIEF AND THE INDIAN MESSIAH. Salt Lake: Privately Printed, 1971. 115 pages. Slight shelf wear. The white cloth covers show some soiling. A clean and tight copy. $145.00
53. R.L. Polk & Company. Salt Lake City Directory, 1897. Containing a Complete Alphabetical List of Business Firms, Corporations and Private Citizens; a Miscellaneous Directory of City, County, State and United States Officers, Churches... . Original illustrated board covers with black cloth spine. The binding shows quite a bit of rubbing, with some fading and soiling to the covers. The pages are clean and tightly bound. The hinges have been repaired with archival glue. A scarce early Salt Lake City directories. Includes numerous advertisements for local businesses as well. $300.00
54. Reeder, Adolph Madsen. The David Reeder Family History. Private, 1946. 220 pages. Green hardback buckram covers show wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $150.00
55. Remy, Jules. Voyage au Pays Des Mormons: Relation, Geographie, Histoire Naturelle, Histoire, Theologie Moeurs et Coutumes. Set of 2 volumes. Paris, France: E. Dentu, 1860. Two volume set. 1860 first edition. Both volumes are bound in half black leather, with leather spine and marbled paper over board covers. The endsheets and pastedowns are also marbled paper. The edges of the spines and corners show wear and some rubbing. There is wear to the leather spines, with a few spots where the surface leather has peeled, making discoloration. The hinges of both volumes are tight and sound and the text blocks are square, with pages tightly bound and free from defects. This is an important first edition commentary of this French academician and his account of a lengthy visit and stay in Utah among the the Latter-Day Saints. $200.00
56. Rich, Ben E.-editor. The Elders' Journal of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Volume 3. Ben E Rich, Chattanooga,Tenn, 1906. This is volume 3 only. Bound in red cloth covers. There is wear and rubbing to the corners and edges, with the corners bumped. The spine title is mostly faded. Former white library marks are on the bottom of the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. This is a great primary source research document, with numerous correspondence, news, doctoral addresses, and news of mission areas and missionaries. $75.00
57. Rich, Ben E.-editor . Elders' Journal of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Volume IV (4). Chattanooga, Tennessee: Ben E. Rich, 1907. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. There is fading to the covers and spine. The binding is tight. $75.00
58. Rich, Ben L. Ben E. Rich: An Appreciation by His Son, Benjamin L. Rich. 1950. 37 pages. Light green softbound covers with stapled binding. There is some discoloration to the edges of the covers. A clean and tight copy. $20.00
59. Rich, Russell R. Land of the Sky-Blue Water: a History of the LDS Settlement of the Bear Lake Valley. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1963. 213 pages. Slight shelf wear. A clean and tight copy. $25.00
60. Richards, Bradley W. The Savage View: Charles Savage, Pioneer Mormon Photographer. Nevada City, California: Carl Mautz Publishing, 1995. 182 pages. As new condition, still in the original publisher's shrink wrap. $59.00
61. Robinson, Alvaretta & Daisy Gillins. They Answered the Call: History of Minersville, Utah. Minersville, Utah: Minersville Centennial Committee, 1962. Some shelf wear to the edges of the spine and corners. Slight fading to the covers. The former owner wrote the word "Minersville" in ink at the top of the spine. A scarce Utah town history. $150.00
62. Rogers, Jedediah S.. The Council of Fifty: A Documentary History. Signature Books, 2014. 400 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. $33.00
63. Shepard, William. JAMES J. STRANG: TEACHINGS OF A MORMON PROPHET. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Strangite) , 1977. 335 pages. Very good condition in dust jacket with slight wear and small chips to the edges. Very scarce. $75.00
64. Shurtleff, Stella Cahoon & Brent Farrington Cahoon-compilers. Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons: Utah Pioneers. N.p.: Stella Cahoon Shurtleff, 1960. 195 pages. Red cloth covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. Overall very good condition. A rare Utah family history. $125.00
65. Simmons, Vivian & Ruth Varley-compilers. Gems of Our Valley: A Written and Pictorial History of Gem Valley, Located in Southeastern Idaho Along the Bear River, 1811-1977. Grace, Idaho: Grace Literary Club, 1985. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A very scarce history of the Grace, Idaho region. $125.00
