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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: unknown (no jacket visible). This hardcover book is in good condition, with a solid binding and clean pages. The cover shows minor wear typical of a book of its age, but there is no dust jacket included. The integrity of the book is well-preserved, making it a reliable addition to any library. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. no dust jacket. Third printing March 1985. Bound in green cloth with white lettering. The boards show light rubbing to the corners and spine ends. The binding is firm and square. Internal pages are clean and unmarked, with no inscriptions or stamps. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Vintage Hardback - as shown, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, VERY GOOD condition Pics 3 & 4 show notes inside front cove Pics 6 & 7 show content The archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have a rich collection of papers related to the life and activities of Brigham Young. A member of the Church since 1832 and an apostle after 1835, Brigham Young served as president of the Council of Twelve Apostles after the death of Joseph Smith in 1844 and in January 1848 was sustained as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brigham Young served as president until his death on August 29, 1877. Acknowledged to be one of America's great colonizers, Brigham Young was also governor of Utah Territory from 1850 to 1858, superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1851 to 1858, a founder of about 350 communities in the far west, and founder of several score business enterprises. A believer in the principle of plural marriage practiced by the Mormons during his lifetime, Brigham Young was the head of one of America's largest families. Sixteen of his wives bore him fifty-seven children. Of these children, forty-six grew to maturity, including seventeen sons and twenty-nine daughters. The Church Archives has more than one hundred letters written by Brigham Young to his children, including letters written to sons while they were away on proselyting missions for the Church, others written to sons who studied in eastern universities, still others written to sons away on business trips, and letters to two sons who were in the military service. The Church Archives has the responsibility of collecting and preserving manuscript materials related to the history of the Mormon people. It also has the responsibility of making available materials in the archives that would be edifying and informative. Among the most interesting of these pertaining to Brigham Young are his letters to his sons that are presented in this volume. Enjoying a warm relationship with his sons, Brigham Young gave them fatherly counsel through these letters. This advice is as relevant today as it was when written a century ago.…

Hardcover. 557; 642pp. Octavos [23.5 cm] Gray cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spines and linear red ink stamped designs on the spine and covers. Very good condition. Very minor rubbing to the spine ends and edges of the covers. The top fore edge corner of the front cover of volume 1 is gently bumped. The front endsheets have a previous owner's bookplates. The dust jackets are in near fine condition, with very light surface and edge wear. The spines of the jackets are barely perceptibly sunned. Collected papers and musings from L.D.S. Church founder. Some content previously unavailable for public consumption. Volume I: Autobiographical and Historical Writings. Volume II: Journal 1832-1842.…

Hardcover. 506; 558pp. Quarto [26 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles against red ink stamped backgrounds on the spines, and Joseph Smith's name stamped in decorative gilt on the front boards. Near fine. The spine of volume 1 is very slightly rolled back. The dust jacket of volume 1 is in near fine condition. The top edge is gently bumped. The dust jacket of volume 2 is in very good condition. There is a large but light damp stain along the bottom edge. The stain measures 4 inches wide by 1 inch deep, and is primarily noticeable on the internal non-visible side. There are a few light short marks on the front panel. May require extra postage due to weight. "Joseph Smith has been one of the least accessible major figures in the history of American religion. The Joseph Smith Papers will forever change that by producing a monumental critical edition of every document written, dictated, or supervised by the Mormon prophet. This first offering, Journals, Volume 1: 1832-1839, already gives readers and researchers a fascinating glimpse of a new Joseph Smith. Its five texts depict a gifted young leader struggling to guide his unruly new religious movement on two fronts. AS he labored to organize The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Kirkland, Ohio, and sought to establish God's new Zion in hostile Missouri, Smith served as itinerant preacher, fund-raiser, farmer, construction supervisor, disciplinarian, litigant, commander, prisoner, and loyal family member as well as visionary, healer, and revelator. Al of these roles come vividly to life in these manuscript journals, meticulously edited according to the highest critical standards. Journals, Volume 1 is a splendid debut for what is certain to become one of the great landmarks in LDS publishing and scholarship." -Stephen A. Marini, Professor of Religion Wellesley College.…

First Editions. 2 volume set. 557, 642pp. Octavos [24 cm] Gray cloth with gilt stamped titles on the backstrips. Both volumes fine in like jackets. Signed by the editor in ink on the title page of both volumes. Volume 1: Autobiographical and Historical Writings. Volume 2: Journal 1832-1842. A very nice set of this much respected work. This is the nicest set that we've encountered, of this precursor to the JSP. Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844) was born in Sharon, Vermont. In 1820 he received a heavenly visitation of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. In 1830, Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ. After being driven from three different states and suffering much persecution, Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum Smith (1800-1844), were murdered by a mob in Carthage, Illinois on June 27, 1844.…