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The Farm Boy and the Angel
by Carmer, Carl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition. In addition, same date on both Title Page and Copyright Page. Hard cover in very good condition with light brown boards, mustard colored end papers, and black spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing but for gift inscription in blue ink on center of front free end paper. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""This is the remarkable story of the Mormon Church - from Joseph Smith's first vision of the angel Moroni to today's world-wide, vastly prosperous institution . . . captures the unique drive and spirit that have built the church. Drawing extensively on the actual writings of the early Mormons . . . stunning portraits of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other leaders and describes in vivid detail the movement's dramatic growth: its early persecution, Smith's brutal lynching, the colorful trek to found a new Zion in the wilderness, and rapid conversion of ""Gentiles"" in America and abroad. For believer and nonbeliever alike, this is an absorbing, often moving chronicle of a uniquely American, uniquely influential, uniquely religious institution.. . .""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001413
- Title
- The Farm Boy and the Angel
- Author
- Carmer, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Spirituality & Religion, Mormon Church, Mormon Church - History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spirituality & Religion;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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