The Story of the Mormons: From the Date of their Origin to the Year 1901
by Linn, William Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1923. Second printing. Hardcover. 637pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth with gilt bands and title on the backstrip, and embossed bands on the front cover. Very good. The spine ends and edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. Light spotting to head of rear board. The top edge of the text block is darkened and subtly stained. The text block is only just beginning to crack in a couple of places. The book is sturdy. Illustrated. Flake/Draper 4959. Howes L366. From the Preface- "The object of the present work is to present a consecutive history of the Mormons, from the day of their origin to the present writing, and as secular, not as a religious, narrative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35488
- Title
- The Story of the Mormons: From the Date of their Origin to the Year 1901
- Author
- Linn, William Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....