1890 — Book Seller’s Sample Copy — History of Utah 1540-1887 — by Hubert Howe Bancroft

This book seems to have the original leather boards but with a rebacked spine.

This book contains only sample pages of the book because its not as thick as regular copies.

This book, inside the back cover has four samples of what kind of spine and design you can get when you order a copy of the book.

Book sellers, or book “peddlers” would carry this with them to show people what the book could look like when they purchase.

This is a very unique and rare sample book!