LDS Books-New Acquisitions List
Last updated July 11, 2019
Last updated July 11, 2019
1. Allen, Elizabeth. A History of Paradise Cache County, Utah, 1860–1999. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 2001. 563 pages. Near new condition. A scarce Cache Valley town history. $95.00
2. Arrington, Leonard J. Charles C. Rich: Mormon General and Western Frontiersman. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1974. 386 pages. Some wear to the binding. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges. The text has 40 or so pages of scattered underlining. $35.00
3. Arrington, Leonard J. Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-Day Saints, 1830-1900. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1958. 534 pages. Shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a couple of chips to the edges and a repaired tear at the top of the front panel and spine. The tear is repaired with archival tape. Some residue marks from old tape on the top of the back panel. Scarce first edition of this classic Mormon economic and historical treatise. $70.00
4. 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
5. 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. Near fine condition, both book and dust jacket. $85.00
6. 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
7. Boden, Sarah Lucy Bronson. Reid Family History: Descendents of John Reed 1781, Pennsylvania-1866, Utah and First Wife, Jane Haircourt Noel, 1780, Virginia- 1836-Illinois. Provo, Utah: Privately Printed, 1972. 387 pages. Red cloth covers in very good condition. A good family history. Intense quite a bit of 19th-century Utah pioneer history. $45.00
8. Braegger, LaRene-et al. Bear River City. Providence, Utah: Watkins Printing, 1993. 316 pages. Red glossy hardback covers show light wear. Very scarce Northern Utah history. $65.00
9. Brooks, Juanita. The Life of George Brooks. [n.p.]: Self Published, 1965. 146 pages. Some wear to the edges of the binding. The dust jacket has wear and rubbing to the edges with a few small chips and tears. $55.00
10. Brown, Wade. The God-Inspired Language of the Book of Mormon. Clackamas, Oregon: Rainbow Press, 1988. Thick glossy softbound covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. A few rubbed spots to the covers as well. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A solid copy of this rare and important book of 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. $150.00
11. 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. $125.00
12. Cluff, Judy H. & Franklin K. Gibson-compilers. Johnson Gems. 1979. Glossy softbound covers show light wear. A scarce, privately printed book of writings and stories related to Benjamin Franklin Johnson. $45.00
13. Collier, Fred C.. The Office Journal of President Brigham Young, 1858-1863. Book D. Collier's Publishing Co. , 2006. 470 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Black hardback covers in fine condition. $50.00
14. 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
15. Crookston, Newell J. The Story of Old Ephraim. Newell J. Crookston, 1959. 22 pages. Softbound covers with stapled binding. Slight wear to the edges of the covers. A scarce Cache Valley historical account of the famous grizzly bear who terrorized ranchers and livestock for many years before being hunted and killed by a local rancher. $48.00
16. Crowther, William Orson. The Crowthers of Fountain Green, Utah. Zion's Printing & Pub. Co, 1943. 340 pages. 1943 first edition. Maroon hardback covers show some wear and rubbing to the spine and edges. A very scarce history of this pioneer Mormon family. $90.00
17. Dahl, Paul E.. William Clayton: Missionary, Pioneer, and Public Servant. J. Grant Stevenson, 1964. Maroon hardback covers show light wear. A clean and tight copy. $60.00
18. Davidson, Art & Jim Aston. "Sometimes" Cassidy. Jim Astin and Hawkes Pub, 1994. 368 pages. Glossy pictorial softbound covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A rare, privately printed history of Butch Cassidy by one who claimed to have long-standing knowledge of Butch as a young man, known as "Little Pard" to Cassidy. An intriguing publication. $235.00
19. Derr, Jill Mulvay & Karen Lynn Davidson. Eliza R. Snow: The Complete Poetry. BYU Studies / Brigham Young Univ Press, 2009. 1376 pages. Near fine condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $130.00
20. 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
21. Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement As a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism… Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1854. 447 pages. Brown half leather binding, with leather spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the to spine edges. Corners rubbed through. The brown leather spine has some rubbing and scuffing. The binding is tight. This is the1854 first edition. A scarce and important Americana imprint. Slight fading to spine. Very scarce. $125.00
22. Green, George Davis. Early Utah Pioneers: Ammon Green Sr. and Almira Mesick Green and their Family. Mini-Cassia Printing Co, 1961. Maroon cloth covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $95.00
23. Hatch, Nelle Spilsbury & B. Carmon Hardy-compilers. Stalwarts South of the Border. Privately Printed, 1985. Large red covers. Light wear to the edges. A rare, privately printed book, with great historical information on the Mormon colonies in Mexico. $150.00
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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. $195.00
