First Edition to Contain Criticism of the Mormon Origins

(MORMON). PRIEST, JOSIAH. American Antiquities, and Discoveries in the West: Being an Exhibition of the Evidence that an Ancient Population of Partially Civilized Nations...Peopled America...and Inquiries into Their Origin, with a Copious Description of many of their stupendous Works, now in ruins...Second Edition, Revised. Albany, [New York: Hoffman and White, 1833. 8vo. Folding frontis. 400 pp. With two other plates, including a folding map. Full contemp. calf, front cover detached. Internally, very good; sound. $300.00

Howes P 592. Flake 6755. Singerman 0562. B & B 20818. Sabin 65484. With an extensive account of the Jews and a page of discussion of the Mormon origins, which first appears in this edition.