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"First and greatest classic of modern economic thought": First Edition of Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell 1776.
First edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Quarto, 2 volumes, bound in full brown calf, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, front and rear panels, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Remarkably clean throughout with some light toning. Housed in a custom half morocco calf clamshell box, elaborately gilt decorated spines. An exceptional example of this landmark work.
Price: $225,000.00 Item Number: 144265
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Rare Early 19th century printing of Adam Smith's An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Printed for J. Maynard, Panton Market, Haymarket; and F. Zinske, 448, Strand 1811.
Early 19th century printing of Adam Smith’s ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter diced calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very god condition. Bookplate to each pastedown, printed bookplate of “A.C. Eustace” pasted over previous owner’s name to each title page and additional ownership inscription of A.C. Eustace to the first page of each Table of Contents. Embossed stamp “St. Anselm’s College Manchester, N.H. 1889” to each title page.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142658
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First McCulloch Edition of Adam Smiths Masterpiece The Wealth of Nations; Finely Bound
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Adam Black, and William Tait/Longman, Rees 1828.
First McCulloch edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands, frontispiece to volume one. In near fine condition. An exceptional set of this classic work.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 141427
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Finely bound early 19th century Scottish printing of ADAM SMITH’S MASTERPIECE THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Edinburgh: Printed by and For J. & J. Scrymgeour, and for Mundell & Son, and Arch. Constable & Co. 1805.
Finely bound early 19th century printing of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. A new edition containing A Life of the Author and a View of the Doctrine of Smith, compared with that of the French Economists. In good condition. Armorial bookplates.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 138495
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First Dublin edition of Adam Smith's Magnum Opus An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Chamberlaine, W. Watson et al. 1776.
First Dublin edition, published the same year as the first of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full calf, morocco spine labels, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Uncommon.
Price: $28,000.00 Item Number: 135479
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Adam Smiths Masterpiece The Wealth of Nations; Finely Bound
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell 1799.
Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. In near fine condition, rebacked. An exceptional set of this classic work.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 137589
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Adam Smiths Masterpiece The Wealth of Nations; Finely Bound
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Printed for William Allison & J. Maynard; Edinburgh: W. Blair 1819.
Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in contemporary full calf, gilt titles to the spine, red and green spine labels. In near fine condition. An exceptional set of this classic work.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 133843
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Rare Eighteenth Century Set of Adam Smiths Masterpiece The Wealth of Nations
SMITH, ADAM.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell 1793.
Rare 18th century edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in half calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. In near fine condition. A very nice set of this classic work.
Price: $4,600.00 Item Number: 124986