27. 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
28. Lambert, George C. GEMS OF REMINISCENCE. Seventeenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: George C. Lambert, 1915. 192 pages. Shelf wear to the edges of the spine and corners. Slight fading to the cover title. Pages 133-140 are close-trimmed at the margins, with the final character of text onslightly affected. A scarce title in the Faith-Promoting series. This is the 17th book in the "Faith-Promoting Series" and is the scarcest and most difficult title to locate in the series. $175.00
29. Lambourne, Alfred. Our Inland Sea: the Story of a Homestead. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909. 256 pages. Green hardback covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. A couple of pages near the front have small pieces torn away at the edges, not affecting the text. The binding is tight and the pages clean. A beautiful publication. Illustrated by the author, who was also a noted Utah artist. $85.00
30. Lupher, Morjorie G.. Woodruff the Butte-iful: Garden Spot of the West. (Arizona) Woodruff, Arizona: Privately Printed, 1982. 169 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A few small soiled spots to the covers. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A rare, privately printed book on Woodruff, Arizona. This was a Mormon-settled town and was named after LDS President Wilford Woodruff. With numerous photographs. An excellent history. Quite rare. $125.00
31. Lyman, Albert R. Fort on the Firing Line. 2012. 219 pages. Glossy softbound covers. Near fine condition. A scarce history of this Bluff, Utah pioneer fort by this under-appreciated Utah historian. $75.00
32. Maxwell, Neal A. The Collected Works of Neal A. Maxwell. Complete set of six volumes. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2000. 1800 pages. Complete set of six volumes. Bound in deluxe blue bindings with gold-decorated front covers and spines. Four of the volumes are still in the original publisher's shrink wrarp. All volumes in fine condition. A beautfully produced set of works by this master LDS writer, speaker and teacher. $525.00
33. McDonald, Ervin Stevenson. The Family and Ancestry of Edward Stevenson (1820-1897) and His Third Wife Emily Electa Williams (1841-1918). Provo, Utah: Stevenson's Genealogy Center, 1981. Maroon cloth covers in very good condition. A rare family history. Includes quite a bit of early LDS pioneer history. Rare. $125.00
34. 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
35. Murdock, S. Reed. Murdock Brothers' Pioneer Trilogy. Summerwood, 2005. 359 pages. Glossy maroon hardback covers in very good condition. $150.00
36. Newey, LaVerna Burnett. Remember My Valley: A History of Ogden Canyon, Eden, Liberty, and Huntsville, Utah, from 1825 to 1976. Salt Lake City: Hawkes Publishing, 1977. 377 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small tears to the edges. A few pages have marks where a paper clip was attached at the edge of the page. No underlining to the text. A scarce and important history. $125.00
37. Reay, David M. Selected Manifestations. N.p.]: Private Printing, 1985. 413 pages. Signed by the author on the front blank endpage BWhite hardback covers show light wear. The dust jacket has light wear and a couple of small tears to the edges. No underlining to the text. A rare publication, especially signed. $595.00
38. Roberts, B.H.-Complier. A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Complete set of volumes 1-6. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1930. First edition complete set of 6 volumes Light shelf wear to the bindings. Illustrated color covers and beautiful steel-engraved plates with tissue guards throughout all of the volumes. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Slight fading to the gold title on the spine. A few rubbed spots. The bindings are tight and the pages clean and free from underlining. Scarce in this condition in first edition. The first edition of this set is larger than later reprints, has the tissue guards and has vivid high-quality illustrations. There was a reprint edition published the same year with no tissue guards and lesser quality illustrations. A very scarce first edition set. This is a deluxe publication, with large format and beautiful illustrations throughout. This set is one of the most detailed historical publications of the history of the LDS church. It was compiled and edited masterfully by Brigham Henry Roberts, an able historian and gospel scholar. $250.00
39. Sessions, Gene A.. Biographies and Reminiscences from the James Henry Moyle Collection, the Archives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Publisher, 1974. Large red hardback covers in very good condition. $150.00
40. 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
41. 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
42. Smith, Lucy; Anderson, Lavina Fielding & Irene M. Bates. Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2001. 950 pages. Very good in lightly edge-one dust jacket. $120.00
43. 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
44. 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
45. Unknown. The Cluff Family Journal. Unknown, 1904. Black hardback covers with replacement spine and leather corners. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. This is a bound volume of this periodical from 1899-1904. $150.00
46. 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. $190.00
