1866 Mormon Prophet 1st ed Waite Brigham Young Polygamy Mormon LDS Joseph Smith

1866 Mormon Prophet 1^st ed Waite Brigham Young Polygamy Mormon LDS Joseph Smith

“In 1831, polygamy was condemned in a revelation to Joseph Smith, published in the Book of Doctrine and Covenants. In July 1834, the revelation in favor of polygamy was given to Joseph Smith.”

– Waite, The Mormon Prophet

Catharine van Valkenburg Waite, a 19^th-century women’s suffrage activist, was known for her only book “The Mormon Prophet and His Harem”. This book is a detailed view into the religious, political, and marital life of Brigham Young. Waite even provides a chapter on Young as a prophet and fortune seer, his views on polygamy and incest, and a full summary of the Mormon Religion.

This book also includes a full list and biography of each of Brigham Young’s wives, and the importance (justification) of polygamy. Book contains a portrait frontispiece of Brigham Young and includes a map of the plans of the Lion House.

Item number: #27939

Price: $499

WAITE, Catharine Valkenburg

The Mormon prophet and his harem, or, An authentic history of Brigham Young, his numerous wives and children.

Cambridge: printed at the Riverside Press, by Hurd & Houghton, 1866. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • x, 280, [4]
  • 6 engraved plates
• Provenance: Handwritten
  • M. V. Ketchum
  • N. Ware
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
  • Cloth
• Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 14cm)
• Quite rare

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