Orson Pratt / drop-title Remarkable Vision 1850

Description: [drop-title] Remarkable Vision Author: Pratt, Orson Title: [drop-title] Remarkable Vision Publication: Liverpool: R. James, Printer, [1850] Description: Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 16 pp. Removed from binding. Old folds; contemporary marginal bracketing in ink else a reasonably nice copy. In A Mormon Fifty, Crawley and Flake write, "Orson Pratt assumed the presidency of the British Mission in August 1848. Enjoined by Brigham Young to 'print, publish, and superintend the emigration,' he wrote sixteen tracts during the next two-and-one-half years" (35). A prolific pamphleteer, Pratt's tracts were issued in great quantity at a time where conversions in Great Britain were at their highest levels. In 1851, they would be collected in one volume. This is a fairly early edition of Pratt's Interesting Account of Some Remarkable Visions (first published in 1840), which was the first published account of Joseph Smith's 1820 vision. Crawley and Flake correctly place this as "one of the great Mormon books" for that reason (Mormon Fifty 18). This account was published three more times in New York in 1841 and 1842 and then one other edition by R. James in Liverpool in 1848. This present copy was the second Liverpool issue with one notable correction: where the church was organized--Manchester, Ontario County corrected in this issue to Fayette, Seneca County. An interesting and early piece of LDS history and no surprise that Pratt would have chosen it as a tract to aid in conversion. Remarkably uncommon in commerce. Crawley 395. Flake 6516a. Seller ID: 9242 Subject: Americana, Ephemera, Religion Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB I have been a bookseller and bookbinder for nearly two decades. I offer a general stock with an emphasis in private press and illustrated books, as well as literature and Americana. I take pride in my high level of customer service; if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received, please let me know about it so I can make it right. Terms All order are shipped with 1 business day upon receipt of payment. The standard shipping method is USPS Media Mail but Priority Mail or UPS shipping is available. Please inquire before payment if you'd like the invoice adjusted to account for a different shipping method. I will accept returns for any reason within 30 days so long as the book or item is returned in the same condition in which it was sent.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 845 USD

Location: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-14T19:56:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD