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Latter-Day Saints Collection

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 767		[Young, Brigham]. Stereo view of President Brigham Young by C.R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, c. 1870-75, 3½" x 7". Light toning. With a cabinet photo of Young's monument and the Temple in the background, 6½" x 4¼", no photographer's imprint. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 768		[Young, Brigham] American Bank Note Engraved Plate. By Mark Baldwin, 7" x 5½". The original envelope is present (soiled with several edge tears) and has an image from the plate affixed to it; written in red ink at left is "NY 1087." The number is also on the plate. A separate image of the plate gives the engraver's name and the date 1891. The portrait of Young is a well-known, seated pose holding his cane in his right hand. Plate has a couple of minor dings, else fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 769		[Young, Brigham And His Wives]. Cabinet photo, 6½" x 4¼", 1901, by the Johnson Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. An oval portrait of Brigham Young surrounded by small portraits of 21 of his wives, each one with her name below. Very good; a crease in the upper left corner and a stain at lower left edge. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 770		[Young, Brigham] Cabinet Photo. Cabinet photo of Brigham Young, 6½" x 4¼", by C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City, Utah. A full-length, seated portrait. Fine condition. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 771		[Young, Brigham] Carte-de-visite Photo. By C.R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4 1/8" x 2½". A chest-up portrait. With facsimile signature on the lower mount. Light toning and some pencil notations on the verso. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 772		*{Young, Brigham] Le Tabac, Inscribed to Young by the Author.* Book on the evils of tobacco, in French by Dr. H.A. Depierris, inscribed: "to the honorable president Brigham Young respectfully the author H.A. Depierris." The book is "Physiologie Sociale. Le Tabac Qui Contient Le Plus Violent des Poisons: La Nicotine…." (Paris: Librairie de la Société des Gens de Lettres, 1876), 192pp. Paper covers are separated but present and pages are still uncut; string binding is loose in places and totally separated between pages 80 and 81. Interior is clean and legible. The main questions posed by this book on tobacco are whether or not nicotine, "the most violent of poisons" shortens life and is the cause of the physical and moral degeneration of modern societies. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 773		[Young, Brigham] Life of Brigham Young - Rare 1st Edition. By Edward W. Tullidge, New York, 1876, 9" x 6", 458pp plus 81pp supplement of Biographical Sketches. Gray cloth covers are in poor condition, there is damp staining throughout, most of it in the lower borders, not affecting text, pages 5/6 and 7/8 are loose, the latter with several edge tears, and some pencil notations; with previous owner's name on title page (which has some edge chipping) and a front end page. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 774		[Young, Brigham] Photo of Beehive and Lion House. Cabinet photo, 4½" x 7", by C.W. Carter's New Mammoth Gallery and View Emporium, Salt Lake City, Utah, of the two residences, constructed in 1854 and 1856 as homes for Brigham Young, territorial governor and second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Beehive House (so named because a beehive represented industry) served as the executive mansion of the Territory of Utah from 1852 to 1855 and was Brigham Young's official residence where he entertained important guests. The Lion House housed up to twelve of Young's wives and their children. One small knick to mount, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 775		[Young, Brigham] Photo of Lion House. Boudoir photo, 8½" x 5¼", of the home built in 1856 for Young (1877, who was governor of the Utah Territory and second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1847-1877). No printer's imprint; pencil notation on verso identifying the house, which got its name from the stone statue of the reclining lion over the front entrance. Truman O. Angell, Young's brother-in-law and architect of the temple, was the architect of The Lion House, which is located on South Temple Street.and is built of adobe and sandstone. Fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 776		[Young, Brigham] Photo of Lion House. Boudoir photo, 5 1/8" x 8", no printer's imprint. The house, which got its name from the stone statue of the reclining lion over the front entrance. This view was taken from the street and gives an idea of the size of the home; a horse and buggy can be seen on the dirt street. Fine. Truman O. Angell, Young's brother-in-law and architect of the temple, was the architect of The Lion House, which is located on South Temple Street and is built of adobe and sandstone. Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church president from 1898 to 1901, and Joseph F. Smith, president from 1901 to 1918, also used Lion House as their residence. