The Mormon Murders: A True Story of Greed, Forgery, Deceit, and Death
by Naifeh, Steven; Smith, Gregory White
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. True story of Mark Hofmann, the prolific book & document forger who fooled the entire Mormon community of Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as the antiquarian book world, & committed murder to avoid detection, until he was exposed & brought to justice, largely through the involvement of local rare book expert Ken Sanders. This is the original edition from 1988, NOT the reprint, but it is a Book Club Edition. Hardcover 8vo is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with rubbing to extremities, heaviest at corners & both ends of spine, & a few tiny chips. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 021709
- Title
- The Mormon Murders: A True Story of Greed, Forgery, Deceit, and Death
- Author
- Naifeh, Steven; Smith, Gregory White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- MORMONS MURDER BOMBS FORGERY LATTER DAY SAINTS THEFT USED BOOK DEALERS CHURCHES SALT LAKE CITY UTAH MARK HOFMANN RARE BOOKS FORGERS CRIME CRIMINAL
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.