Washington Territory: Her Past, Her Present and the Elements of Wealth Which Ensure Her Future
Olympia: By Order of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pp. 51, [24 blank]. Later binding in three-quarter brown pebbled cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt over marbled paper covered boards, by Seney Fund [?]. C. B. Bagley, Public Printer, 5000 copies. Front wrapper and title page detached, rear wrapper lacking; chips to the fore edges of outer leaves. Board edges minimally rubbed, handwritten ink number on the rear endpaper. Good+. Item #10479 Evans (1828-1898) was one of Washington's first lawyers, the first mayor of Olympia, a Territorial Legislator, librarian and the Territory's first historian. This historical-promotional pamphlet was published by order of the legislature. Scarce on the market, with only two recorded copies appearing at auction since 1979; OCLC locates just three copies. SMITH: 2930, HOWES: E218, GRAFF: 1268, SOLIDAY I: 499.
Title continues: "Address Delivered at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Sept. 2, 1876 and in Joint Convention of the Legislature of Washington Territory, Oct. 13, 1877".
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