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 777		[Young, Brigham] Pictures And Biographies. "Being a true and correct statement of the birth, life and death of president Brigham Young…and brief biographies of his twenty-six wives, and names and number of children born to them," second edition of 10,000, published by James H. Crockwell, Press of The F.W. Gardiner Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 5" x 6¾", 1896. Authorization for publication was given by Young's oldest living son and eight of his wives, "in order to correct the great wrong done, not only the family of President Young, but the polygamist families of all the Latter-day Saints." Blue paper covers with gilt lettering, tied with string; edges are worn, with small area missing at lower edge; interior is lightly toned but otherwise fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 778		[Young, Brigham] Pictures And Biographies. "Being a true and correct statement of the birth, life and death of president Brigham Young…and brief biographies of his twenty-six wives, and names and number of children born to them,", published by James H. Crockwell, Press of George Q. Canon & Sons Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 5" x 6¾", c. 1894-5. Authorization for publication was given by Young's oldest living son and eight of his wives, "in order to correct the great wrong done, not only the family of President Young, but the polygamist families of all the Latter-day Saints." Burgundy paper covers with silver lettering, tied with a ribbon; edges are worn; interior is lightly toned but otherwise fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 779		[Young, Brigham] Silk Ribbon with Salt Lake City Temple. Colorful silk ribbon, 9½" x 2½" featuring a black and white portrait of Young inside a wreath, below his name and above an image of the temple, which has "Temple Salt Lake City" below. Lower corners of the ribbon are frayed and loose and a ¼" x ¾" area is missing, just below the word "City"; this can be minimized by folding the lower edge under; there is also a horizontal stain above the temple; otherwise attractive. Young chose the site for the temple on July 28, 1847, shortly after the arrival of the first Latter-day Saint settlers in the Great Salt Lake Valley. The ground-breaking ceremony for the temple took place on February 14, 1853, and it was completed and dedicated in April 1893 (Young died in 1877). It is considered the most important temple for Mormons. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 780		[Young, Brigham] Stereo View of the Beehive House. Double photo on a 3½" x 7" mount, showing the residence and the gate and wall surrounding the house. The Beehive was Brigham Young's official residence and served as the executive mansion of the Territory of Utah from 1852 to 1855. Two other LDS Church presidents lived in the Beehive: Lorenzo Snow (1898-1901),and Joseph F. Smith (1901-1918); both men died there. The Beehive house was restored in 1960 and is now a museum. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 781		[Young, Brigham] Stereo View of Residence of His Favorite Wife. Double photo on a 3½" x 7" mount, identified as "No. 44 - Residence of Brigham Young's Favorite Wife, G.S.L.C." by A.J. Russell (Union Pacific R.R. Views). Light toning and faint dampstain at far right edge of mount, not affecting image, else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 782		Young, Brigham Jr (1836-1903) Son of Brigham Young; member of the Council of Twelve Apostles (1868-1903) which he served as president from 1890 until his death. Memo written and signed by Young, 1p, on "President's Office Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" letterhead, Salt Lake City, 1897 March 28. To W.B. Preston regarding an upcoming meeting and Young's bronchitis. Very good; a few tape repairs on verso. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 783		A Compendium of References and Citations From Mormon Holy Books. From the Bible, Book of Mormon, Book of Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price and Articles of Faith, 6¼" x 4½", n.d., 288pp. No title page and pages 15-20 are torn out; leather covers and cloth spine are worn; much of the interior is loosening from the spine and some pages have light damp stains, which do not affect legibility. Preface states, "…designed to make the Compendium sufficiently elaborate to give it a wide range of usefulness, and…not make it so large as to be burdensome to the Elders who travel and preach the Gospel." Various subjects are discussed, with references to the Mormon holy books, so that both inexperienced and more advanced students can "acquire a thorough knowledge of the subjects treated." Rare. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 784		A Life of Christ For the Young. By George Ludington Week, published by George W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia, 1898, 7¼" x 5", 339pp. Minor wear to covers; light toning to interior; tightly bound. "Adapted to the Use of Pupils in First Intermediate Departments of the Sunday Schools of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 785		Bible Ready References. Small leather-bound volume, 5¼" x 3¾", published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; preface is datelined Islington, Liverpool, Nov. 15, 1884, Compiled by "a couple of humble Elders from Utah, laboring in the British Mission," and published "For the use of Missionaries and Students of the Scriptures Generally." Covers are worn and chipped at edges and spine and a couple of front pages are loose, but all are present and clean overall. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 786		Hickman, Bill. Brigham's Destroying Angel: Being the Life, Confession, and Startling Disclosures of the Notorious Bill Hickman, Salt Lake City, Shepard Publishing Company, 1904, 6¾" x 4¾", 221pp. + 3 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. 1st edition, soft cover; 2½ page introduction and notes by J.H. Beadle. Frontispiece of Hickman and illustrations in the text. Pictorial color wrappers separated and ripped across the back. Six Guns 981. Flake 3990. Howes H 465. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 787		The Historical Record, January, 1887, No. 1, Vol. 6. Andrew Jenson, editor and publisher, Salt Lake City, Utah. "Devoted exclusively to Historical, Biographical, Chronological and Statistical Matters." Paginated 121-136, plus paper covers and six pages of ads, 9½" x 6¼", Most of the publication is devoted to an article titled, "The Twelve Apostles." Toning and some soiling but intact and legible. With an 8-page booked, "A Missionary Experience" by Jensen, who served as Assistant Church Historian and president of the Scandinavian Mission, published on the occasion of his 87th birthday and signed by him at top right; a damp stain affects a few words of text but not legibility. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 788		[Jensen, Andrew and Edward Stevenson] Infancy of the Church. "An Elaborate and Detailed Description of Persons, Places and Incidents connected with the Early Rise and Progress of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Series of Letters," Salt Lake City, Utah, 1889, 9¾" x 6¼", 62pp. Bound with string; overall toning; cover has one hole. With "Deseret Sunday School Union Leaflets" No. 29, Salt lake City, December 15, 1889, Lesson XXIX. The Resurrection of Christ," 1page (front and back). Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 789		The Latter-Day Saints' Millenial Star, June 9, 1884, No. 23, Vol. XLVI. Edited, printed and published by John Henry Smith, Liverpool, 9" x 5¾". Signed at top by Major John Steele. Topics include "The Mormon Kingdom," and "Building Temples." The first article is written as "Correspondence to the Chicago Times of E.S. Goodrich, Esq."; it favorably compares crime statistics for Mormons to the other inhabitants of Utah Territory and discusses "divine toleration" for polygamy. It also includes an eleven-stanza poem, "The Missionary's Farewell to Zion," by Robert Marshall. Very good; chipping at right edge affects nothing. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 790		The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, June 10, 1854. Edited and published by S.W. Richards in London, printed in Liverpool, paginated 355-368. The issue is devoted to the "Death of President Willard Richards," taken from the Deseret News. Each page has a black mourning border. Richards (1804-1859) served as Joseph Smith's private secretary and as LDS historian, he was responsible for keeeping Smith's diary. In 1847 he became second counselor to Brigham Young. He organized the provisional government of the State of Deseret and was appointed the territorial secretary. In 1850 he was appointed founding editor of the Deseret News. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 791		The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, October 16, 1852. Edited and published by S.W. Richards in London, printed in Liverpool, 8½" x 5¼", paginated 529-544. Taken from the Deseret News, the main article is "The Ways of God, and the Ways of Men," followed by a continuation of the "History of Joseph Smith" and a "Report on the Work in Hindostan." Fine condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 792		The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star. Five 1850 Issues. The August 15-December 15, 1850 issues are bound together, edited and published by Orson Pratt and printed in Liverpool; the pages are numbered 241-380. The issues include the "Third General Epistle of the Presidency"by Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards; letters from Orson Pratt, John Taylor, a long article titled Baptismal Regeneration, or the Controversy in the Church of England,"and other topics of interest to LDS members. Light toning; one small edge tear on last page. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 793		LDS - Four Reference Books (1) Lesser Priesthood Outlines. Course of Study For the Quorums of the Priesthood …, Salt Lake City, Utah, the Deseret News, 1913, 8½" x 6", 130pp. (2) Prophecies of Joseph Smith and Their Fulfillment by Nephi Lowell Morris, Salt Lake City, Deseret Book Company, 1920, 7½" x 5", 198pp. Green hard covers with gold lettering. (3) The Pearl of Great Price, by Joseph Smith, Divided into chapters and verses with references, in 1902, by James E. Talmage, Salt Lake City, The Deseret News, 1917, 7" x 4½", 103pp. Hard covers with gold lettering. (4) Combination Reference by Eldin Ricks, published by Deseret Book Company, 1944, 8" x 5", 59 pages. Blue hard covers with gold lettering; notes on end pages. All books are well worn and have previous owner's names. