first edition
1938 · Salt Lake City
by Merrill, Joseph F.
Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1938. First Edition. 240+15pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Burgundy cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Very good. A few small discolorations to boards with subtle sunning to backstrip. Illustrated with black and white portraits. Marriner Wood Merrill (1832-1906) was a pioneering settler of Cache Valley and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, he was the first president of the Logan Temple. He served in both offices in the church for the rest of his life. Merrill had 8 wives and 43 children.
(Inventory #: 10490)