[8], [19]-302, [2] pp. With 69 plates (68 lithographed , 1 wood engraved), 5 of them double-page; 2 lithographed maps, 1 printed in color, the other hand-colored; 2 lithographed facsimiles of newspapers; 1 table. 13¾x10¼, quarter black morocco & cloth, front cover decoratively lettered in gilt, spine ruled & lettered in gilt. First Edition.

The first full-scale history of Idaho, with a splendid array of lithographed plates showing the farms, mines, houses, and other features of Idaho settlements, including bird's-eye views of several of the towns; several of the plates contain portraits of the leading citizens. Much space is devoted to the mining industries and other economic enterprises, but there is also treatment of early exploration, Indian wars, and other aspects of its history and settlement. With rubberstamp of Thomas H. Thompson to the top margin of the title-page, his book label on the front pastedown. There is evidence of another bookplate from the pastedown.