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A JOURNEY TO GREAT-SALT-LAKE CITY WITH A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY, RELIGION AND CUSTOMS OF THE MORMONS, AND AN INTRODUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
by Remy, Jules, and Julius Brenchley
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Jeffs, 1861.. Two volumes. [2],cxxxi,[1],508; vii,[1],605,[1]pp., plus ten plates and folding map. Original blindstamped purple cloth, spines gilt. Spine extremities expertly repaired. Quite clean internally. Very good overall. First English translation, after the French language first edition of the previous year. Recounts the authors' trip from San Francisco to Salt Lake City in 1855, where they stayed for one month. Frenchmen, they "were fascinated by the Mormons, and much of this book is devoted to the new American religion" (Wagner-Camp). They also went to Hawaii. The folding map traces the authors' route. Contains some notes on the vocabulary of the native Indian tribes. A key Mormon item. HOWES R210. MINTZ 389. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 3219. SABIN 64594. WAGNER-CAMP 364:2. MONAGHAN 1220. FLAKE 6867. FORBES 2447. BIBLIOTHECA SCALLAWAGIANA 59. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 144 (note).
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- William Reese Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM55808
- Title
- A JOURNEY TO GREAT-SALT-LAKE CITY WITH A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY, RELIGION AND CUSTOMS OF THE MORMONS, AND AN INTRODUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
- Author
- Remy, Jules, and Julius Brenchley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Jeffs
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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