Salt Lake City: Howe Brothers, 1982. First Edition. 342pp. Octavo [24 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very/good/Near fine. Faint rubbing to extremities to the jacket. "Quicksand and Cactus, an autobiography by Juanita Brooks, could hardly be more appropriately named. Her life began in the..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. 740pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] 1/2 dark orange cloth over orange boards. Both the book and jacket are better than very good. Well received and celebrated biography of the founder of the Mormon faith. Winner of Mormon History Association's Best Book Award (2005)..... More
Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1989. First Edition. 1/500. 286pp. Octavo [24 cm] Gray cloth with a light blue cloth wraparound. Near fine. This is the third title published in the Signature Books 'Significant Mormon Diaries' series. This work was limited to 500 numbered copies, this is copy 496. "Through this..... More
Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1991. First Edition. 1/500. 580pp. Octavo [24 cm] Gray cloth with a blue cloth wraparound. Near fine. This is the fifth title published in the Signature Books 'Significant Mormon Diaries' series. This work was limited to 500 numbered copies, this is copy 303. William Clayton is..... More
Salt Lake City: [Seagull Press], 1924. 117pp. Large octavo [24.5 cm] Gray marbled wrappers with the title on the front panel. Minor sunning and wear to covers. Bookplate on reverse of cover. Profusely illustrated tribute to McCune, who held many positions both ecclesiastical (Relief Society Board) and civic (USU Trustee)..... More
London: Jarrolds Publishers, [1936]. 287pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. A few small chips to the foot of the jacket. Eight pages of advertisements (dated: Spring, 1936) at the rear for other Jarrolds publication. Complete with all thirty tipped-in..... More
New York: Doubleday and Company, 1981. First Edition. 406pp. Duodecimo [21.5 cm] 1/2 maroon cloth over tan boards. Near fine/Near fine. Name in ink (small) on the front flyleaf. "Sonia Johnson's roots in the Mormon church went back five generations. She'd been married for twenty years, was a dedicated homemaker..... More
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1955. First Edition. Two volume set. 344, 480pp. Brown cloth with the red title labels on the backstrips. Very good/Very good. Minor age toning to jackets with a few small chips at the extremities. Map endsheets and pastedowns. John D. Lee was the only person..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1984. First Edition. 394pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/2 black cloth over tan boards. Very good/Very good. Map endsheets and pastedowns. This is the definitive work on Emma Smith and likely will never be surpassed. Inscribed by the author, Linda King Newell on the half-title. "Many women..... More
[Provo, UT]: Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, 1982. First Edition. 106pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue cloth with silver stamped titles on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Fine. This work covers the formative years of Young's life, including his conversion to the Mormon faith, and the development of his..... More
Salt Lake City: Granite Publishing Company, 1958. First Edition. 371pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Brown cloth with the title printed in off-white on the front board and backstrip. Fine/Fine. "Joseph C. rich might well be called the versatile pioneer; for pioneer he was, and a man of many talents and accomplishments..... More
Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons, 1892. First Edition. 468pp. Octavo [24 cm] Full grained leather with decorative gilt stamping to the boards and the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Very good. Crown chipped with loss with the corners gently rubbed. Frontis is loose..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. First Edition. 317pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Gray cloth with silver stamped titles on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Discreet remainder mark on the foot of the fore edge near the spine. A compelling autobiography of a Mormon woman is presented in this collection of..... More
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1995. First Edition. 316pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Dark red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Near fine. Review copy with letter and slipped laid in Compiled diaries of Eliza R. Snow. Snow (1804-1887) is the first lady of Mormon..... More
Salt Lake City: Tanner Trust Fund - University of Utah Library, 1980. First Edition. 105pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Gray cloth with silver stamped title on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Fine. Much of this diary centers around the events leading up to, and surrounding the Utah war, and provides..... More