Constitution of the National Institution for the Promotion of Science, established at Washington, May 1840
$100 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller
19, 1 pp. 8vo. Publisher's brown wrappers, upper wraper chipped at fore-edge with loss. Item #354187 An important precursor to the Smithsonian, largely formed by Joel Poinsett to house the natural history specimens expected to return from the Wilkes Expedition. Besides the text of the national museum's constitution, the pamphlet includes a list of members, a who's who of early American exploration and the natural sciences.
- Binding: Wrappers
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