Centennial history of the city of Washington, D.C with full outline of the natural advantages, accounts of the Indian tribes, selection of the site, founding of the city, pioneer life, municipal, military, mercantile, manufacturing, and transportation interests, the press, schools, churches, societies, public buildings, etc., to the present time.

CREW, HARVEY W.; William B Webb; J Wooldridge

Dayton, Ohio:  For H.W. Crew by the United Brethren Pub. House, W.J. Shuey, 1892

Thick quarto. 26 cm.  Bound in publisher's 1/4 morocco over gilt-decorated pebbled boards. Lacking lower portion of spine leather, rebacked. All edges gilt. Internally fine, pages clean and fresh.  770, 1 pp. 24 plates. This book was written almost exclusively by W. B. Webb and J. Wooldrige.  From a prominent DC family's library.  

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