LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI Passed At The First Session Of The Eleventh General Assembly, Begun And Held At The City Of Jefferson, On Monday, The Sixteenth Day Of November, In The Year Of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred And Forty.

Book size about 6 by 8 3/4 inches with some 373 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in thin blue paper over thin boards with leather spine and tips. Title in gilt on a spine red panel. Contents include laws relating to the establishment of boundaries for the State of Missouri and for certain counties, tying up loose ends from the recent Iowa and Mormon 'difficulties', organization of certain counties, elections, the handling of slaves, establishment of various State roads. These are just a few highlights from the considerable body of work published here. Book with occasional evidence of previous exposure to damp; light foxing here and there; last page in book missing two thirds of right edge (Affecting about 20 lines from the last page of the Index); covers with moderate wear; previous owner ink writing at the front; other light to moderate wear. Book is quite scarce. VERY GOOD-.