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Ewing, Heather.The Lost World of James Smithson. Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian. Photo available. New York. Bloomsbury. 2007. 432 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).