The Papers of Joseph Smith

Smith, Joseph. Edited by Dean C. Jessee

Published by Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, 1992

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Papers of Joseph Smith
• Publisher: Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City
• Publication Date: 1992
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Editions.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • LDS Biography