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AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
by SMITH, Adam
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Light pencil underlining and a few notes, text rather clean; owner ink stamp on title page of first volume. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Maynard and F. Zinke, 1811. Early Edition. Hardcover. Light pencil underlining and a few notes, text rather clean; owner ink stamp on title page of first volume. Near Fine. Three volumes (5-1/4" x 8-8/8") in contemporary marbled boards, rebacked in attractive green blindstamped morocco leather with matching corners, all edges marbled (lxxi, 360; vi, 514; v, 448, 50 pages). First published in 1776, this is a reprint of the Fifth Edition of 1786, the final edition to be published in Smith's lifetime. Adam Smith (1723-1790) spent ten years in the writing and perfecting of THE WEALTH OF NATIONS. The book succeeded at once, and the first edition was exhausted in six months. GOLDSMITH 11663; GROLIER 100 ENGLISH, 57; KRESS B.154; PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 221: "The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought."
Synopsis
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (generally referred to by the short title The Wealth of Nations) is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is a clearly written account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written for the generally educated individual of the 18th century - advocating a free market economy as more productive and more beneficial to society.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021345
- Title
- AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
- Author
- SMITH, Adam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Light pencil underlining and a few notes, text rather clean; owner ink stamp on title page of first volume. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- J. Maynard and F. Zinke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- Printing and the Mind of Man, Economics, PMM, Philosophy, Adam Smith, Economic Theory, 18th Century, Capitalism
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th Century; Philosophy; Economics;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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