Letters of Catharine Cottam Romney, Plural Wife
by Romney, Catharine Cottam. Edited by Jennifer Moulton Hansen
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. First Edition. 317pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Gray cloth with silver stamped titles on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Discreet remainder mark on the foot of the fore edge near the spine. A compelling autobiography of a Mormon woman is presented in this collection of more than 170 letters written between 1873 and 1971. A plural wife, mother, and colonist, Catharine Cottam Romney wrote from St. George, Utah, and from Mormon settlement in eastern... Read More
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The Railroads: Republican Mistakes and Democratic Remedies. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's Speech Delivered at Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 17, 1932
by Roosevelt, Franklin D.
New York: The Democratic National Committee, 1932. 14pp. Narrow duodecimo [21.5 cm] Stapled printed wrappers. Good only with staining to covers that are coming loose. "Leaders and the rank and file of Rocky Mountain Democracy today converged on Salt Lake City to discuss policies and campaign plans with their presidential nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, and to hear him outline railroad relief plans. Preliminary to the delivery of his address at the historic old L.D.S. tabernacle,... Read More
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Yellowstone National Park
by Northern Pacific Railway - Burlington Route
St. Paul, MN: Allied Printing, 1949. 31pp. Square Octavo [23 cm x 20 cm] Red illustrated wrappers. Very good. Vertical fold as issued. Promotional piece from the Northern Pacific for service to Yellowstone with descriptions of the area, lodgings, scenic features, tours, etc. Illustrated throughout with black and white views and a double-page map at the center. Opens with an essay by Emerson Hough 'Yellowstone National Park - A Tribute.' "Only Burlington-Northern Pacific serves three of Yellowstone's famous... Read More
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California
by Washington Sunset Route
Washington DC: Gibson Brothers, 1916. Single sheet [44.5 cm x 61 cm] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [22 cm x 10 cm] Good only with some splitting at the folds and a small piece of tape on one of the panels. One side contains a map [22 cm x 40 cm] 'Washington-Sunset Route: Southern Railway, West Point Route, Louisville & Nashville R.R., Southern Pacific Lines ' and timetables for the trip from Washington DC and... Read More
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'Welcome to the San Juan River'
by [River Running]
1985. White vinyl sign printed in blue ink [91 cm x 61 cm] / [36" x 24"] Pin holes at corners otherwise better than very good. Sign from the put-in near Bluff at Sand Island for boaters floating the San Juan River. Includes Safety tips, required gear, and rules of the river. The San Juan Upper and Lower sections are from Sand Island to Clay Hills. From Oscar's garage to yours.
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Life in the Far West
by Ruxton, George Frederick
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1849. First Edition. 312pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. About very good. Cloth at front joint is splitting with the crown bumped. True first edition of Ruxton's classic travel narrative of his time in the southwest and interior west in 1846-1847. George Frederick Ruxton (1821-1848) was born in England and like other men in his family pursued a career in the Military after a few years... Read More
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Kit Carson Days, 1809-1868: Adventures in the Path of Empire
by Sabin, Edwin L.
New York: The Press of the Pioneers, Inc, 1935. Two Volume Set. 996pp. Octavos [23 cm] Green cloth with the titles gilt stamped on the front boards and backstrips. Both volumes about very good with uniformly sunned backstrips. Small private bookplates on the front pastedowns. Illustrated with twenty woodblock illustrations by Howard Simon. Kit Carson's life story is, in essence, the story of the West as that region developed over the first three quarters of the nineteenth century. As... Read More
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Baptism
by [RLDS] [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
Lamoni, IA: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1882. 10,[2]pp. Stapled wrappers. Age toning and minor chipping to these brittle pages. Work devoted to baptism by immersion. 'Epitome of the Faith and Doctrines of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' is printed on page [1]. Printed on the rear cover [2] is 'Kirtland Temple Suit, Findings of the Court in Lake County, Ohio. Printed by Herald House. Not listed by OCLC. I... Read More
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Faith and Repentance
by [RLDS] [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
[Plano, IL]: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1874. 8pp. Single uncut sheet folded twice [45 cm x 30 cm] Good. Overall age toning and chipping to corners. Some splitting at folds. Short work devoted to the concepts of faith and repentance. Printed by Printed by the Board of Publication of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Flake/Draper 6913.
