The Great Design: Two Lectures on the Smithson Bequest By John Quincy Adams
Published by The Smithsonian Institution, 1965
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Presidential Book Shop or James Carroll, Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.Presidential Book Shop or James Carroll
AbeBooks seller since September 22, 2000
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 18.00
Quantity: 1 available
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100 p. Illustrated. Foreword by L.H. Butterfield. Two speeches John Quincy Adams delivered in November 1839, dealing with Smithson's incredible bequest to the people of the United States, a gift that became the Smithsonian Institution. Delicate tissue jacket is torn and chipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 002287
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Great Design: Two Lectures on the Smithson Bequest By John Quincy Adams
- Author
- Wilcomb E. Washburn (Editor)
- Publisher
- The Smithsonian Institution
- Publication year
- 1965
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Poor
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Presidential Book Shop or James Carroll
Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 22, 2000
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