Library name stammped inside of front and back covers - no other library markings. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. ................. . . .In 1853, a group of courageous women formed the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and embarked on America's first national historic preservation project- to purchase, restore and preserved the historic home of George Washington. Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine tells the remarkable story of the rescue and continuing restoration of the nation's most popular historic home, from the 19th century until today.