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M.I.A. Song Folder. M.I.A. Songs - Social and Fun Songs - Old Time Songs - Semi-Popular Songs - Patriotic and Semi-Patriotic Songs - Christmas Carols - Religious Songs - Hymns
by [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]
Salt Lake City: General Boards Mutual Improvement Associations, 1927. 64pp. Sextodecimo [15 cm] Drab green printed wrappers. General overall wear to covers, otherwise very good. Contains the lyrics to 125 different songs, most are faith-promoting. Rear cover contains a Daynes - Beebe Music Co. advertisement. "To make community singing successful as a cultural form of recreation we need four things: A leader who is competent, an accompanist who strengthens the leader, suitable material, and a sympathetic group... Read More
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The Southern Sierras of California
by Saunders, Charles Francis
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923. First Edition. 367pp. Octavo [21 cm] Green cloth with title gilt stamped on the front board and decorative gilt stamping and landscape vignette on the front board. Very good. Gentle sunning to backstrip with small scuff to front board. Name in ink on front free endsheet. "In 1923, when Charles Saunders covered the ground that he writes about in The Southern Sierras of California, there were few mountains road accessible to the automobile.... Read More
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The Leadville Mining District. Compiled from Official records and Other Reliable Sources
by Saunders, Charles F.
Denver, CO: Denver Litho Co, 1901. Color lithograph map [112 cm x 81] / [44" x 32"] Fine. 'A' condition. Colors are bright. Shows mining claims with survey numbers company groups, gulches, tunnels, range townships and a Leadville plat map. Some mines are colored and an index at the lower left corner lists the mine owners that is keyed to section numbers. Scale is 1200 feet to the inch. "Built on a dreary hill, surrounded by threatening mountains... Read More
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Letters by Forty-Niners Written from Great Salt Lake City in 1849 Part II: Letters IV-VIII
by Edited by Dale L. Morgan. Introduction by Richard L. Saunders
Norman: Arthur H. Clark Company, 2013. 1/55. 17pp. Octavo [23 cm] Blue printed wrappers. Near fine. Signed by Saunders on the limitation page. Collector's Edition Keepsake for volume 15 of the Kingdom of the West series, 'Dale Morgan on the Mormons Collected Works. Part 2, 1949-1970.' Dale L. Morgan (1914 - 1971), was an American historian, accomplished researcher, biographer, editor, and critic. He specialized in material on Utah history, Mormon history, the American fur trade, and overland trails. His... Read More
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Reams in the Desert: Papermaking in Utah, 1849-1893
by Saunders, Richard
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2021. First Edition. 182pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. Reams in the Desert is the first book to explore the complete story behind the West's pioneer attempt at paper production. The unlikely site was a desert valley in northern Utah. Paper had been made commercially in the United States for well over a century by the time that the first paper made west of... Read More
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Rags! Rags!! Rags!!! Reams in the Desert: Papermaking in Utah, 1849-1893
by Saunders, Richard L.
Salt Lake City: Utah Bibliographical Society, 2022. Broadside [28 cm x 38 cm] Fine. Keepsake printed for the second meeting of the Utah Bibliographical Society. Printed on Crane Letra paper by Robert Buchert at the Tryst Press and designed by Travis Low. Broadside features columns from the Deseret News calling for rags. Signed by Richard L. Saunders at the foot. Printed in an edition of 100 copies.
