America.- Mormonism.- Smith (Joseph) [The King Follett Sermon], in Times and Seasons, Vol. V, No.15, double column, marginal tears, occasional spotting and light staining, creased, unbound, large 8vo, Nauvoo, IL, 1844.

⁂ The first published account of the King Follett Sermon of Joseph Smith, along with an article on his succession. The sermon was delivered at Nauvoo, Illinois by Smith, who was the founder and President of the Latter Day Saints Movement. It is one of the most important sermons in the history of Mormonism and a classic of church literature, with the literary critic Harold Bloom calling it 'one of the truly remarkable sermons ever preached in America'. Our copy has an interesting provenance, with the first outer margin bearing the signature of Elijah Cheney (1783-1863), a contemporary of Smith who had assisted in the construction of Kirtland Temple building, and who later was ordained as an Elder.