The Smithsonian Institution For The Increase And Diffusion Of Knowledge Among Men An Address On

by Rev William Barlow

$225 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition · Signed

New York, NY : B.R. Barlow, No. 13 Chambers Street, 1847. First edition. 23.5 cm. 40pp. Original tan printed wrappers. Inscribed with the best respects of the author to Gen. Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. . One of a number of proposals and responses on how best to use the Smithsonian endowment. Pierre Van Cortlandt's father was first Lt. Governor of New York. Washington considered him a most trusted friend and ally. Item #68383

• Binding: Wrappers

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