Matsu Jitsu Seito Iesu Kirisuto Kyokai ni kansuru Kinkyu Rinkoku. Loose English translation: An Urgent Message/Declaration Concerning the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1900réf. 71537Tokyo Nihon Japan: LDS Japanese Mission 1900. Pamphlet. Near Fine. 2 13 1 pp. 24mo 15 cm. Pamphlet in self-wrappers. A single gathering secured only by folding and glue as issued. Printed on white paper in black ink. The front cover bears the title and author attribution to Heber J. Grant. The rear cover features a halftone photographic illustration of the Salt Lake Temple with a caption. Mild even age-toning and a soft faint vertical handling fold. A nice structurally sound and clean copy. This variant matches most closely to Flake-Draper 3673 with no date printed 15cm vertical measurement and plain printed wraps. See also: Flake/Draper 3669-3672. This tract represents the primary missionary work written by Heber J. Grant 1856-1945 during his tenure as the first president of the LDS Japan Mission 1901-1903. The text provides an introductory overview of Latter-day Saint theology for a Japanese audience reporting on the First Vision of Joseph Smith his subsequent martyrdom at Carthage Jail and concluding with a complete translation of the thirteen Articles of Faith. Documenting the foundational years of the Church's proselytising efforts in Asia this rare Japanese Mormon imprint predates the first Japanese translation of the Book of Mormon. [LDS Japanese Mission] unknown
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis350,00 $US≈ 312,70 €