47. 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
48. 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. $350.00
2. Arrington, Leonard J. Charles C. Rich: Mormon General and Western Frontiersman. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1974. 386 pages. Some wear to the binding. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges. The text has 40 or so pages of scattered underlining. $35.00
3. Arrington, Leonard J. Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-Day Saints, 1830-1900. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1958. 534 pages. Shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a couple of chips to the edges and a repaired tear at the top of the front panel and spine. The tear is repaired with archival tape. Some residue marks from old tape on the top of the back panel. Scarce first edition of this classic Mormon economic and historical treatise. $70.00
4. 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
5. 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. Near fine condition, both book and dust jacket. $85.00
6. 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
7. Boden, Sarah Lucy Bronson. Reid Family History: Descendents of John Reed 1781, Pennsylvania-1866, Utah and First Wife, Jane Haircourt Noel, 1780, Virginia- 1836-Illinois. Provo, Utah: Privately Printed, 1972. 387 pages. Red cloth covers in very good condition. A good family history. Intense quite a bit of 19th-century Utah pioneer history. $45.00
8. Braegger, LaRene-et al. Bear River City. Providence, Utah: Watkins Printing, 1993. 316 pages. Red glossy hardback covers show light wear. Very scarce Northern Utah history. $65.00
9. Brooks, Juanita. The Life of George Brooks. [n.p.]: Self Published, 1965. 146 pages. Some wear to the edges of the binding. The dust jacket has wear and rubbing to the edges with a few small chips and tears. $55.00
10. Brown, Wade. The God-Inspired Language of the Book of Mormon. Clackamas, Oregon: Rainbow Press, 1988. Thick glossy softbound covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. A few rubbed spots to the covers as well. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A solid copy of this rare and important book of 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. $150.00
11. 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. $125.00
12. Cluff, Judy H. & Franklin K. Gibson-compilers. Johnson Gems. 1979. Glossy softbound covers show light wear. A scarce, privately printed book of writings and stories related to Benjamin Franklin Johnson. $45.00
13. Collier, Fred C.. The Office Journal of President Brigham Young, 1858-1863. Book D. Collier's Publishing Co. , 2006. 470 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Black hardback covers in fine condition. $50.00
14. 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
15. Crookston, Newell J. The Story of Old Ephraim. Newell J. Crookston, 1959. 22 pages. Softbound covers with stapled binding. Slight wear to the edges of the covers. A scarce Cache Valley historical account of the famous grizzly bear who terrorized ranchers and livestock for many years before being hunted and killed by a local rancher. $48.00
16. Crowther, William Orson. The Crowthers of Fountain Green, Utah. Zion's Printing & Pub. Co, 1943. 340 pages. 1943 first edition. Maroon hardback covers show some wear and rubbing to the spine and edges. A very scarce history of this pioneer Mormon family. $90.00
17. Dahl, Paul E.. William Clayton: Missionary, Pioneer, and Public Servant. J. Grant Stevenson, 1964. Maroon hardback covers show light wear. A clean and tight copy. $60.00
18. Davidson, Art & Jim Aston. "Sometimes" Cassidy. Jim Astin and Hawkes Pub, 1994. 368 pages. Glossy pictorial softbound covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A rare, privately printed history of Butch Cassidy by one who claimed to have long-standing knowledge of Butch as a young man, known as "Little Pard" to Cassidy. An intriguing publication. $235.00
19. Derr, Jill Mulvay & Karen Lynn Davidson. Eliza R. Snow: The Complete Poetry. BYU Studies / Brigham Young Univ Press, 2009. 1376 pages. Near fine condition, both book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. $130.00
20. 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
21. Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement As a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism… Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1854. 447 pages. Brown half leather binding, with leather spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the to spine edges. Corners rubbed through. The brown leather spine has some rubbing and scuffing. The binding is tight. This is the1854 first edition. A scarce and important Americana imprint. Slight fading to spine. Very scarce. $125.00
22. Green, George Davis. Early Utah Pioneers: Ammon Green Sr. and Almira Mesick Green and their Family. Mini-Cassia Printing Co, 1961. Maroon cloth covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $95.00
23. Hatch, Nelle Spilsbury & B. Carmon Hardy-compilers. Stalwarts South of the Border. Privately Printed, 1985. Large red covers. Light wear to the edges. A rare, privately printed book, with great historical information on the Mormon colonies in Mexico. $150.00
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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. $195.00
27. 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
