6 Volumes LDS Comprehensive History of the Church Rare Sonos Edition + Box

Description: 6 Volumes LDS Comprehensive History of the Church Rare Sonos Edition + Box ____________________________________ A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints6 Volume Complete Softcover Full Set in Boxby B.H. RobertsPublished by Sonos Publishing Inc / Keepsake Paperbacks, Orem, Utah (1991) Condition:EXCELLENT++ CONDITION! NO MARKS! This is the ONLY COMPLETE SET of these rare books that I have had! They measure 8.5" x 5.5" and all come in their original slipcase box. These offer a larger book/font than the other paperback copies of this set. Most all volumes appear to have never been opened or read. NONE HAVE ANY WRITING, UNDERLINING, HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OR FOLDS. All have silver lettering on the spines and front covers! The box they are all contained in does have some obvious wear, but it is sturdy and has no tears. You will be VERY happy with this set! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About the Books:A Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Century I is a six-volume history published in 1930 by B.H. Roberts, a general authority and Assistant Church Historian of the LDS Church. It should not be confused with the seven-volume History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed Documentary History of the Church), which was also edited by Roberts in the early 20th-century but focuses on the history of Joseph Smith. After the American Historical Magazine, owned by the American Historical Society, published articles on the Spalding–Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship, Roberts requested the magazine also allow him to publish a rebuttal. After his four-part response, the editor was so pleased that he invited Roberts to next write a detailed history of the LDS Church. The magazine was willing to change its frequency and format to accommodate the size of this task. From July 1909 to July 1915 Roberts wrote "The History of the Mormon Church" in forty-two-page installments for each issue of the newly named Americana magazine (sometimes called Americana Illustrated). After the final article appeared, the First Presidency wanted to publish the work in six volumes, but this was dropped due to the cost, despite Roberts' willingness. He even considered condensing the material into a single volume after Joseph Fielding Smith's one-volume Essentials in Church History was authorized for publication. In 1928 Apostle George Albert Smith asked Roberts to revisit and update his work for publication in commemoration of the church's 1930 centennial. For this reference work used by members of the church, a separate index volume was published starting in 1959 by the Brigham Young University Library. An index is not included with this book, but the pages align with all other hardcover editions so any index for these books will work. The Comprehensive History has been called "Roberts' most important historical labor" and "his magnum opus." It is seen as the "high-water mark" of historical studies before the academics of the New Mormon History and was "far superior to any history of Mormonism which had yet appeared. "It was the first to publish some major portions of recent history and to chronicle so wide a period of the Mormon past in one work. It referenced copious primary and secondary sources and sought to reject historical myths, "the untruth, the spectacular, the bizarre" that was "based on worthless testimony". Copyright © 2018-2024 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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