Ewing heather p (12 Ergebnisse)
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
- Softcover
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Zustand: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
- Softcover
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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
- Softcover
- Erstausgabe
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Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
- Softcover
- Signiert
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Zustand: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by Stamm on half title page. Bookplate inside.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Smithsonian Inst Pr, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1993
- Softcover
- Erstausgabe
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gift inscription on inside front wrapper. light toning to edges.
Weitere BilderSprache: Englisch
Verlag: Bloomsbury, New York, 2007
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
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In den Warenkorbhardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. includes dust-jacket. DETAILS: very good dust-jacket with slightest wear, cover price $29.95, near fine blue hardcover, probably unused, corners are lightly bumped from boxing and unboxing. EWING, HEATHER P. The lost world of James Smithson: science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian. Ne…w York: Bloomsbury, 2007, stated First U.S. Edition, and 1st printing number line starting with 1, x, 432pp., . Chronicles the life of James Smithson as a scientist, suspected spy, gambler, radical revolutionary, and philanthropist, telling the story of his remarkable bequest and the controversy it spawned. ISBN 9781596910294 28.40.
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Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
- Hardcover
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First Edition. In 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 co…mplex 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 magisterial, Ewing's biography presents a sweeping portrait of a remarkable man at the center of the English Enlightenment and the creation of America's greatest museum. Heather Ewing is an architectural historian. She has worked for the Smithsonian and the Ringling Museum of Art. She lives in New York. In 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'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 magisterial, Ewing's biography presents a sweeping portrait of a remarkable man at the center of the English Enlightenment and the creation of America's greatest museum. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 432 pages; Description: 432 p. : ill. , ports. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-412) and index. Subjects: Smithson, James (1765-1829) --Smithsonian Institution --Science --Great Britain --Biography 1 Kg. Illustrated (illustrator).
Verlag: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1993
- Softcover
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Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. Wrappers. 175pp. Illustrated. Contributors: Linda NeCastro, Robert Esau, Phillip Kent. Near fine with slight creasing on the front wrapper.
