[MORMONS]. PRATT, Orson (1811-1881). An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions and of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records. New York: Joseph W. Harrison, 1841. 12mo (171 x 108 mm). Ornamental title border, stitched (lacking wrappers, clear tape at spine edge, corners turned, moderate toning, spotting, and light staining). RARE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, reprints the 1840 Edinburgh edition with a dozen minor textual changes. Orson Pratt’s account of Remarkable visions “ranks as one of the great Mormon books as it contains the first printed account of Joseph Smith’s 1820 vision. Only three manuscript accounts antedating Remarkable Visions exist in the LDS Church Archives, reflecting that Joseph Smith discussed this transcendent vision only privately with a few trusted friends during the Church’s first decade. Joseph Smith himself did not commit this vision to print until two years after this pamphlet appeared when he described it in his letter to John Wentworth published in the Times and Seasons, March 1, 1842. The similarity of the two accounts suggests that Remarkable Visions was in view when the Wentworth letter was composed. In addition, ‘the sketch of the faith and doctrine’ making up the final section of Remarkable Visions certainly influenced the formulation of the ‘Articles of Faith’ which concludes the Wentworth letter” (Crawley & Flake, Mormon Fifty 18). EARLIEST ACCOUNT OF JOSEPH SMITH’S FIRST VISION. Crawley 82; Flake 6502; Sabin 64955.