Statute Laws of the Territory of Iowa, Enacted at the First Session

Item #63138

(IOWA). The Statute Laws of the Territory of Iowa, Enacted at the First Session of the Legislative Assembly of Said Territory, Held at Burlington, A.D. 1838-'39. Du Buque: Russell & Reeves, Printers, 1839. 1st ed. 597,[1,errata]pp. Contemporary full calf, , black and red morocco spine labels. Calf rubbed and scuffed, light scattered foxing and toning, else very good. "The Old Blue Book" was for many years the law of all the country west of the Rockies between the 42nd and 45th parallels. The first Iowa law book, printed just three years following the introduction of printing to Iowa. With the ownership signature of Jacob Butler on front board. Butler was a lawyer and prominent businessman in Muscatine, served as a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.

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