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: #28573

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
  • 6 engraved plates
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Henry B. Anthony
  • Henry Bowen Anthony (1815–1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, and near the end of the 1850s, he was elected to the Senate by the Rhode Island Legislature and was re-elected 4 times. He would be twice elected to the Senate’s highest post as President pro tempore during the Grant administration, and served until his death in 1884.
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
  • Cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)

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