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SMITH, Adam (1723-90). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784. 3 volumes, 8° (215 x 128mm). (Marginal worming at beginning and towards the end of vol. II, one small wormhole just affecting headline at end, Dd1 recto and Dd2 verso with crude markings in blue pen, light spotting throughout.) Contemporary calf, red lettering-pieces (head and tail of spines chipped, extremities rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Andrew ?C., Mayville, ?Coallown of Wemyss (inscription on endpaper) -- bookplate. Third edition. Kress B789; Goldsmiths' 12554. (3)
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