Discourse on the Objects and Importance of the National Institution
by POINSETT, Joel R
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POINSETT, Joel R. Discourse on the Objects and Importance of the National Institution for the Promotion of Science, Established at Washington, 1840. Delivered at the First Anniversary. Washington: P. Force, 1841. 1st ed. 52 pp. Orig. printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled, light foxing, else a very good copy. Poinsett was instrumental in establishing the Institution whose museum and library went under the umbrella of the Smithsonian in 1862.
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- Discourse on the Objects and Importance of the National Institution
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- POINSETT, Joel R
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- MED & SCI, MUSEUMS, SMITHSONIAN, PAMPHLETS, GEN AM
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