28. Lambert, George C. GEMS OF REMINISCENCE. Seventeenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: George C. Lambert, 1915. 192 pages. Shelf wear to the edges of the spine and corners. Slight fading to the cover title. Pages 133-140 are close-trimmed at the margins, with the final character of text onslightly affected. A scarce title in the Faith-Promoting series. This is the 17th book in the "Faith-Promoting Series" and is the scarcest and most difficult title to locate in the series. $175.00
29. Lambourne, Alfred. Our Inland Sea: the Story of a Homestead. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1909. 256 pages. Green hardback covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. A couple of pages near the front have small pieces torn away at the edges, not affecting the text. The binding is tight and the pages clean. A beautiful publication. Illustrated by the author, who was also a noted Utah artist. $85.00
30. Lupher, Morjorie G.. Woodruff the Butte-iful: Garden Spot of the West. (Arizona) Woodruff, Arizona: Privately Printed, 1982. 169 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A few small soiled spots to the covers. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A rare, privately printed book on Woodruff, Arizona. This was a Mormon-settled town and was named after LDS President Wilford Woodruff. With numerous photographs. An excellent history. Quite rare. $125.00
31. Lyman, Albert R. Fort on the Firing Line. 2012. 219 pages. Glossy softbound covers. Near fine condition. A scarce history of this Bluff, Utah pioneer fort by this under-appreciated Utah historian. $75.00
32. Maxwell, Neal A. The Collected Works of Neal A. Maxwell. Complete set of six volumes. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2000. 1800 pages. Complete set of six volumes. Bound in deluxe blue bindings with gold-decorated front covers and spines. Four of the volumes are still in the original publisher's shrink wrarp. All volumes in fine condition. A beautfully produced set of works by this master LDS writer, speaker and teacher. $525.00
33. McDonald, Ervin Stevenson. The Family and Ancestry of Edward Stevenson (1820-1897) and His Third Wife Emily Electa Williams (1841-1918). Provo, Utah: Stevenson's Genealogy Center, 1981. Maroon cloth covers in very good condition. A rare family history. Includes quite a bit of early LDS pioneer history. Rare. $125.00
34. 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
35. Murdock, S. Reed. Murdock Brothers' Pioneer Trilogy. Summerwood, 2005. 359 pages. Glossy maroon hardback covers in very good condition. $150.00
36. Newey, LaVerna Burnett. Remember My Valley: A History of Ogden Canyon, Eden, Liberty, and Huntsville, Utah, from 1825 to 1976. Salt Lake City: Hawkes Publishing, 1977. 377 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small tears to the edges. A few pages have marks where a paper clip was attached at the edge of the page. No underlining to the text. A scarce and important history. $125.00
37. Reay, David M. Selected Manifestations. N.p.]: Private Printing, 1985. 413 pages. Signed by the author on the front blank endpage BWhite hardback covers show light wear. The dust jacket has light wear and a couple of small tears to the edges. No underlining to the text. A rare publication, especially signed. $595.00
38. Roberts, B.H.-Complier. A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Complete set of volumes 1-6. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1930. First edition complete set of 6 volumes Light shelf wear to the bindings. Illustrated color covers and beautiful steel-engraved plates with tissue guards throughout all of the volumes. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Slight fading to the gold title on the spine. A few rubbed spots. The bindings are tight and the pages clean and free from underlining. Scarce in this condition in first edition. The first edition of this set is larger than later reprints, has the tissue guards and has vivid high-quality illustrations. There was a reprint edition published the same year with no tissue guards and lesser quality illustrations. A very scarce first edition set. This is a deluxe publication, with large format and beautiful illustrations throughout. This set is one of the most detailed historical publications of the history of the LDS church. It was compiled and edited masterfully by Brigham Henry Roberts, an able historian and gospel scholar. $250.00
39. Sessions, Gene A.. Biographies and Reminiscences from the James Henry Moyle Collection, the Archives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Publisher, 1974. Large red hardback covers in very good condition. $150.00
40. 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
41. 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
42. Smith, Lucy; Anderson, Lavina Fielding & Irene M. Bates. Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2001. 950 pages. Very good in lightly edge-one dust jacket. $120.00
43. 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
44. 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
45. Unknown. The Cluff Family Journal. Unknown, 1904. Black hardback covers with replacement spine and leather corners. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. This is a bound volume of this periodical from 1899-1904. $150.00
46. 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. $190.00
47. 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
48. 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. $350.00