The First through a Century 1853-1953: A History of the First National Bank of Saint Paul by Donovan, Frank P., Jr. & Cushing F. Wright - 1954

St. Paul: Itasca Press: The Webb Publishing Company, 1954. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown cloth with gilt '1st' on front board, gilt titles on black ground on spine, pictorial endpapers showing the St. Paul riverfront in 1853 and 1953, frontispiece, xv, 144 pp, 15 ff b & w plates, fold-out chart, bibliography, index. Very faintly musty. DJ has slight wear at corners and spine ends, spine slightly browned; in Brodart archival cover. From the introduction: "Down through the years, the story of the First National Bank of Saint Paul has reflected the development of the area it serves. In it are chronicled the growth of transportation and communication, the blossoming of trade and manufacturing, the tilling of millions of acres of fertile land, the utilization of natural resources, which accompanied the maturing of a frontier territory into a modern commonwealth." Printed presentation card from the bank president laid in. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.