Laws of Iowa, Passed at the Extra Session of the Legislative Assembly Which Commenced on the 17th Day of June, 1844

Iowa City:: Williams & Palmer, Printers, 1845. A square, tight copy. Moderate foxing. Light damp stain to upper corner of pages affecting a few page numbers but NO text. Light damp stain to bottom edge of the last 50 pages (in the margin only -- NO text is affected). A very early Iowa City imprint. Not in Sabin. Cited on p. 253 of Fitzpatrick's Bibliography of Iowa Territorial Documents. Iowa did not became a state until 1846. The last page is numbered 159, rather than 157 as in some copies. Also includes (with separate title page): "Laws of Iowa, Passed at the Session of the Legislative Assembly Which Commenced on the 5th Day of May, 1845. John Chambers, Governor; S. J. Burr, Secretary of the Territory; S. C. Hastings, President of the Council; J. M. Morgan, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Published by Authority." (same year and imprint). Bound in later tan cloth, with a gilt-lettered red leather spine label. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good condition. 8vo. 159pp.