An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes Of the Wealth Of Nations
by Smith, Adam
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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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
by Smith, Adam
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Edinburgh: Printed by and For J. & J. Scrymgeour, and for Mundell & Son, and Arch. Constable & Co., 1805. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. "The history of economic theory up to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1784. Third edition, with additions. Speckled calf over boards. Octavos. 1) viii, 499; 2) vi, 518, Appendix [5]; and 3) v, [blank], 465, [blank], Index [45], [1 (ad)] pages. Near fine. All three volumes were rehinged and given sympathetic gilt-stamped spines, likely in the early 20th century. Original speckled calf boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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WITH SMITH'S FINAL REVISIONS
2 vols. tall 8vo. (iii)-xiv, 498; (iii)-viii), 489, [1 (blank)], [4 (appendix)], [55 (index)], [1 (blank)]pp., no half-titles, contemporary tree calf, sometime neatly and sympathetically rebacked, spines panelled by double gilt fillets and with the original black and maroon gilt decorated numbering and lettering labels relaid, original endpapers reused,… Read more about this item Item Price
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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. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hartford: Printed for Oliver D. Cooke,, 1804. Smith's masterpiece for an American audience Third American edition, preceded by the Philadelphia editions of 1789 and 1796. Smith's masterpiece - "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM) - was first published in 1776. The copy of Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (1793-1883), Democratic Congressman from New Jersey from 1843… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dublin: Printed by William Porter, for G. Burnet, L. White, W. Wilson, P. Byrne [& 3 others in Dublin],, 1793. A handsome copy in contemporary Irish calf Fifth Dublin edition, in an attractive contemporary Irish binding, of Smith's masterpiece, the most significant economics book ever published; the first Dublin edition was published in 1776, the same year as the… Read more about this item Item Price
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SIXTH EDITION of the most important book in the history of economics. One of 2000 sets. The sixth edition is the first to have been published after Smith's death in 1790.
"The Wealth of Nations had no rival in scope or depth when published and is still one of the few worked in its field to have achieved classic status, meaning… Read more about this item Item Price
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This is a rare, early edition of "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the WEALTH OF NATIONS" by Adam Smith. 1796 2nd American edition; Thomas Dobson; Philadelphia. Complete set in three volumes. Uncommon in original, full-leather binding as issued. Rare, early 2nd American edition of the first great work in political economy (following the 1st American edition in… Read more about this item Item Price
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I believe this is the way it came from the printer, and it was never bound. Not much holding the spine Pages very clear with no foxing some damage around the edges of some of outermost ones.
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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Edinburgh. , c. 1811. . A fine and handsome example of this important work. . Binding: Fine contemporary tree calf, rebacked expertly in matching calf, spine with 5 raised bands, morocco labels on 2 & 3. , Notes: Adam Smith FRSA (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of… Read more about this item Item Price
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London, Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1793. . Seventh edition, 3 vols; 8vo (22 x 14 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown of each vol., statistical tables, vol. I with ads. to third and fourth editions, appendix to end vol. II, index and final page ad. to end of vol. III; contemporary tree calf, ruled in gilt,… Read more about this item Item Price
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3 vols. 8vo. x, 499, [1 (blank)]; vi, 518, [5]; vi, 465, [1 (blank)], [49 (index)], [1 (advt.)]pp., contemporary speckled calf, smooth spines panelled by gilt fillets, rich maroon morocco lettering pieces, volume numbers direct gilt lettered, some corners little chaffed, joints neatly refurbished, spines a little scuffed… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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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. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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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. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: J. Maynard and F. Zinke, 1811. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart uniformly bound collection of scottish economist and moral philosopher, Adam Smith's magnum opus. Fifth edition. The book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth and is today a fundamental work in classical economics.… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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London: Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Chamberlaine, W. Watson et al., 1776. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. "The history of economic theory up to the end of the nineteenth century consists of two parts:… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A later edition of this classic economic treatise. Internally very good in original trade cloth which is chipped to the head and tail of spine and with weak hinges and marks to top board. Occasional pencil lines in margins. Contemporary inscription… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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UK: Oxford, 1904. First Edition . Original Cloth. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 1st printing in this Edition1904. Two volume edition in the Oxford World Classics series.Very scarce in the deluxe binding. Bound in the half vellum paper and cloth. The books are good and quite bright. Spine labels with small loss and wording… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
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AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
by Smith Adam
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London: for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1786. 3 volumes. An especially early printing, the fourth, only the second of the octavo editions, the last edition with any changes, includes a new preface never before printed, issued only 10 years after the first 2 vol. quarto edition. 8vo, beautiful three-quarter polished calf in fine antique… Read more about this item Item Price
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