66. Sloan, Robert W.. Utah Gazetteer and Directory for 1884. Logan,Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake Cities. Salt Lake City: Herald Printing and Publishing Company, 1884. 634 pages. Black cloth covers show heavy wear to the edges and corners. Most of the edges are rubbed through. The spine is faded and has an old library ink mark at the bottom of the spine. The text block is sound and the pages are complete and tightly bound. Slight browning to the edges of the pages. A scarce early Northern Utah directory $100.00
67. Smith, Joseph. The Holy Scriptures Inspired Version. Complete Text. (Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible). HAARBB LLC, 1997. 1379 pages. Black flexible leather binding with gold edging on the pages. There is light rubbing off of the gold at the page edges on the top of the text block. Very good condition. A beautiful exact facsimile reprint of the original Joseph Smith inspired version of the Bible. Beautifully printed and bound. $250.00
68. Smith, Joseph. INSPIRED VERSION. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES CORRECTED BY THE SPIRIT OF REVELATION BY JOSEPH SMITH JR. Independence, Missouri: Herald House, 1936. Black cloth binding shows shelf wear to the edges of the spine. Corners are slightly rubbed and bumped. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $75.00
69. Smith, Oliver R.-editor. The Family of Jesse Nathaniel Smith, 1834-1906. Snowflake, Arizona: Jesse N. Smith Family Assn. , 1978. 415 pages. Brown cloth hardback covers in very good condition. Excellent early Latter-Day Saint history, especially the Snowflake, Arizona area. $125.00
70. Smith, Pauline Udall. CAPTAIN JEFFERSON HUNT OF THE MORMON BATTALION. Salt Lake City: Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr. Foundation, 1958. 308 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has few small chips and tears to the edges. $125.00
71. Smoot, Reed. Proceedings before the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Protests against the Right of Honorable Reed Smoot, a Senator from the State of Utah, to Hold His Seat. Complete set of 5 volumes. [n.p.]: Privately Printed, ca. 1980. Complete set of 5 volumes, including the index volume. Maroon hardback covers. This is a hardback facsimile reprint of the rare first editions, which were originally published in 1906. A massive set, with several thousand pages of text. An indispensable research and reference work for anyone studying this time period In Utah or national politics. The 1906 original edition is extremely rare and this facsimile reprint is also very scarce and difficult to find. Because this is a large and heavy set no international shipping on this title. $750.00
72. (Snowflake, Arizona Stake Presidency). A Story of Faith: Snowflake Stake Centennial, 1887-1987. 100 Years of Faith and Service. (Arizona). N.p.: Privately Printed, 1987. 206 pages. Very good condition. Scarce privately printed history. With historical photographs, historical sketches and biographies. An excellent historical source. $48.00
73. Somers, Ray. HISTORY OF LOGAN. (Utah). Complete set of two volumes. Logan, Utah: Somers Historic Press, 1994. Set of two volumes. Oblong glossy softbound covers. Slight wear to the edges of the covers. The text volume has a couple of creases at the bottom of the front cover. A clean and tight set. Volume I is text. Volume II is photographs. An excellent history, with hundreds of photographic prints, many of from the author's extensive personal collection at the time. Two volume set. One volume is text and the other volume is photographs. Large oblong softbound covers. Numerous illustrations. A good history. Somers had one of the finest private collections of original photographs and negatives of Northern Utah and Cache Valley. Many of the photographs in this history came from his private collection. $55.00
74. Sorensen, A.N. Biography of Herschel Bullen of Richmond, Utah. N.p.: Privately printed, 1954. 100 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A very scarce history of this early Cache Valley pioneer. $60.00
75. Sorensen, Virginia Eggertsen. The Evening and the Morning. Harcourt, Brace, 1949. 341 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and running at the folds. This is the 1949 first edition. $25.00
76. Sorensen, Virginia Eggertsen. Kingdom Come. Harcourt , Brace, 1960. 497 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Some wear to the edges of the dust jacket the bottom edge of the text block has a couple of stains. $18.95
