Progress Man by Smith Joseph (46 results)

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. DJ has a few edge chippings and minor tears. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Dj has heavy fold rubbing and edge rubbing with creases and short tears/chipping. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Unmarked pages. Secure pages, solid binding. Dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and missing pieces. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Has a gift inscription. Secure pages, solid binding. DJ has surface rubbing, edgewear, and several edge tears. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. The DJ has rubbing to the edges and corners. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. No Jacket. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Previous owner's name sticker inside. The text seems to be unmarked. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair - Cash. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. Soiling to cover. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Previous owner's name inside. Tape residue inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. There Is The Name Of A Previous Owner On The First Page. There Are No Marks Or Tears Inside The Book. The Binding Is Tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. An important early doctrinal and historical work by Joseph Fielding Smith, then a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, Church Historian, and president of the Genealogical Society of Utah. Conceived as a course of study for the Society, The Progress of Man attempts nothing less than a history of humanity interpreted through Latter-day Saint theology - from preexistence and the Creation through ancient civilizations, Christianity, the Reformation, American history and constitutional government, ultimately arriving at resurrection and the destiny of mankind. Modern scholarship describes the book as part of a distinctive LDS tradition of "historical theology," adapting the framework of Protestant church histories to the Restoration narrative. There is a particularly useful piece of historical context hiding in the preface. Smith dated it October 24, 1936, and explains that the Genealogical Society commissioned the course because of contemporary political instability - "tyranny," governmental upheaval, and anticipated "blood and carnage." A modern BYU Studies examination points out just how specific that context was: 1936 was the year Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland, and Smith interpreted such international developments through an explicitly millennial LDS framework. Thus, despite its sweeping title, The Progress of Man is also a revealing Depression-era, pre-World War II document showing how an influential American religious leader interpreted the political crisis of the 1930s. This is the original 1936 edition, published by the Genealogical Society of Utah and printed by the Deseret News Press; the bibliographic record at the New York Public Library independently confirms the 1936 Salt Lake City issue. The date and imprint shown on this copy's title page correspond to the recognized first edition, and a later second edition is known from 1940. The volume is bound in publisher's burgundy textured cloth, ruled in blind, with gilt Gothic lettering to the front board and spine and gilt rules at the spine ends. No dust jacket is present. Condition: Near Fine. An unusually attractive copy for a 1936 religious study volume: binding square and firm, burgundy cloth retaining strong color, gilt bright and legible, with only light rubbing/scuffing and minor corner/edge wear. Text block is clean and sound with mild uniform age-toning. There is a small white handwritten notation at the upper-right corner of the front board. Front free endpaper bears an attractive contemporary Christmas presentation inscription, "Daddy - From Marie - Christmas (1938)," together with the later ownership name "Leonard N. Burton." No other substantial markings. Dust jacket absent. Interestingly, the original jacket does exist and is sufficiently uncommon that specialist LDS bookseller Eborn describes it as a "Rare Dust Jacket." Leonard Nelson Burton (1937-2024), longtime Utah resident and active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burton served as a missionary in Denmark, counselor in the Winder 8th Ward bishopric, bishop of the Moab 1st Ward, and later for more than twenty years as a temple worker. Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972) was a prominent LDS historian, theologian and apostle who ultimately became the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving from 1970 until his death. Long before reaching the church presidency, Smith was a prolific doctrinal writer and served for decades as Church Historian. His works - including Essentials in Church History, The Way to Perfection, The Progress of Man, and the later Doctrines of Salvation - became influential expressions of twentieth-century conservative LDS theology. The Progress of Man is especially revealing because it combines Smith's roles as historian and theologian rather than treating history as a purely secular discipline.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Secure pages, solid binding. Dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and missing pieces. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed with some creasing. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Previous owner's name inside. The gold lettering on the spine and front cover has some fading. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Previous owner's name inside. Pages show reader wear. Pages appear to be unmarked. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Several previous owner's name stamps inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Progress of Man: Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very well cared for book, previous owner's name inside front and rear boards, pages tanned lightly. Good binding though front hinge is just beginning to loosen. Very mild wear to red cover with gilt title. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Previous Owners info/note is written inside. The dust jacket has some surface rubbing, edgewear, and creases. The edge block has a few little stains on it. The outside cover is red with gold writing. The dust jacket has some chipping around the edges and a chunk missing on the spine. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed with some creasing. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Gift inscription in front. Pages show some warping. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.