Bloomsbury USA, Date: 2007. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, blue covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, facsimile of manuscript inside covers and adjacent end papers, 432 pages, glossy color-illustrations throughout. DJ glossy beneath mylar with close-up color portrait on front, b/w illustration of man and dog on back with quotation from Smithson. DJ and book, both As New. 2007. Bloomsbury USA ISBN 1596910291 9781596910294 [US]

Bloomsbury USA, April Date: 2007. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. 2007. Bloomsbury USA ISBN 1596910291 9781596910294 [US]

Bloomsbury, Date: 2007. 432pp. Blue hardback with DJ, VG, stated First U.S. Edition, index, appendix, b&w and color photos and illustrations, Biography of James Smithson and the creation of the Smithsonian Museum, . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 2007. Bloomsbury ISBN 1596910291 9781596910294 [US]

NY Bloomsbury 2007 1st Am Edition Hard cover Fine in Fine DJ, 1st printing, ISBN-13: 9781596910294 xi, 432.

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury] Hardcover First Edition 432pp. Blue hardback with DJ, VG, stated First U.S. Edition, index, appendix, b&w and color photos and illustrations, Biography of James Smithson and the creation of the Smithsonian Museum,
[Columbus, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury, London] Hardcover First Edition 8vo, 432 pp.
[Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury, New York] Hardcover First Edition A Near Fine first American edition/first printing with little aging housed in an alike dust-jacket with mild scuffing and a small tear on the lower edge of the spine; In 1829, American scientist and inventor James Smithson died without leaving a will. His death left his vast inheritance to the United States as a national museum, the Smithsonian Institution. This book tells the story of how Smithson's legacy became the Smithsonian and the impact of his work on American science and culture.; 8vo; 432 pages
[Summerville, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2007 Hard cover Fine SIGNED by author. Fine book & jacket. Inscribed.

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury [2007], New York] Hardcover First Edition Would be fine/as new but for a few tiny stains on fore edge. ; BW and color plates; 1.6 x 9.7 x 6.3 Inches; 432 pages
[Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, New York, New York, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.
[Lebanon, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury, (New York)] Hardcover First Edition First American edition. Octavo. 432pp. Blue paper boards. Illustrated with black and white and color plates, maps. Boards very slightly bowed else about fine in a fine dustwrapper.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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(New York) Bloomsbury 2007 Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket First American edition. Octavo. 432pp. Blue paper boards. Illustrated with black and white and color plates, maps. Boards very slightly bowed else about fine in a fine dustwrapper.

Bloomsbury USA 2007-04-02 First Edition hardcover Like New Size: 6x1x9; 1st edition, 1st printing. Minimal wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Minimal wear to the dust jacket. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

Bloomsbury USA 2007-04-03 Hardcover New Size: 100x20x152; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Bloomsbury USA 2007 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bloomsbury USA 2007 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bloomsbury USA 2007 hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bloomsbury USA 2007 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bloomsbury USA 2007 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2007 First edition. Hard cover Like New in Fine jacket

Bloomsbury USA 2007-04-03 Hardcover Very Good Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. Sticker on front free end page.

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2007 Hard cover Very Good SIGNED/INSCRIBED! New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2007. 1st US edition. Sm 4to. x, 432pp. Illus. Inscribed by author on title page: "Dear Jim, From one admirer of James Smithson to another-with all best wishes / Heather Ewing / May 2011." Near Fine book. Very Good dust jacket. From the library of political advisor and former Director of the CIA Robert James Woolsey Jr. (scientists, Great Britain, biographies) Inquire if you need further information.

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2007 Hard cover Like New Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Bloomsbury USA 2007-04-02 hardcover Good Size: 6x1x9;

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury, London and New York] Hardcover First Edition 432 pages, illustrations, portraits; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "The first ever biography of James Smithson, the Englishman who bequeathed his fortune to establish Washington's Smithsonian Institute -- the largest museum and research complex in the world -- without ever having set foot in the United States. In 1836 the United States government received a strange and unprecedented gift -- a bequest of 104,960 gold sovereigns (then worth half a million dollars) to establish a foundation in Washington 'for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.' The Smithsonian Institution, as it would eventually be called, grew into the largest museum and research complex in the world. Yet it owes its existence to an Englishman who never set foot in the United States, and who has remained a shadowy figure for more than a hundred and fifty years. Smithson lived a restless life in the capitals of Europe during the turbulent years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars; at one time he was trailed by the French secret police, and later languished as a prisoner of war in Denmark for four long years. Yet despite a certain a penchant for gambling and fine living, he had, by the time of his death in Paris in 1829, amassed a financial fortune ...
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