Bobby Kennedy in Salt Lake City, 1968
by [Utah] [1960s] Covey, Mikel [John Michael Covey]
2005. Very Good. 26" x 43" print mounted on foam core. A bit dinged at the edges. Print made by the artist for Salt Lake Sixties show at the Art Barn. Commercial photographer and digital artist Mikel Covey was one of the first photographers in America to use digital technology as a creative tool. He started his career in San Francisco and then in Los Angeles as an advertising and fashion photographer. He moved to Salt Lake... Read More
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Jim Morrison at Lagoon in 1967
by [Utah] [1960s] Covey, Mikel [John Michael Covey]
2005. Very Good. 33" x 44" print mounted on foam core. A bit dinged at the edges. Print made by the artist for Salt Lake Sixties show at the Art Barn. Commercial photographer and digital artist Mikel Covey was one of the first photographers in America to use digital technology as a creative tool. He started his career in San Francisco and then in Los Angeles as an advertising and fashion photographer. He moved to Salt Lake... Read More
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Original Art. Mormon Handcart Pioneers
by [Utah Artist] [Fantasy Art] Barr, George
1970. Very Good. Barr's rendering of the monument by Torleif S. Knaphus. 17 inches by 11 inches. Drawn on paper mounted to thick card stock. Signed by George Barr in the bottom right corner. Small stain along with some barely perceptible damp staining to bottom edge; corners gently bumped. On the reverse: light soiling; tape residue along the edges; a previous owner's inscription and dedication. George Barr's rendering of the Mormon Handcart Pioneers. George Barr (born in... Read More
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Five Postcards Related to the Auerbach Company [Salt Lake City, Utah]
by [Department Store] [Utah]
[3.5 x 5.5 inches]. One of the postcards has a postmark and correspondence on the reverse. Included in the lot of postcards is a real photo postcard of Auerbach co founder Frederick Auerbach. Also includes two postcards of Herbert S. Auerbach. Herbert’s father, Samuel H. Auerbach (1847-1920) was a Jewish immigrant from Germany who, with his older brother Frederick, founded the Auerbach Company department store in downtown Salt Lake City in 1864.
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Voters of Utah, Beware!
by [Frank J. Cannon] [Political Leaflet] [Utah]
[Salt Lake City, UT], 1890. Leaflet. Very Good. Leaflet / broadsheet [24 cm]. 2 pp. Single sheet of paper printed on both sides. Lightly age-toned, especially around edges. Some light rubbing and wear at edges with a few tiny chips and closed tears. "Refutes allegations made against Frank J. Cannon, Republican for delegate to Congress" (OCLC/WorldCat). At the time of cataloguing (10/15/2025), only six institutional holdings were found on OCLC. Flake 9496a. There are thirty lines of... Read More
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The Associated General Contractors of America President's Silver Anniversary Convention 25th Annual Banquet January 18, 1947
by [Hotel Utah]
1947. Ephemera. Very thin octavo [20.5 cm] Stapled blue velour wraps with a silver stamped title and design on the front wrap. Very good. The wraps have general mild rubbing, and are just a little discolored. The fold of the spine is abraded, and the spine ends are a little bumped. Held at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Carried by Air. National Parks Airways, Inc. NPA. Utah. Idaho. Montana
by [Label] [Airlines] [Utah]
Ephemera. Fine. Triangular label, with glue adhesive to the reverse, measuring 7 cm on each side. Never used. National Parks Airways was an airline which operated in Idaho, Montana, and Utah in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Proceedings of the Annual Session of the R.W. Grand Lodge of Utah Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Seventh - Twelfth)
by Odd Fellows [Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Utah]
Star Book and Job Printing Office, Tribune Printing and Publishing Company, Tribune Book and Job Printing House. Leather bound. Seventh Session [426-485pp.] Eighth Session [490-550pp.] Ninth Session [554-590pp.] Tenth Session [598-679pp.] Eleventh Session [686-752pp.] Twelfth Session [758-866pp.] 426-866pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] 1/2 tan calf over black pebbled boards. Red leather label on the backstrip with gilt stamped title. Light rubbing and discoloration to extremities of boards. Lower half of rear free endsheet torn with loss. Uncommon work. The Odd... Read More
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The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates taken from the Plates of Nephi (Two copies- one copy inscribed by Mark Hofmann, the other inscribed by Dan Lafferty)
by [Utah] [Prison] [Famous Forgers] [Murderers] [Mark Hofmann] [Dan Lafferty] Smith, Joseph Jr.
Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2011. Modern reprints. Two books. Twentyfourmo [13 cm] and duodecimo [18 cm] Blue wraps with gilt stamped titles on the backstrip and front wrap. Both books are only negligibly worn. The copy inscribed by Mark Hofmann has an ink stamp on the title page which states: "Issued by Office of Chaplaincy for Personal Consumable Use." Two copies of the Book of Mormon inscribed by two of Utah's... Read More
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KSL Radio News.15 Photographs
by [Radio] [Broadcasting] [Utah]
Photograph. 15 black and white photographs. Approx' 5 x 4" or slightly larger. The photographs capture the atmosphere and personalities of KSL. One photograph depicts the grand broadcasting headquarters, across from Deseret News, with prominent signage which towers over the valley. Other photos reveal the vintage equipment of the times, the broadcasters themselves, and the types of activities that would take place within the station. Another shows a poster for Edward Murrow's show. (a prominent award is named after... Read More
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[Salt Lake City]
by [RPPC] [Real Photo Postcard] [Utah]
N.p.: n.p., n.d.. Postcard. Very Good. Real photo postcard [3.5 x 5.5 inches] with divided back (printed upside down on the reverse). Postcard a bit curled. Landmarks noted in pen. Light soiling to the reverse. In pencil on the reverse: "Salt Lake City." Photographer unknown.
