The Harp of Zion: A Collection of Poems, &c.
Liverpool and London: S.W. Richards; T.C. Armstrong, 1853. First edition. Leather Bound. 223pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Full black leather, elaborately stamped in gilt. Gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Decorative green endpapers. All edges gilt. Silk ribbon page-marker. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Errata bound in at the rear. In better than very good condition. Light wear to the binding. Text block cracked at the front flyleaf, however this does not affect the sturdiness of the binding in any way. Several pages with very minor soiling. Ex-libris Mary Louisa "Louie" Snelgrove Richards (1856-1952). She was the wife of Willard Brigham Richards (1847-1942), who was the son of Dr. Willard Richards (1804-1854), a pioneer of 1847 and early leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as second counselor to church president Brigham Young in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death. He is also remembered as one of the first Latter-day Saint missionaries to go to Britain. The name "Louie Snelgrove" is in pen twice on the front pastedown (one inscription is partially effaced). There are two inscriptions on the front flyleaf. The first inscription states: "Presented to / Mary L. Snelgrove / as a reward of Merit / from the 12th Ward / Sunday School / Henry C. Fowler / John Druce / Teachers." The inscription below the first inscription states: "Mamas first Book gift to her son / Paul S. Richards." Paul Snelgrove Richards (1892-1958) was Mary Louisa Snelgrove Richards's son. Very Good +. Item #72231
By a Scottish Latter-day Saint. In a lovely presentation binding. Just before embarking for America, Lyon published the first volume of poems ever issued by a member of the Church, under the title of "The Harp of Zion." The book was donated to the Perpetual Emigration Fund, and thousands of copies were printed and sold. The Perpetual Emigration Fund was set up to help any saints who wanted to migrate to Utah. It assisted some 26,000 immigrants. Flake/Draper 5067. Crawley III: 782. Mormon Imprints 41.
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