77. Sperry Symposium. The Ninth (9th) Annual Sydney B. Sperry Symposium. The Book of Mormon. January 24, 1981. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1981. 126 pages. Large white glossy softbound covers show some wear to the edges and corners. Former owner's small ink stamp at the bottom of the front cover. $55.00
78. Sperry Symposium. The Sixth (6th) Annual Sydney D Sperry Symposium. The New Testament. January 28, 1978. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1978. 207 pages. Large glossy softbound covers show some wear to the edges and corners. There is an addendum page 141-A inserted in the text after page 141, where it was apparently left out during the printing. $55.00
79. H. Michael Marquardt-compiler. Early Patriarchal Blessings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Signature Books, 2007. 447 pages. With an author-signed slip of paper inserted inside the front cover. Red cloth covers in very good condition. $350.00
80. Stebbins, Henry A. Book of Mormon Lectures: Being a Series of Nine Sermons Delivered in the Saints' Church, Independence, Missouri, on the Evenings of February 13-21, 1894. Lamoni, Iowa: RLDS Church, 1908. This is the 1908 printing of a work that was originally published in 1894. Black cloth covers show quite a bit of wear and rubbing and some discoloration at the edges. The corners are bumped. A couple of pages have small tears at the edges. The binding is tight and the pages clean. Interesting Book of Mormon perspective from an RLDS viewpoint. $30.00
81. Stoker, Jimmie B. "But Language Cannot Tell": A History and Biography of Jude Allen, a Mormon Frontiersman and Patriarch. J. B. Stoker, 1996. 273 pages. Red hardback covers in very good condition. $85.00
82. Stuy, Brian H.-compiler. COLLECTED DISCOURSES DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF, HIS TWO COUNSELORS, THE TWELVE APOSTLES AND OTHERS. Set of 5 volumes complete. Sandy, Utah: B. H. S. Publishing, 1987. Complete set of 5 volumes. There is slight wear and the spine edges and corners and some fading to the lettering on a couple of volumes. A clean and tight set with no underlining to the text. Volume 2 has a short typed letter to the subscriber signed by compiler Brian H. Stuy. $325.00
83. Tanner, Maurice-compiler. Descendants of Joan Tanner: Born August 15, 1778 at Hopkin Town, Rhode Island. Died April 15, 1850 at South Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah. N.p.: Privately Printed, 1923. 264 pages. Maroon cloth covers.Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. A few pages have small stain in the right margin. An excellent historical source and Utah genealogy. Privately printed and very scarce. $150.00
84. Tolman, E. Dennis. Judson Tolman: Pioneer, Lumberman, Patriarch, July 14, 826-July 6, 1916. Family History Publishers, 1995. 133 pages. Rare privately printed book. Very good condition. Former owner's name written inside front cover. $125.00
85. Tullidge, Edward W. Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine, of Utah, Her Founders, Her Enterprises, and Her Civilization. Volume III (3). Salt Lake City: Star Printing Company, 1885. Black half leather binding, with leather spine and corners. There is wear to the edges of the binding and rubbing to the corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. There are some small scuffed spots to the leather spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and tightly bound. This volume includes the supplement entitled "The History of Salt Lake City and Its Founders", by Edward W Tullidge. This is a 336 page publication bound in with volume 3 of Tullidge's Magazine. The volume is illustrated with numerous steel engravings of LDS leaders such as Wilford Woodruff, Brigham Young, Jedediah Grant, Daniel H. Wells $250.00
86. Tullidge, Edward W. Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine. Volume I (1). Salt Lake: Edward W. Tullidge, 1880-81. 704 pages. Bound in half black leather. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Some fading and scuffed spots to the leather spine. The binding is tight. This is the complete volume I, which includes issues from January 1880 through July 1881, four issues in all. Contains a wealth of historical information on Utah and the Mormons. Very scarce publication. With beautiful steel-engraved plate portrait illustrations. These issues all have the original front and back covers. $200.00
87. Tullidge, Edward W. Tuullidge's Quartely Magazine. Volume II (2). Salt Lake: Edward W. Tullidge, 1882. 788 pages. Front hinge cracked, but still holding by binding cords. Shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. This is the complete volume II, which includes issues from April 1882 through July 1883, four issues in all. Contains a wealth of historical information on Utah and the Mormons. Very scarce. $125.00
88. Wagoner, Richard S. Van. The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young. Complete set of 5 volumes. Salt Lake City: Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2010. Complete set of 5 volumes in near fine condition. A monumental reference and research source. $995.00
89. Wardle, Marian. Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2007. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $125.00
90. Watson, Elden J. Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1846-1847. Salt Lake: Elden J. Watson, 1971. 672 pages. Light shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. A clean and tight copy with no underlining. Limited to 500 copies. $225.00
91. Watson, Elden Jay. Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844. Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968. 274 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Black cloth binding shows some wear and slight fading to the gold title on the spine. $150.00
92. Watson, Kaye C.-editor. Life under the Horseshoe: a History of Spring City. Spring City, Utah: Spring City D.U.P, 1987. 280 pages. Very good condition. Clean and tightly bound. A scarce Utah town history. $90.00
93. Westover, Adele B. Unflinching Courage. (History of Joseph City, Arizona). [n.p.]: Privately Printed, ca. 1950's. Slight shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A rare history of Joseph City, Arizona. Very scarce history of Joseph City, Arizona, a Mormon-settled region. Includes genealogies and family histories for many of the pioneer families of Joseph City. $175.00
94. White, Jean Bickmore-editor. Church, State, and Politics: the Diaries of John Henry Smith. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1990. 736 pages. Very good condition. This edition is limited to 500 copies. $220.00
95. Whitney Ward Centennial Book Committee. WHITNEY'S FIRST 100 YEARS. Whitney Centennial 1889-1989. (Idaho). Preston, Idaho: Whitney Ward Centennial Book Committee, 1991. 771 pages. Light wear only. A very nice copy. Numerous photographs. An excellent historical resource. $95.00
96. Whitney, Orson F. Through Memory's Halls: The Life Story of Orson F Whitney. As Told by Himself. Jackson County, Missouri: Press of Zion's Printing, 1930. 424 pages. Green pebbled cloth binding. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners, with the corners rubbed through. Spine and cover title are slightly dulled, which is normal for this title. Four or five text pages in the middle of the book have small stains near the bottom edge, not obtrusive. The binding is tight and the pages are tightly bound. A very scarce, privately printed autobiography of this LDS apostle, author and poet. A scarce book. Privately printed. Whitney led a remarkable and event-filled life as a Mormon pioneer, LDS apostle, and prolific author and poet. $200.00
97. Wicks, Robert S. & Fred R. Foister. Junius and Joseph: Presidential Politics and the Assassination of the First Mormon Prophet. Utah State University Press, 2005. 328 pages. Very good condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $25.00
98. Widtsoe, John. Joseph Smith: Seeker after Truth, Prophet of God. Bookcraft Pubs, 1991. Light wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. $14.00
99. Widtsoe, John A. Discourses of Brigham Young Deseret Book Co, 1925. 1925 first edition. Maroon cloth covers show wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners. A solid copy. $29.50
100. William A. Hickman Family. Profiles of William Adams Hickman. [n.p.]: William A. Hickman Family Organization, 1982. 170 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and a couple of small chips to the cloth at the edges of the boards, not obtrusive. Privately printed by the family organization. This is the 1982 third printing. A very scarce history of this controversial Mormon. The only full-length biography of Hickman was an anti-Mormon sensationalist book entitled "Brigham's Destroying Angel", purportedly written by himself but mostly ghost-written by the equally-notorious J.H. Beadle, king of anti-Mormon pot-boiler publishing. $100.00
101. Wright, Maxine R.. Remember Devil's Slide? Clyde N. Hatch Company, 1978. Softbound covers. Some wear to the edges. A scarce history of this community near Ogden formally known as Devil's Slide, or Devil's Slide Village. With numerous reminiscences and accounts of former residence as well as quite a few historical photographs. $55.00