Improvement Era, Organ of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations. Volume 6
by Smith, Joseph F.; B. H. Roberts
Salt Lake City: Published by the General Board, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. 960pp. Very thick octavo [22.5 cm] Black cloth covered boards with gilt and blind lettering and decorative stamping on the spine and covers. Red speckled edges. Good. The extremities are bumped, and the spine is a bit rolled and rubbed (gilt still bright). The text block is... Read More
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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]
Liverpool and London: Published for Orson Pratt by S. W. Richards, 1853. First edition. Leather bound. Fair. Sextodecimo [16 cm] Decoratively embossed leather boards. Rear board, half title, title, and final three leaves detached, but present. Small pieces of tape have been applied at the spine ends and corners. Half title and title, with the top halves adhered,... Read More
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The Indians Won
by Smith, Martin
New York: Belmont, 1970. First edition. Paperback. 224pp. Sextodecimo [17 cm] White, black, brown and red printed wrappers. Very good plus. The edges of the text block are faded. The pages are browned. With a nice tight binding. Author's first published work.
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The Vanished Child
by Smith, Sarah
New York: Ballantine Books, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 420pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] 1/4 black cloth with green paper over boards. The covers are just a tiny bit cocked. In the dust jacket, with light shelfwear. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer John Ruyle. The author's first novel- a dark tale of... Read More
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Shotgunner: Reflections on Birds, Guns, and Dogs
by Smith, Steve; Christopher S. Smith (Illustrator)
Gallatin Gateway, Montana: Wilderness Adventures Press, 1998. Limited Edition. Near fine. SIGNED. 185pp. Octavo [23 cm]. Bound in brown leather, with title stamped in gilt on spine and gilt stamped grouse illustration on front board. Gilt textblock edges. Ivory satin ribbon pagemarker. The spine is a touch rolled. Signed by Steve Smith, Christopher S. Smith and publisher Chuck... Read More
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The Little Tigress: Tales Out of the Dust of Mexico
by Smith, Wallace
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. Hardcover. SIGNED. 209pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black cloth with title in red on the backstrip and in red and orange on the front board. Very good. Warmly inscribed by the author in black ink on the front free endsheet. Inscription reads: "For - Leone Cass Baer - These Memories in - Scarlet... Read More
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Polygamy: Was It An Original Tenet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
by Smith, Alexander H.; [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
[Plano, Ill.]: The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1880. Poor. 9, [2]pp. Octavo [21cm]; side-stapled pamphlet (No. 16). Brittling, chipped along edges, and fragile along a folded crease down the middle which is start to tear at the head and foot, with minimal losses to the rear leaf/cover. Otherwise complete. Variant of this work... Read More
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A Brief History of The Church of Christ (Temple Lot): Origin of the Church and Some of the Differences Between It and Other Factions of the Restoration
by Smith, Arthur M.
Independence, MO: Board of Publications / Church of Christ, 1977. Fourth Edition. Paperback. 14pp. Thin sextodecimo [18 cm] Stapled white and black pamphlet. Fine condition. P. 12- "...there is a difference in the belief of the different divisions as touching such subjects as: Baptism for the Dead, Sealing for Eternity, Exaltation of Man, and a few others, which the... Read More
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The Monk and The Dancer
by Smith, Arthur Cosslett
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; Printed at The Merrymount Press, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 241pp. Octavo [20 cm] 1/4 tan cloth with red paper over boards and a red ink stamped title with decorative borders on the backstrip. Publisher's red top stain. Deckled fore and bottom edges. The extremities are heavily rubbed, there are thin cracks along... Read More
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The Gold Discovery Journal of Azariah Smith
by Smith, Azariah (edited by David L. Bigler)
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. 159pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Black cloth over boards. In a dust jacket with a 5 1/2" closed tear in the rear panel. Here, published for the first time, is the complete journal of Azariah Smith. Unaware of the momentous nature of the events... Read More
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My Grandfather Taught Me To Fish
by Smith, Bob
Vancouver, Canada: Permanent Press, 1985. Original printing. Paperback. Very slim octavo [22 cm] Stapled light gray wraps, with the title printed in red and black and a black ink stamped vignette on the front wrap. Near fine condition. A poem inspired by Robert Wellington Carter.
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Wildlife on the Wind; A Field Biologist's Journey and an Indian Reservation's Renewal
by Smith, Bruce L.
Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. NEW. 227pp. 22cm. Light brown cloth boards with light tan dustjacket. From the publisher: In the heart of Wyoming sprawls the ancient homeland of the Eastern Shoshone Indians, who were forced by the U.S. government to share a reservation in the Wind River basin and flanking mountain ranges... Read More
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Old Charleston: Twenty-Four Woodcuts
by Smith, Charles W.; Introduction by Herbert Ravenel Sass
Richmond, VA: The Dale Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Very good minus. SIGNED. Quarto [32 cm] Black cloth spine with black and white illustrated paper over boards. The spine is sunned, the boards are mildly warped, and the front hinge is a bit weak. There is a bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown. Publisher's prospectus tucked in. Number... Read More
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How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America
by Smith, Clint
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2021. Later printing. Hardcover. New/new. 336pp. Octavo [24cm]. Orange boards with title stamped in black on spine. "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story... Read More
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Mean Rufus Throw Down
by Smith, David Jeddie
Fredonia, NY: The Basilisk Press, 1973. Paperback. SIGNED. 71pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black and white illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed, creased and soiled. There are two small stains, along with an old price sticker, on the rear wrap. The text block is just beginning to crack at p. 67. One of six hundred copies. Inscribed... Read More
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Proceedings of The Symposium on Management of Forest and Range habitats for Nongame Birds May 6-9, 1975, Tucson, Arizona
by Smith, Dixie R.
Washington DC: Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1975. Paperback. 343pp. Quarto [26 cm] White and brown printed wraps, with an illustration of an owl on the front wrap. Very good. The covers are lightly soiled, and there are pieces of tape along the edges of the covers. There is a 1" closed tear in the top edge of... Read More
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Grey Lensman
by Smith, Edward E.
Shelton, Connecticut: The First Editon Library, 1979. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 306pp. Octavo [19 cm] Light blue cloth over boards with title stamped in gilt on backstrip. Publisher notes laid in. In an illustrated paper covered box. A classic in the science fiction genre Edward E. Smith tells a pulpy story of space adventure.
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The Signs of the Times: The Fulfillment of the Prophecy, The Dream of the Nebuchadnezzar, The Vision of Daniel the Parahelia of the Planets, The Constellations of the Serpent and Dragon, Star of Bethlehem, Shepherd Star and the Great Signs in the Heavens, with the Seven Wonders of the World, Pyramids and Cleopatra
by Smith, Elder Robert
Payson, Utah: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1887. Hardcover. Very good -. 115 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Black cloth over boards with gilt title stamped on front board. Corners and edges scuffed. The iconic LDS chronology of prophesized events, published in 1887 for the youth.
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Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
by Smith, Eliza R. Snow
Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1999. LDS Church Gift Edition. Leather bound. 581pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Dark red leather with gilt title on front board and backstrip. Decorative blind stamping to boards. Raised bands. A.E.G. Light yellow satin moire endsheets and pastedowns. First Presidency Christmas greeting laid in.
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Gary Ernest Smith: A Visual Journey
by Smith, Gary Ernest; Douglas Johnson
Scottsdale, AZ: Overland Gallery of Fine Art. Original exhibition catalogue. Paperback. 26pp. Very slim oblong quarto [21.5 cm x 28 cm] Tan and black printed wraps wraps. Near fine condition. 29nd Annual One-Man Show, February 1 - 15, 2014. A journal documenting the artist's creative process over the course of a year.
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Brigham Young, Colonizer of the American West: Diaries and Office Journals, 1832–1871 (2 Volume Set)
by Smith, George D.
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2021. Hardcover. New/New. 1296pp. Octavo. Paper covered boards. Illustrated dust jackets. Both volumes housed in a black slip case. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. "Examining Brigham Young’s legacy requires an understanding of his raw ambition and religious zeal. A formidable leader in both his church and country, Young’s abilities coincided with the... Read More
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Brigham Young, Colonizer of the American West: Diaries and Office Journals, 1832–1871 (2 Volume Set)
by Smith, George D.
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. 639; 572pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Paper covered boards. Illustrated dust jackets. The bottom fore-edge corner of the front cover of volume 2 is gently bumped. Else, the books are near fine. In near fine dust jackets. Both volumes housed in a black slip case, in very good condition, with... Read More
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The Teachings of George Albert Smith
by Smith, George Albert
Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2000. LDS Church Gift Edition. Leather bound. 204pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue leather with gilt title on front board and backstrip. Raised bands. A.E.G. Light blue satin moire endsheets and pastedowns. Fine. First Presidency Christmas greeting laid in. In publisher's shrink wrap and box.
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The Rise, Progress and Travels of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Being a Series of Answers to Questions, Including the Revelation on Celestial Marriage, and a Brief Account of the Settlement of Salt Lake Valley, with Interesting Statistics
by Smith, George A.
Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News Office, 1872. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Paperback. 71pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Printed salmon wrappers. Good. The text block is pulling away from the wraps, the wraps are just a little stained, and there are two tiny open tears in the surface of the front wrap, near the bottom edge. There is a... Read More
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The Mohaves (San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly Volume XIV, Number 1, Fall 1966)
by Smith, Gerald A.
1966. Paperback. 66pp. Quarto [28 cm] Stapled green and black printed wraps. Mimeographed text. Illustrated. Very good. The wraps are mildly sunned. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the verso of the front cover. Covers the dwellings, clothing, entertainment, and utensils of the Mohaves and more.
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