LDS Church Employee Leather Gift Books

Each Christmas since 1981, the First Presidency has commissioned a special leatherbound book to be printed as gifts for Church employees (the 81-87 editions were softbound leather). These books are of high quality, with attractive binding, giving them great appeal to collectors. The 1988-93 books are by far the most difficult to obtain.


(1981) Triple Combination, softbound.

(1982) Bible, softbound.

(1983) Jesus the Christ (large softbound). Talmage, James E.

(1984) Articles of Faith (large softbound). Talmage, James E.

(1985) Hymn Book.

(1986) Booklet of Quotes.

(1987) Brown Pocket Hymnal.

(1988) Brown Quad (small).

(1989) Life of Joseph Smith, The Prophet. Cannon, George Q.

(1990) Gospel Doctrine. Smith, Joseph F.

(1991) Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Smith, Joseph Fielding (Compiler).

(1992) Discourses of Brigham Young. Widtsoe, John A. (Compiler).

(1993) Gospel Ideals. McKay, David O.

(1994) Gospel Standards. Grant, Heber J.

(1995) Stand Ye In Holy Places. Lee, Harold B.

(1996) Gospel Kingdom. Taylor, John.

(1997) Discourses of Wilford Woodruff. Durham, G. Homer (Compiler).

(1998) Miracle of Forgiveness. Kimball, Spencer W.

(1999) Biography & Family Record of Lorenzo Snow.

(2000) Teachings of George Albert Smith. McIntosh, Robert (Editor) and Susan McIntosh (Editor).

(2001) Selections from Doctrines of Salvation. Smith, Joseph Fielding.

(2002) Teachings of Howard W. Hunter. Hunter, Howard W.

(2003) Sermons and Writings of President Ezra Taft Benson. Benson, Ezra Taft.

(2004) Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley, Volume 1. Hinckley, Gordon B. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004.

(2005) Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley, Volume 2: 2000-2005 . Hinckley, Gordon B. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2005.

(2006) Triple Combination (maroon invecchiato leather). 2006.

(2007) Bible (maroon invecchiato leather). 2007.

(2008) Hymnal (maroon invecchiato leather). 2008.
(2009) Jesus the Christ (maroon invechiato leather). 2009

Penny Tracts

Penny Tracts and Polemics: Anti-Mormon Pamphleteering in Great Britain, 1837-1860
By Craig Foster 1860, Mormonism had enjoyed a presence in Great Britain for over twenty years. Mormon missionaries had experienced an unprecedented success in conversions and many new converts had left Britain's shores for a new life and a new religion in the far western mountains of the American continent. With the unprecedented success of the Mormons had come tales of duplicity, priestcraft, sexual seduction and uninhibited depravity among the new religious adherents. Thousands of pamphlets with sensational titles such as, The Gates of the Mormon Hell Opened!..., Appalling Disclosures! Mormon Revelations, Being the History of Fourteen Females..., The Prophets; or, Mormonism Unveiled, and, Female Life Among the Mormons were sold or given to the British populace as a way of discouraging people from joining the Mormon Church. Foster places the creation of these English anti-Mormon pamphlets in their historical context. He discusses the authors, the impact of the publications and the Mormon response. With illustrations and detailed bibliography.ISBN1-58958-004-4 Limited Edition Leather $200.00 1-58958-005-2 Hardcover $39.95
Excerpts from the book at http://www.koffordbooks.com/foster/title.PDF"

Work in progress.

This blog is an effort to show my passion for collecting "Mormon" books and ephemera. I have been collecting for more than 20 years. The unfortunate thing is that the everyday business of life sometimes gets in the way of my hobby. I have contemplated for the past couple of years about starting a blog. I know that there are many out there that are far more knowledgeable than I when it comes to books and collecting. I have tried to learn as much as possible thru the years, and by drawing on the experience of others. There are two people in particular that I would like to mention as they have been a great help to me. The first is Bret Eborn with whom I have traded, sold and bought numerous books. He has a passion for books that is contageous. His knowledge of LDS Church history and of books past and present is unbelievable. The other, is friend and fellow collector Russ Rasband. Russ has helped in ways too many to mention. He has helped me to find books that I have been looking for as well as helped to understand fair values and what to expect from selling and buying. I wish that I had more time and resources to devote to my hobby of collecting books. I hope that by starting this blog, others may learn from my experiences and in return I hope that I can benefit from the knowledge and experience of others. I am open and welcome comments and suggestions for topics to feature here. I will feature "latest finds" and purchases as well as tidbits from news and Church history. Please be patient as I am always learning and this blog is far from perfect.