Add this copy of Knight of the White Eagle: Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count to cart. $16.25, very good condition, Sold by Noetic Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from WILLIAMSPORT, PA, UNITED STATES.
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Very good. Like New/VG near mint Unread Hardcover c1964, Very Good just jacket within a Broadart mylar protective jacket, Ships Pronto. Thomas Y. Crowell Co; (NY) Stated First U.S. edition, Illus. with 9 B&W photos and drawings. First printing (1965). Printed in England. shown by full number line. VG DJ in excellent Brodart mylar sleeve shows rubbing, minor edge wear at foot and head of spine. 2 closed tears less than half an inch long. Pristine and perfect unmarked pages and end papers; Dark-green buckram-cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering without bumps or visible war except a scratch across top of spine. Perfect new condition hinges. Well-researched biography of colourful life of colonial era Royalist agent intellectual who fled to England, was an inventor, general for imperial armies, and rewarded with titles by European oligarchs. LCCN 65-18565, Choose Expedited Shipping for Priority Mail in USA. Not a remainder. Great Gift for a history buff. Collectible quality, made with high quality materials, permanent paper. Full Title: Knight of the White Eagle, Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford of Woburn, Mass. (Hardcover) (1965) First US Edition & Impression. by by W[ilfred] J[ames] Sparrow (Author); Chris Simon (Cover Design); 302 pages incl. References and Notes, Appendix: A 6-page military intelligence report about the Continental Army by Rumsford; Bibliography; and Index. Author was U Birmingham, UK, Education lecturer. 6.0w x 8.6 x 1.2 inches [15.3 x 21.8. x 3.0 cm.]. I wrap & insert cardboard to protect your purchase, TRACK, ship daily, and guarantee. [B73_K0180]
Add this copy of Knight of the White Eagle: Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count to cart. $50.00, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
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Good in fair dust jacket. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has substantial wear, tears, and chips. 301, [1] p. 22 cm. Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles. Bibliography. Index. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (German: Reichsgraf von Rumford; March 26, 1753 August 21, 1814) was an American-born British physicist[1] and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics. He also served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Loyalist forces in America during the American Revolutionary War. After the end of the war he moved to London where his administrative talents were recognized when he was appointed a full Colonel, and in 1784 received a knighthood from King George III. A prolific designer, he also drew designs for warships. He later moved to Bavaria and entered government service there, being appointed Bavarian Army Minister and re-organizing the army, and, in 1791, was made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire. After 1799, he divided his time between France and England. With Sir Joseph Banks, he established the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 1799. The pair chose Sir Humphry Davy as the first lecturer. The institution flourished and became world famous as a result of Davy's pioneering research. His assistant, Michael Faraday established the Institution as a premier research laboratory, and also justly famous for its series of public lectures popularizing science.
