Joseph Smith / Pearl of Great Price Being Choice Selection 1st Edition 1878

Description: The Pearl of Great Price: Being a Choice Selection from the Revelations, Translations and Narrations of Joseph Smith, First Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Author: Smith, Joseph Title: The Pearl of Great Price: Being a Choice Selection from the Revelations, Translations and Narrations of Joseph Smith, First Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Publication: Salt Lake City, UT: Printed at the Latter-day Saints' Printing and Publishing Establishment, 1878 Edition: First American Edition Description: Hardcover. 71pp. Octavo [23 cm] Rebacked with blue cloth. With portions of the 1/4 blue pebbled cloth, and with the gray green paper covered boards. The title page is reprinted on the front board within a ruled border with corner ornaments. This copy resembles Copy No. 2 in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Church History Catalog. Paper restoration to top fore-edge corners of boards. Hinges reinforced with Japanese tissue. Some moisture staining, including several moisture rings to boards. Front free endpaper absent. Small tissue repair to rear free endpaper. Sporadic pencil markings in text. Still presents rather well. Includes all three facsimiles from The Book of Abraham,including facsimile #2, as a three part folding plate. Fold-out plate is very nice. Very Good. The first edition of the Pearl of Great Price was printed in Liverpool in 1851 against Brigham Young's wishes. Coincidentally, no other editions of this LDS doctrinal work were published again, until after Brigham Young's death in 1877. Thus making this 1878 edition of the Pearl of Great Price, not only the 2nd edition overall, but the first Salt Lake City edition and the first American edition of this work as well. In addition to the material in the 1851 edition, revisions to the book of Moses were made from Joseph Smith's revision of the holy scriptures. Also, "the revelation of plural marriage" (Doctrine and Covenants 132) was added. Contains the 'Book of Abraham'. Flake/Draper 6167. Howes S636. Seller ID: 66623 Subject: Utah & the Mormons Ken Sanders Rare Books Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full-service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City. We have a vast inventory of used and rare books, a handful of new books, and an ever-changing selection of art, ephemera, maps, photographs, and postcards. We specialize in Utah & the Mormons and Western Americana, with emphases on the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, Yellowstone, and other national parks. The literary West is well-represented here, with deep selections of Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, B. Traven, and more. We offer rare and collectible books in many subjects, including Literature, Art, Photography, Children's and Illustrated Books, and Wordless Novels. Proprietor Ken Sanders has been buying, selling and collecting books since childhood. He co-owned and ran the legendary Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore in the 1970s and founded Dream Garden Press, our in-house publishing company, in 1980. Terms & Guarantee All orders ship within 2 business days after receiving payment. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 7-10 business days. Expedited and international shipping options are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund (prior notice appreciated). We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

End Time: 2025-01-06T19:16:38.000Z

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