LDS Books-New Acquisitions List
Last updated May 15, 2019
Last updated May 15, 2019
1. Call, Shann L.-compiler. The Journal of Anson Call. Afton, Wyoming: Shann L. Call, 2008. Very good condition in slightly edge-worn dust jacket. A clean and tight copy. Anson Call participated in many of the early events of Mormon history. His journal vividly recounts many of these events, including being nearly beaten to death by a mob in Missouri. He served in the Nauvoo Legion, was an associate of Joseph Smith and came West with the Latter-Day Saints to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. He lived in Utah until his death in 1890. $155.00
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Larson, Andrew Karl. Erastus Snow, the Life of a Missionary and Pioneer for the Early Mormon Church. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1971. 814 pages. Light shelf wear to the spine edges. A clean and tight copy. $140.00
9. McConkie, Bruce.. Mormon Doctrine. First edition, first printing. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1958. 776 pages. This is the 1958 first edition, first printing. There is some wear to the edges of the spine and corners. The corners are bumped. The text has scattered underlining, mostly in red pencil, to about 25% of pages (ca. 150). No dust jacket on this copy. A clean and tight copy. There were four printings of the first edition, all identical textually. This is a beautiful copy and is scarce in this state as first edition, first printing. $110.00
10. Pratt, Parley P. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PARLEY PARKER PRATT, ONE OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Chicago: Pratt Brothers, 1888. 502 pages. Full maroon leather binding. The spine has slight color fading. A small piece of the leather headcap is missing. There is light wear to the board edges and corners. A few small scuffed spots to the binding. A square, tight and clean copy, with the gold title still bright on the front cover and spine. Scarce in full leather in such well-preserved condition. $200.00
11. 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
12. Smith, George A., Lorenzo Snow, Paul A. Schettler & Eliza R. Snow. CORRESPONDENCE OF PALESTINE TOURISTS; COMPRISING A SERIES OF LETTERS By George A. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Paul A. Schettler, and Eliza R. Snow of Utah. Mostly Printed While Traveling in Europe, Asia and Africa, in the Years 1872 and 1873. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment, 1875. 386 pages. Bound in full black leather. There is some wear and rubbing to the corners and the edges. A few rubbed spots to the binding. The text block is tight and the pages are clean and tightly bound. Overall a nice copy. There are frontispiece steel-engraved illustrations of George A. Smith, Lorenzo Snow and Eliza R. Snow in the front of the book. The book gives detailed accounts, in the form of letters, of a holy land tour undertaken by this group of LDS travellers. A rare and important book that seldom comes on the market. $700.00
13. 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
14. Topliff, Vicki Bean. Autobiography of Willard Washington Bean: Exploits of the Fighting Parson, 1868-1949. Volumes 1 and 2 complete. Vicki Bean Topliff, 1950. 187 pages. Two volume set complete. Both volumes signed by the compiler. Green glossy hardback covers are in near fine condition. A rare set. There was a note from the previous owner penciled inside the front endpaper that mentioned this set was printed in an edition of 100 for family and libraries. Willard Bean was the man called to go to Palmyra, New York and further the growth and understanding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with the local surrounding communities. He was instrumental in laying the foundations for many of the acquisitions and successes that the church currently has in the area. $350.00
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Larson, Andrew Karl. Erastus Snow, the Life of a Missionary and Pioneer for the Early Mormon Church. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1971. 814 pages. Light shelf wear to the spine edges. A clean and tight copy. $140.00
9. McConkie, Bruce.. Mormon Doctrine. First edition, first printing. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1958. 776 pages. This is the 1958 first edition, first printing. There is some wear to the edges of the spine and corners. The corners are bumped. The text has scattered underlining, mostly in red pencil, to about 25% of pages (ca. 150). No dust jacket on this copy. A clean and tight copy. There were four printings of the first edition, all identical textually. This is a beautiful copy and is scarce in this state as first edition, first printing. $110.00
10. Pratt, Parley P. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PARLEY PARKER PRATT, ONE OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Chicago: Pratt Brothers, 1888. 502 pages. Full maroon leather binding. The spine has slight color fading. A small piece of the leather headcap is missing. There is light wear to the board edges and corners. A few small scuffed spots to the binding. A square, tight and clean copy, with the gold title still bright on the front cover and spine. Scarce in full leather in such well-preserved condition. $200.00
11. 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
12. Smith, George A., Lorenzo Snow, Paul A. Schettler & Eliza R. Snow. CORRESPONDENCE OF PALESTINE TOURISTS; COMPRISING A SERIES OF LETTERS By George A. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, Paul A. Schettler, and Eliza R. Snow of Utah. Mostly Printed While Traveling in Europe, Asia and Africa, in the Years 1872 and 1873. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Steam Printing Establishment, 1875. 386 pages. Bound in full black leather. There is some wear and rubbing to the corners and the edges. A few rubbed spots to the binding. The text block is tight and the pages are clean and tightly bound. Overall a nice copy. There are frontispiece steel-engraved illustrations of George A. Smith, Lorenzo Snow and Eliza R. Snow in the front of the book. The book gives detailed accounts, in the form of letters, of a holy land tour undertaken by this group of LDS travellers. A rare and important book that seldom comes on the market. $700.00
13. 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
14. Topliff, Vicki Bean. Autobiography of Willard Washington Bean: Exploits of the Fighting Parson, 1868-1949. Volumes 1 and 2 complete. Vicki Bean Topliff, 1950. 187 pages. Two volume set complete. Both volumes signed by the compiler. Green glossy hardback covers are in near fine condition. A rare set. There was a note from the previous owner penciled inside the front endpaper that mentioned this set was printed in an edition of 100 for family and libraries. Willard Bean was the man called to go to Palmyra, New York and further the growth and understanding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with the local surrounding communities. He was instrumental in laying the foundations for many of the acquisitions and successes that the church currently has in the area. $350.00