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Grand Canon of the Arkansas D+RGRR
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City: C.R. Savage Photo, 1877. Boudoir cabinet card. Albumen photograph [19 cm x 13 cm] on a gray mount [21.5 cm x 13 cm] Art bazar backstamp. Minor age toning to extremities. View of the Arkansas River with the Denver & Rio Grande rail line on the right bank. Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived successfully within his Salt Lake City community and traveled widely throughout the West taking photographs and... Read More
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![Gardo House, Salt Lake [BACKED WITH] Brigham Young's Grave / Brigham Young's Schoolhouse](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/061/969/1284969061.0.l.jpg)
Gardo House, Salt Lake [BACKED WITH] Brigham Young's Grave / Brigham Young's Schoolhouse
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
[Salt Lake City]: [Savage Art Bazar], 1895. Cabinet card [10 cm x 15 cm] gelatin silver print mounted back-to-back with two smaller views [7.5 cm x 10 cm] on a gray mount [18 cm x 23 cm] that appears to be from an album. The title in the lower right corner of the Gardo view. Both views have strong contrasts. Image of the Gardo House. BACKED WITH Two small tourist views of Brigham Young's grave and part of the... Read More
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Salt Lake Temple
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City: C.R. Savage, Art Bazar, 1880. Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [10.5 cm x 15 cm] on a tan mount [11 cm x 16.5 cm] Art Bazar backstamp. Nice condition. Image of a drawing of a completed Salt Lake Temple. Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived successfully within his Salt Lake City community and traveled widely throughout the West taking photographs and befriending other important photographers of his day such as... Read More
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Pictorial Reflex of Salt Lake City and Vicinity, Including Letter-Press Description and Illustrations of Public Edifices, Hotels, Business Blocks, Churches, Indians, Bathing Resorts, Etc., and a Variety of Information, Valuable for the Tourist or the Resident, from Reliable Sources
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City: C.R. Savage, Art Bazar, 1898. 20 plates + 42pp. Oblong sextodecimo [13.5 cm x 17.5 cm] Red side sewn limp red wrappers. Lacks cord with textblock laid in. Otherwise near fine. View book containing twenty pages of plates of Salt Lake City and the surrounding area, that is followed by 42 pages of descriptions of the plates as well brief descriptions of life in Salt Lake and facts about various aspects of the city. ... Read More
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![Mormon Temple, Salt Lake [BACKED WITH] Lion House / Beehive House](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/529/969/1284969529.0.l.jpg)
Mormon Temple, Salt Lake [BACKED WITH] Lion House / Beehive House
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
[Salt Lake City]: [Savage Art Bazar], 1895. Cabinet card [10 cm x 15 cm] gelatin silver print mounted back-to-back with two smaller views [7.5 cm x 10 cm] on a gray mount [18 cm x 23 cm] that appears to be from an album. The title in the lower right corner of the Temple view. Both views have strong contrasts. Image of the Salt Lake Temple taken from the south east. BACKED WITH Two small tourist views of Brigham... Read More
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Lake Phoebe, Cottonwood, Utah
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
[Salt Lake City]: C.R. Savage Photo, 1869. Large format. Albumen photograph [15 cm x 20.5 cm] / [6" x 8"] on an archival mount [20 cm x 25 cm] / [8" x 10"]. Strong contrasts. Nice condition. View of Big Cottonwood's (former) Lake Phoebe that was merged with Lake Mary when they were dammed in 1915. Bishop John Shoup named the lakes. Phoebe and Mary are at the headwaters of Big Cottonwood Creek Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was... Read More
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East Part of Salt Lake City
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City: C.R. Savage Photo, 1885. Boudoir cabinet card. Albumen photograph [12.5 cm x 20 cm] unmounted. Some minor wear to the head. Image of Salt Lake City from the Gardo House with State Street in the foreground. Includes the City Hall, St. Mark's School, and the Feramorz Little residence. Poplar trees and vegetation obstruct the view of most other buildings and residences. Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived successfully within... Read More
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East Side East Temple St. Salt Lake City
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City: C.R. Savage, Art Bazar, 1880. Boudoir cabinet card. Albumen photograph [13 cm x 20 cm] not mounted. Title in the negative. Image has nice contrasts. Nice view of the east side Main Street in Salt Lake City, taken from the roof of Savage's studio with lots of nice signage. Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived successfully within his Salt Lake City community and traveled widely throughout the West taking photographs... Read More
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Saltair Beach Pavilion. Great Salt Lake, Utah
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City, 1890. Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [12.5 cm x 20.5 cm] on a tan mount [18 cm x 25.5 cm] Title in the negative at the foot. Overall sunning and fading. Bird's eye illustration of the original Saltair. Founded by Mormon leaders and the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway, as an alternative to the "Gentile" resorts on the Great Salt Lake, Saltair has been the most successful of all of these resorts, and now in its... Read More
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Black Canon of the Gunnison D+RG Ry
by Savage, C.R. [Charles Roscoe]
Salt Lake City: C.R. Savage, Art Bazar, 1870. Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [10.5 cm x 16 cm] on a tan mount [11 cm x 16.5 cm] Title in the negative at the foot. Strong contrasts. Grand [Colorado] River in Eagle County, Colorado, with the Denver and Rio Grande tracks on the left.Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived successfully within his Salt Lake City community and traveled widely throughout the West taking photographs and... Read More
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