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SMITH, Rev. Clark. Mystery and Crime in the Land of the Ute: an Expose of Mormonism. Cornelius, Oregon: T.R. Cornelius's Printing Office, 1878.
8o (188 x 136 mm). Original grey printed wrappers (some minor soiling); blue quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Joseph Moore, Jr. (inscription dated 1879 on upper wrapper).
FIRST EDITION. A pointed attack on Mormonism, the society of which is, according to the author, "no different from that generally found throughout the United States that a stranger, on suddenly knowing it, would think himself beyond the bounds of Civilization" (p. 6). Scarce: no copies appear in American Book Prices Current since 1975. Flake 7779.
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FIRST EDITION. A pointed attack on Mormonism, the society of which is, according to the author, "no different from that generally found throughout the United States that a stranger, on suddenly knowing it, would think himself beyond the bounds of Civilization" (p. 6). Scarce: no copies appear in American Book Prices Current since 1975. Flake 7779.