Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many Generations (ex-libris Harriet Richards Harwood, wife of Utah artist James T. Harwood)
by Smith, Lucy [Mack]
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About This Item
The lengthy admonishment went on to state that, if any church members owned a copy: "...to dispose of it so it will never be read by any person again. If they do not, the responsibility of the evil results that may accrue from keeping it will rest upon them and not upon us...those who have been instructed respecting its character, and will still keep it on their tables, and have it in their houses... need rebuke, it is transmitting lies to posterity to take such a course, and we know that the curse of God will rest upon every one, after he comes to the knowledge of what is here said, who keeps these books for his children to learn and believe in lies. (Star pp. 657-658)
Orson Pratt also did not escape public chastisement from the First Presidency: ..."brother Pratt had it printed, and published it, without saying a word to the First Presidency or the Twelve about what he was doing. This is the way the book came into being. It was smuggled, juggled and foisted into existence as a book..." (Star pp. 657-658)
Subsequently, many of the books were destroyed. Individuals still owning copies were instructed to turn them over to their Bishops or to the church offices to be disposed of. People who voluntarily turned in their copies were paid with a credit towards their tithing or in other works of the church. For this reason, the Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and his Progenitors for Many Generations is a rare, controversial and historically important book. Flake/Draper 8080. Howes S637. Mormon Imprints 47. Mormon Fifty 41. Auerbach 1234. Scallawagiana Hundred 46. Graff 3860. Crawley 829.
Synopsis
The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother is a biography of the Latter Day Saint prophet Joseph Smith, according to his mother, Lucy Mack Smith. It was originally titled Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations and was published by Orson Pratt in Liverpool in 1853.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58707
- Title
- Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many Generations (ex-libris Harriet Richards Harwood, wife of Utah artist James T. Harwood)
- Author
- Smith, Lucy [Mack]
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Published for Orson Pratt by S. W. Richards
- Place of Publication
- Liverpool and London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Mormon; LDS; Joseph Smith; Brigham Young; Nauvoo; Lucy Mack Smith; NYCBIB2021
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