[12], 257 pp. Illustrated from photographs, sketches, etc.; engraved frontispiece portrait; map endpapers. 9x6, gilt-lettered dark blue cloth. No. 18 of 200 copies. First Edition.

Signed by the author on the title page. Born in 1823, Dorsey Baker studied medicine and practiced briefly in Des Moines before crossed the plains to Oregon in 1848, invested in Portland real estate, founded a store in Walla Walla, was involved in banking and transportion, and in general was instrumental in the progress of southeastern Washington and the surrounding areas. Smith 450.