CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, ESTABLISHED AT WASHINGTON, MAY 1840.

Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1840. 14, [2 blank] pp, disbound. Very light scattered foxing and spotting. Short closed tear in blank margin of second leaf. Good+. The Constitution plus a list of all officers and members. Joel Poinsett was President, Peter Force Vice President. The Nation's governing and scientific elite are listed in double columns. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 51990n. AI 40-4837 [5]. Item #22123

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