Comment 28 for bug 1459235

Linux Mint 17.3 XFCE, Evolution 3.10.4
Comment #7 above points to a workaround that actually works. SyncEvolution.

I am syncing my local address book in Evolution using syncevolution mentioned in post #7 above.
I followed the instructions given on the page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SyncEvolution/synchronize-google-contacts-with-evolution-addressbooks to set up syncevolution. There they mention a file, /usr/share/accounts/services/google-contacts.service that needs to be edited before syncevolution can be set up. I discovered that this file doesn't exist on my system! I found the file here: https://apt-browse.org/browse/ubuntu/trusty/main/i386/evolution-data-server-online-accounts/3.10.4-0ubuntu1/file/usr/share/accounts/services/google-contacts.service and I created it in my /usr/share/accounts/services/ folder, added the missing line, and started setting up syncevolution.

What it does is syncing the Evolution address book under "On This Computer" and not the "<user>@gmail.com" Contacts. However, the result is identical and acceptable.