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(MORMONS.) [The Deseret First Book]
(MORMONS.) [The Deseret First Book] Illustrated. 12mo, original pictorial boards, backstrip faded, some spotting; very minor foxing. Title transliterated from Deseret characters. [Salt Lake City], 1868
- Notes: the first book published in the phonetic Deseret alphabet, which was created at the University of Deseret under the direction of Brigham Young as a means of simplifying the English language. It was never widely accepted, and only four books were ever published using this alphabet, all in 1868 and 1869. Features a key for translating the Deseret characters into sounds, but is otherwise entirely in Deseret. Flake 2817.
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