First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. NOT leather bound. 1874. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact, with the exception of title page which could be rebounded and binding is strong. Introduction by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 27 plates. 623pp. 8vo, original green cloth with gilt decorated spine, edges of corners worn and bumped with fading. The author and her husband were Mormon missionaries in Europe who emigrated to Salt Lake City in 1855. In 1870, Fanny and Thomas Stenhouse became followers of William S. Godbe, a critic of Brigham Young. The Stenhouses were against polygamy and were excommunicated from the LDS Church. Secure packaging for safe delivery.