City of the Saints; and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1862. First American Edition. Cloth. 574 pp.. Flake 1029, WE 370:2, Howes 8-1033. With 10 wood engraved plates including a frontispiece and two folding maps. Blue cloth with blindstamped designs on the front and rear covers and spine; minor rubbing to covers especially at the corners; bookplate inside front cover.
Richard Burton, the famous English traveller and linguist, who visited the City of the Saints in 1861 and later published this book of remarkable objectivity, often referred to as the best book on the Mormons published during the nineteenth century. Condition: Very good. Item #16381
Price: $400.00
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