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 794		LDS - Six Documents. Two receipts from Bishops' General Store House, one dated Dec. 31, 1892 and one Nov. 19, 1901 acknowledging donations to the LDS Church; receipt for city tax from the City Treasurer's Office, Spanish Fork City, Utah, Oct. 15, 1895, signed by Caroline Pace and Jacob Robertson; Utah Commercial and Savings Bank check with Temple vignette, Jan. 4, 1894, engraved "Francis Armstrong" and signed by him; Zion's Co-Operative Mercantile Institution Receipt for supplies bought by J.P. Sorenson, Salt Lake City, Oct. 22, 1877; with an unaccomplished printed postcard from the same institution. All very good to fine. (6 items). Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 795		LDS Books (1) The Book of Mormon. An Account Written By the Hand of Mormon Upon Plates Taken From the Plates of Nephi, translated by Joseph Smith, Jun., Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1920, 7" x 5", 568pp. Hardcover. Old tape repairs to title page, numerous notes on inside covers; front end page missing; exterior wear and fading to covers; some underlining and marking in text and a couple of pages torn, with remainder of text in generally good and legible condition. (2) The Reign of Antichrist…A Study in Ecclesiastical History by J.M. Sjõdahl, Salt Lake City, the Deseret News, 1913, 7" x 5", 138pp., hardcover (3) The Preceptor by Elder John Nicholson, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Co., 1883, 6" x 4", 60pp., hardcover; and (4) Brigham Young, His Wives and Family, edited and signed by Kate B. Carter, published by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, n.d., 8½" x 5½", 48pp. Softcover. All books are well worn. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 796		LDS Books - Group of Four (1) A Man Named Alma by Conway B. Sonne, Bountiful, Utah, Horizon Publishers, 1988, 9¼" x 6¼" Presentation copy (dust jacket soiled; book is clean). (2) On Wings of Faith by Frederick W. Babbel (signed and inscribed by him), Salt lake City, Bookcraft, Inc., 1972, 9¼" x 6½", 195pp. Dust jacket tattered; book is clean. (3) For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga Of The Morrisites by C. LeRoy Anderson, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1981, 9¼" x 6½", 263pp. Dust jacket and book are fine. and (4) A Witness And A Warning. A Modern-day Prophet Testifies of the book of Mormon by Ezra Taft Benson (signed by him), Salt Lake City, Deseret Book Co., 1988 9½" x 6¼", 86pp. Dust jacket and book are fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 797		Lives of Our Leaders. "Character Sketches of Living Presidents and Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. With Portraits," Salt Lake City, The Deseret News, 1901, 7¼" x 5", 264pp. With 1915 owner's name and name on inside cover. Black hard covers with white lettering are worn, especially at spine; interior is intact and lightly toned. The leaders profiled include four presidents and twelve apostles. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 798		The Message of the New Testament. By James R. Smith. Book "Written for the Senior Seminaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…," published by the Deseret book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, First Printing, 1930, 8¾" x 6", 461pp. Pale blue, cloth, hard covers are worn; numerous handwritten notes on inside cover and front end pages and a few marks inside the text, which is tightly bound and lightly toned. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 799		[Newspapers] 1873, 1888, and 1932. The Salt Lake Daily Herald, November 23, 1873, 4pp, 28" x 21"; The Standard, Ogden, Utah, April 27, 1888, 4pp, 26" x 18½"; The Deseret News "Church Section," January 30, 1932, 8pp, 17" x 10½", with three front page photos recalling the building of the Salt Lake Temple. Very good; toning and a few edge tears. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 800		Ogden, Utah Political Pinback Button For Theodore Roosevelt. 31mm. A hand holds five cards. One has a picture of Teddy Roosevelt; the other four say Sound Money, Expansion, Protection, and Prosperity. At the bottom is "Stand Pat!" The face has some crinkles. On the back is "Compliments of 'The Hub' Ogden, Utah." The first Mormons to settle in the Ogden area were sent by Brigham Young in late 1847 and early 1848. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 801		[Taylor, John] Mediation and Atonement. Full title is "An Examination Into and An Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." By President John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Co, 1892, 8¾" x 5¾", 205pp. Black buckram covers with gilt lettering are worn at spine and corners; a former owner's name is on the inside cover and second front end page; interior is lightly toned but intact. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 802		[Times And Seasons, Vol. V. No. 5, Nauvoo, Ill March 1, 1844]. 16pp, 8½" x 5½". The lead story is "History of Joseph Smith (Continued.) covering 4¼ pages. Edited by John Taylor, who would become the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, following Brigham Young. The Times and Seasons was the periodical of the church; it was published in Nauvoo, Illinois, from November 1839 until February 1846. Fine except for light overall toning and a few very faint damp stains. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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