Americana – Mormon – Scarce Signature of Brigham Young – Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1861 with signature 'Pres Brigham Young' to front. Young was President of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, founder of Salt Lake City and polygamist with 55 wives, he was Governor of Utah (1849-57) until replaced by the Federal Government after the Mormon rebellion, with line illustrations of Patents, end papers toned, contents clean, embossed cloth covers, Vol II with a disbound copy of Vol I with text to the illustrations, scuffed (2)