#3: Selections from the Book of Mormon (Deseret Alphabet), PRICE REDUCED

Published by Deseret University, 1869

116 pp. 1/4 blue cloth with blue illustrated boards. Good condition with stained cover. Previous owner bookplate inside front cover and embossed stamp on title page. Clear dust jacket.

The Deseret Alphabet was introduced in 1854 and was created by Parley P. Pratt, Heber C. Kimball and George D. Watt. Made up of thirty-eight characters to correlate with basic sounds in the English language, the Deseret Alphabet was intended to be used to help simplify spelling and standardize pronunciation. The creation of the language is one the more unusual ideas of Brigham Young, and but never was embraced.

Flake/Draper 608.

$300, NOW $250, including US shipping.

#2: Deseret Second Reader (Deseret Alphabet), PRICE REDUCED

Published by Deseret University, 1868.

72pp. 1/4 black cloth with tan illustrated boards. Very good condition with damp stain on edge of front cover, some foxing. Clear dust jacket.

The Deseret Alphabet was introduced in 1854 and was created by Parley P. Pratt, Heber C. Kimball and George D. Watt. Made up of thirty-eight characters to correlate with basic sounds in the English language, the Deseret Alphabet was intended to be used to help simplify spelling and standardize pronunciation. The creation of the language is one the more unusual ideas of Brigham Young, and but never was embraced.

Flake/Draper 2818.

$230, NOW $200, including US shipping

#1: Deseret First Reader (Deseret Alphabet), PRICE REDUCED

Published by Deseret University, 1868.

72pp. 1/4 red cloth with orange illustrated boards. Very good condition with minor corner wear, pencil markings inside front cover, some foxing. Clear dust jacket.

The Deseret Alphabet was introduced in 1854 and was created by Parley P. Pratt, Heber C. Kimball and George D. Watt. Made up of thirty-eight characters to correlate with basic sounds in the English language, the Deseret Alphabet was intended to be used to help simplify spelling and standardize pronunciation. The creation of the language is one the more unusual ideas of Brigham Young, and but never was embraced.

Flake/Draper 2817.

$250, NOW $200, including US shipping.