Chicago, Ill. Keen and Lee; Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1857. First edition. 8vo, original blind-stamped and gilt-stamped red cloth, 451, [5] pages, all edges marbled. Frontis, two plates. Three inserted folding color maps. Illus. Detailed description of Illinois, intended as a lure and a guide to immigrants. Includes a catalog of..... More
Williamstown: Printed by Ridley Bannister, 1832. First edition. 8vo, unbound, stitched, 12 pages. Unopened. The president of Williams College writes to commend Eddy for keeping the Presbyterians of Canandaigua relatively calm during the great revivals that swept through the area in 1831 (Canadaigua lies in the heart of the Burnt..... More
(Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House), 1964. A revised edition of a work that first appeared in 1951. 8vo, original light rose wrappers, 64 pages. A Reformed Latter-day Saints controversial work, contrasting their positions on this question with the church in Utah. With a publisher's note tipped to the verso of..... More
(Belleville, Illinois: Printed by B. H. Perryman and H. L. Davidson), 1855. First edition. 8vo, later half calf, marbled boards, gilt lettering, 600, xxiii, [1] pages. Lithograph frontispiece portrait. Perhaps the best firsthand account of the pioneer years of the state from an important early public figure. The imprint information..... More
Hagers-Town [Hagerstown]: Printed by William D. Bell, 1831. First edition. 12mo, original tree roan professionally rebacked with brown Fabrikoid cloth, new endpapers, and the hinges reinforced with library cloth tape, 131, [1] pages. Hill relies on petroglyphs and other evidence to argue that the Native Americans are descended from the..... More
[Washington, D. C. Wm. M. Belt, 1850]. First edition. Removed pamphlet, 8.75 x 5.5 inches, 14 pages. “Your memorialists, members of the general assembly of the State of ‘Deseret,’ would respectfully lay before your honorable body the wishes and interests of our constituents, together with the reasons and design of..... More
[Washington, D. C.]: Blair & Rives, Printers, [1841]. First edition. Unbound pamphlet, stitched, 9.75 x 6.25 inches, 47, [1] pages, untrimmed and partially unopened. "Sampson Avard, a witness produced, sworn, and examined on behalf of the State, deposeth and saith: That about four months since, a band, called the Daughters..... More
(Independence, Missouri: Zion's Printing and Publishing Company), [ca. 1920-1930?]. A later edition of this LDS missionary pamphlet, including the preface to the second American edition dated 1902. Small 8vo, original printed self-wrappers, 31, [1] pages. More
