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The City of the Saints : Among the Mormons and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
by Burton, Sir Richard F
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- Paperback
- Condition
- As New condition
- ISBN 10
- 1589762304
- ISBN 13
- 9781589762305
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About This Item
Santa Barbara, California: The Narrative Press , 2003. As New condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Trade paperback. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A few illustrations. Author's Preface. Appendix. Chapter Notes. Original pictorial wraps. This edition was published at $28.95. See: Penzer pp.68-69. Casada 28. Cowan p.87. Graff 512. Howes B1033. Sabin 9497. Wagner-Camp-Becker 370: "Sir Richard departed from Saint Joseph on August 7, 1860, and arrived at Salt Lake City on August 25. After a stay of about one month in Utah, he continued on to California, stopping briefly at Carson City and Virginia City along the way. Burton was very interested in the Mormons and wrote about them sympathetically. The appendix of the book contains a number of Mormon documents and a Mormon chronology; and the footnotes include an extensive Mormon bibliography.". Reprint of the 1861 original. Softcover. As New condition. 512pp.
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- Title
- The City of the Saints : Among the Mormons and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
- Author
- Burton, Sir Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New condition
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1861 original
- ISBN 10
- 1589762304
- ISBN 13
- 9781589762305
- Publisher
- The Narrative Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara, California
- Date Published
- 2003
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Religion / Theology / Church History;
- Size
- 512pp
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