Brand/Publisher: University of Illinois Press trade paperback titled Nauvoo: Kingdom on the Mississippi by historian Robert Bruce Flanders, issued as part of the Illini Book series.
Title and subject: Detailed nonfiction study of the nineteenth-century Mormon city of Nauvoo, Illinois, examining the rise of the Latter-day Saint community on the Mississippi River, its civic and religious institutions, and the role of Joseph Smith and early church leaders in shaping the settlement.
Format and design: Vintage English-language softcover in a brown and orange card wrapper featuring a sepia photograph of a carved sunstone from the Nauvoo Temple on the front, with black titling and series branding; interior pages printed in black ink on off-white stock in a standard trade-paperback layout with footnotes and scholarly apparatus.
Structure and contents: Organized into chapters that trace Nauvoo's founding, city planning, religious life, economic development, and political power, including sections such as "Conflict Within the Kingdom," "Kingdom of This World: Business, Industry, and Finance," "Kingdom of This World: Government and the Military," and "The Islands of the Sea: The British Mission and Gathering," along with preface, notes, and index.
Publication details: Copyright 1965 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois with Illini Book edition dated 1975; a grant from the Ford Foundation helped defray publication costs. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-19110. The back cover identifies this volume as "An Illini Book from the University of Illinois Press." ISBN: 0-252-00561-9. Manufactured in the United States of America.
Genre and audience: Scholarly American history and religious history title focused on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Mormon experience in Illinois, intended for adult readers, students, and researchers interested in Nauvoo, Midwestern history, and Latter-day Saint studies.
Condition: Front pictorial card cover shows light surface rubbing, small handling marks, and edge and corner wear with minor creasing at the lower corners. Back cover is evenly age-toned with scattered small dark specks and light rubbing near the margins. Spine is slightly faded with rubbed title lettering and mild wear at the ends but remains straight and intact. Page-block edges are uniformly tanned with a few small tan spots and faint diagonal impression lines along the fore edge. Interior pages visible are lightly toned but securely bound and clearly printed. Listing includes the 1975 University of Illinois Press Illini trade paperback book only; no inserts or supplemental materials are included.