(MORMONS) Henry Caswall City of the Mormons or Three Days at

Sale 2580 - Lot 172

Price Realized: $ 4,000

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(MORMONS.) Henry Caswall. City of the Mormons, or, Three Days at Nauvoo. [4], 82, [2] pages. Small 8vo, modern 1/2 morocco, original printed front wrapper bound in; minimal wear; original bookseller's tag affixed to title page, covering a perforated "UM" stamp. London, 1842

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First edition. A first-hand account of a visit to Nauvoo, written by an unsympathetic St. Louis clergyman. Includes some discussion of the local Sauks (pages 30-33). On the final page, an early owner has added a manuscript note on the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Flake 1232; Howes C234 ("aa"); Sabin 11476.