ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover 2007. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

Bloomsbury USA 2007 1st Printing. Hardcover Good in Very Good jacket Ex-Library Ex-library copy with no library pocket and few librry marks in book. us hist.

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
[Vashon, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA April 2007] Hardcover
[Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover First Edition The story of James Smithson and his mysterious bequest to found in Washington, DC, "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men". This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. DJ shows only minor shelf wear with no rubbing or soiling and is not price clipped. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square with no fading on boards. Corners not bumped. An excellent reading copy.
[Potomac, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover First Edition First Edition. First Printing. Very Good in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
[Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

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

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA April 3, 2007, New York] Hardcover First Edition [New York]: Bloomsbury 2007. Hardcover. 1596910291 . First US edition. This copy has been inscribed, signed and dated in the year of issue ["April 2007"] by the author on the title page. 432+ pages, illustrated [including maps], appendix: genealogy chart, notes, picture credits, acknowledgments, index. Near Fine copy very light spine end bumping in fine jacket. See photos clphE
[North Providence, RI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition. Please see photos. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking. n 1836 the United States government received a strange and unprecedented gift―a half-million dollar bequest to establish a foundation in Washington "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The Smithsonian Institution, as it would be called, eventually grew into the largest museum and research complex in the world. Yet the man behind what became "America's attic," James Smithson, has remained a shadowy figure for more than 150 years.Drawing on unpublished diaries and letters from across Europe and the United States, historian Heather Ewing tells his compelling story in full. The illegitimate son of the Duke of Northumberland, Smithson was the youngest member of Britain's Royal Society and a talented chemist admired by the greatest scientists of his age. At the same time, however, he was also a suspected spy, an inveterate gambler, and a radical revolutionary during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic Wars. But at the heart of Smithson's story is his bequest―worth $9 million in today in today's currency―which sparked an international lawsuit and a decade-long congressional battle, featuring a dizzying cast of historical figures, including John Quincy Adams, and Alexander Graham Bell, both of whom grappled with how―and even whether―to put Smithson's endowment to use.Fascinating and ...

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: bloomsbury books, N Y] Hardcover First Edition not ex-library copy. hardcover edition with dustjacket.text unmarked.NOT EX-LIB.binding is solid. stated first edition, first printing with complete number line starting with number 1.
[Krotz Springs, LA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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Bloomsbury USA 2007 1st US Hardcover As New in As New jacket Book (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.

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]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury, New York] Hardcover First Edition xi, 432, [2] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some in color). Maps. Genealogy Chart. Notes. Index. James Smithson, MA, FRS (c. 1765 - 27 June 1829) was an English chemist and mineralogist. He was the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithson was the illegitimate child of the 1st Duke of Northumberland, and was born secretly in Paris, on an unknown date, possibly in the Pentemont Abbey, as Jacques-Louis Macie (later altered to James Louis). Eventually, he was naturalized in England and attended university, studying chemistry and mineralogy at Pembroke College, Oxford. At the age of twenty-two, he changed his surname from Macie to Smithson, his father's pre-marriage surname. Smithson traveled extensively throughout Europe publishing papers about his findings. Considered a talented amateur in his field, Smithson maintained an inheritance he acquired from his mother and other relatives. Smithson never married and had no children; therefore, when he wrote his will, he left his estate to his nephew, or his nephew's family if his nephew died before Smithson. If his nephew was to die without heirs, however, Smithson's will stipulated that his estate be used "to found in Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." In 1835, his nephew died ...

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. Sticker on front free end page.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!
[Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]
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ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover First Edition 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.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.8
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury USA] Hardcover stated 1st U.S. edition/1st printing with full number line, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders
[Frankfort, KY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1596910291, ISBN13: 9781596910294, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC] Hardcover First Edition
[New Castle, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

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[Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]