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Springdale. Rio Virgin. Two rich sepia images
by [Southern Utah]
Photograph. Very good. The pair, each measuring 8" x 6 1/4", is mounted back to back. Photographer unknown (possibly C. R. Savage?). Trimmed close; two small abraded areas in surface.
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Utah Covered Wagon Days. Salt Lake City. July 20 to 24
by [Sticker Card] [Utah]
Ephemera. Near Fine. 4 cm wide by 6.5 cm tall. Style No. 102BK.
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Utah Covered Wagon Days. Salt Lake City. July 20 to 25
by [Sticker Card] [Utah]
Ephemera. Fine. 4 cm wide by 6.5 cm tall. Style No. 102BK.
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Utah Always Prospers. Stop Over Not Less Than 3 Days At Salt Lake City and Learn Why
by [Sticker Card] [Utah]
Ephemera. Fine. 4 cm wide by 5 cm tall. Style No. 102BK.
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Utah Covered Wagon Days. Salt Lake City. July 22 to 25
by [Sticker Card] [Utah]
Ephemera. Near Fine. 3.5 cm wide by 5.5 cm tall. Style No. 102BK.
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Come to the Utah Covered Wagon Days. Salt Lake City. July 22, 23, 24
by [Sticker Card] [Utah]
Ephemera. Fine. 4.5 cm wide by 6.5 cm tall. Style No. 102BK.
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The Fan
by Uzanne, Octave
London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1884. First edition in English. Very good minus. Paul Avril. 143pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Rebacked in brown bonded leather, with the title stamped in silver on the spine. Bound with the original leather boards (heavily scratched). New endbands. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges deckled. Marbled endpapers. Bibliophile Octave Uzanne's work illustrated by Paul Avril. Édouard-Henri Anvil (Paul Avril was his pseudonym) was an illustrator of erotic literature. He was the... Read More
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Shanty Irish
by [Vagabonds] Tully, Jim
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 292pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Pale green cloth over boards with black green ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Spine rolled. Green and white patterned endpapers. Thin 1" long stain to foot of text block. Smaller stain to fore-edge of text block. Bookseller's ticket on the recto of the rear free endpaper. In a worn dust jacket, with a 5 1/2" closed tear along... Read More
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Here's My Heart
by Valentine, Dan and Bill Johnson (Illustrations)
Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News Press, 1958. Second printing. Hardcover. Near fine. INSCRIBED. 116 pp. Octavo. [23 cm]. Red cloth over boards with title stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Inscription to front free end paper reads, "To _____ _____, My Logan friend, with best wishes, Dan Valentine!". Salt Lake's very own Mormon treacle romance poet. In the 1960s, one could not eat at any diner without seeing his titles on a twirling rack at... Read More
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The Collected Works in English. Complete fifteen-volume set
by Valery, Paul. Series edited by Jackson Mathews
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (Bollingen Series XLV), 1977. Volume 1 is a Second Printing, Volumes 2-15 are First Printings. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 490, 323, 376, 195, 125, 167, 345, 463, 406, 650, 246, 261, 307, 622, and 423 pp. Small octavo sized volumes [20.5 cm]. All volumes bound in full unbleached white cloth with publisher's brown topstains and in the original printed dust jackets. Overall, this fifteen-volume set is in uniformly Very Good or better... Read More
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The Wreck of the Zephyr
by Van Allsburg, Chris
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. SIGNED. Slim oblong quarto [23.5 cm x 30 cm] With multiple small patches of rubbing and light scratch marks on the boards. In a dust jacket, with subtle edge wear, and a 3/4" closed tear along the bottom edge of the front panel. Signed by Chris Van Allsburg on the front free endpaper. Van Allsburg has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two Caldecott Medals for... Read More
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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (Signed first edition in a later state dust jacket)
by Van Allsburg, Chris
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [25 cm x 31 cm] Natural white cloth over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the spine and an embossed tree vignette on the front cover. Gently bumped at the head of the spine. In a dust jacket with a 1/2" closed tear in the top edge of the front panel, and an abraded area on the rear inside flap, measuring just... Read More
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
by Van Allsburg, Chris
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/near fine. SIGNED. Slim quarto [28 cm] Orange cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. With only light bumping to the head and foot of the book's spine, and very minor edge wear to the jacket. Signed by Chris Van Allsburg on the title page. Van Allsburg has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two Caldecott Medals for The Polar Express and... Read More
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Bad Day at Riverbend
by Van Allsburg, Chris
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good +. SIGNED. Slim quarto [29 cm] 1/2 black cloth with orange paper over boards, with subtle warping to the boards. In a dust jacket with a slight crease to the top edge of the front panel. Signed by Van Allsburg on the title page.
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