ROOSE'S COMPANION AND GUIDE TO WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
1887 · [Washington, DC]
by Roose, W.S.
[Washington, DC]: Gibson Brothers, Printers, 1887. Carefully revised and corrected to 1887. 12mo.; iii-viii, [9]-144 pp. Illustrations and large folding map with a couple small closed tears. Blind stamped red cloth (lightly soiled), gilt title on front board (a bit rubbed). Lacks title page. The final paragraph of text remarks on plans for a proposed Lincoln Monument, to honor "the history of the Martyr President." Clarke Mills' proposed model for the monument is shown in an engraving on page 45 [not the one ultimately chosen]. Ten listings on OCLC. (Inventory #: 55975)