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Parley Pratt Mormonism Unveiled 1838 2nd Edition

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Pratt, P[arley] P.
Description:48 pp. (12mo) 6½x4, later marbled wrappers. Second Edition. Second edition, with page 4 misnumbered as 34. Ordained as an apostle of the church in 1835, Pratt became a dynamic writer of religious tracts and theological essays. Murdered in 1857 at Van Buren, Arkansas, Pratt's final words were reported to have been "I die a firm believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith, and I wish you to carry this my dying testimony. I know that the Gospel is true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet of the living God, I am dying a martyr to the faith." Howes P559; Flake 6612.
Heading:(Mormon)
Published:New York
Name:O. Pratt & E. Fordham
Date:1838

Ink notation on front wrapper; light to moderate foxing throughout; else fine.

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