LDS Books-Recent Acquisitions List
Last Updated March 2, 2021
Last Updated March 2, 2021
Orrin Schwab Books
Recent Acquisitions
To order, call 800-823-9124 or e-mail orrin.schwab.books@gmail.com
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1. Bean, George Washington & Flora Diana Bean Horne. Autobiography of George Washington Bean: A Utah Pioneer of 1847 and His Family Records. Utah Printing Co., 1945. 378 pages. 1945 first edition. Maroon hardback covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. Scarce in first edition. An excellent Utah pioneer history. $125.00
2. Brittan, Rollin J. Early Days on the Grand River and the Mormon War. Columbia, Missouri: State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, 1920. 111 pages. Signed by the author. Red cloth covers show shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Good+ condition. This is the scarce 1920 first edition. $75.00
3. Doyle, Amy Jones. History and Genealogy of Daniel Webster Jones. Salt Lake City: Western Printing Company, 1953. 106 pages. Signed by the author. Green hardback covers show some wear and rubbing to the binding. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Very scarce Utah family history. $150.00
4. Gottfredson, Peter. History of Indian Depredations in Utah. Salt Lake City: Skelton Publishers, 1919. 352 pages. Blue hardback covers are in remarkably well-preserved condition. A clean and bright coy of the 1919 first edition with only light wear evident on the edges and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. This is the nicest copy I've seen. $95.00
5. Gove, Jesse. The Utah Expedition, 1857-1858. Letters of Capt. Jesse A. Gove, 10th Inf., USA, of Concord, N.H. to Mrs. Gove, and Special Correspondent of the New York Herald. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1928. 442 pages. This is one of 50 copies of this book printed on large paper. It is beautifully-preserved, with light wear only to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Obviously very scarce in this extremely limited edition. The trade edition was published in smaller scale. $350.00
6. Hafen, Arthur K. Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs. St. George, Utah: Privately Printed, 1961. 41 pages. 1961 first edition. Signed by the author, with an inscription to a friend. Small softbound covers show some wear and a few rubbed spots. One small stain on the front cover. The pages are clean. $25.00
7. Smith, Darrin. Logan Reflections: Photographs Then, Now and In Between. Herald Journal, 2009. Glossy hardback covers in very good condition. A beautiful book, profusely illustrated with historical photographs of Logan, Utah and the surrounding area. $90.00
8. Smith, Joseph (Introduction by Curt A. Bench). The Parallel Book of Mormon: The 1830, 1837, and 1840 editions. Signature Books, 2008. 645 pages. New condition, still in the original publisher's shrink wrap. $170.00
9. Smith, Joseph (Introduction by Curt A. Bench). The Parallel Doctrine and Covenants. The 1832-1833, and 1835 Editions of Joseph Smith's Revelations. Signature Books, 2009. 246 pages. New condition, still in the original publisher's shrink wrap. $200.00
10. Tullidge, Edward W. Life of Brigham Young: or, Utah and Her Founders. New York: Private Printing, 1877. 2 pages. 1877 second edition. Gray cloth covers show quite a bit of shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. The corners are bumped. Slight discoloration to the covers. The frontispiece engraved portrait of Brigham Young is present. $150.00
Recent Acquisitions
To order, call 800-823-9124 or e-mail orrin.schwab.books@gmail.com
____________________________________________________________________________________
1. Bean, George Washington & Flora Diana Bean Horne. Autobiography of George Washington Bean: A Utah Pioneer of 1847 and His Family Records. Utah Printing Co., 1945. 378 pages. 1945 first edition. Maroon hardback covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. Scarce in first edition. An excellent Utah pioneer history. $125.00
2. Brittan, Rollin J. Early Days on the Grand River and the Mormon War. Columbia, Missouri: State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, 1920. 111 pages. Signed by the author. Red cloth covers show shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Good+ condition. This is the scarce 1920 first edition. $75.00
3. Doyle, Amy Jones. History and Genealogy of Daniel Webster Jones. Salt Lake City: Western Printing Company, 1953. 106 pages. Signed by the author. Green hardback covers show some wear and rubbing to the binding. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Very scarce Utah family history. $150.00
4. Gottfredson, Peter. History of Indian Depredations in Utah. Salt Lake City: Skelton Publishers, 1919. 352 pages. Blue hardback covers are in remarkably well-preserved condition. A clean and bright coy of the 1919 first edition with only light wear evident on the edges and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. This is the nicest copy I've seen. $95.00
5. Gove, Jesse. The Utah Expedition, 1857-1858. Letters of Capt. Jesse A. Gove, 10th Inf., USA, of Concord, N.H. to Mrs. Gove, and Special Correspondent of the New York Herald. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1928. 442 pages. This is one of 50 copies of this book printed on large paper. It is beautifully-preserved, with light wear only to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Obviously very scarce in this extremely limited edition. The trade edition was published in smaller scale. $350.00
6. Hafen, Arthur K. Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs. St. George, Utah: Privately Printed, 1961. 41 pages. 1961 first edition. Signed by the author, with an inscription to a friend. Small softbound covers show some wear and a few rubbed spots. One small stain on the front cover. The pages are clean. $25.00
7. Smith, Darrin. Logan Reflections: Photographs Then, Now and In Between. Herald Journal, 2009. Glossy hardback covers in very good condition. A beautiful book, profusely illustrated with historical photographs of Logan, Utah and the surrounding area. $90.00
8. Smith, Joseph (Introduction by Curt A. Bench). The Parallel Book of Mormon: The 1830, 1837, and 1840 editions. Signature Books, 2008. 645 pages. New condition, still in the original publisher's shrink wrap. $170.00
9. Smith, Joseph (Introduction by Curt A. Bench). The Parallel Doctrine and Covenants. The 1832-1833, and 1835 Editions of Joseph Smith's Revelations. Signature Books, 2009. 246 pages. New condition, still in the original publisher's shrink wrap. $200.00
10. Tullidge, Edward W. Life of Brigham Young: or, Utah and Her Founders. New York: Private Printing, 1877. 2 pages. 1877 second edition. Gray cloth covers show quite a bit of shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. The corners are bumped. Slight discoloration to the covers. The frontispiece engraved portrait of Brigham Young is present. $150.00