The Half Century; or, A History of Changes that Have Taken Place, and Events that Have Transpired, Chiefly in the United States, Between 1800 and 1850
by Davis, Emerson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Tappen and Whittemore, 1851. Hardcover. 444pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Original dark brown cloth with decorative floral blind stamping to boards and backstrip. Title gilt stamped on backstrip. Near fine. Names and dates in ink on front free endsheet. Includes a small section on Mormonism. The section on the Mormons begins with a short history on the origins of Mormonism as dictated by Joseph Smith. Following the short introduction the author claims that Joseph Smith as a plagiarist, and uses the Spaulding manuscript as evidence. Flake/Draper 2685.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47383
- Title
- The Half Century; or, A History of Changes that Have Taken Place, and Events that Have Transpired, Chiefly in the United States, Between 1800 and 1850
- Author
- Davis, Emerson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Tappen and Whittemore
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- mha19;
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...