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SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776.
4° (295 x 230mm). Half-title in vol. II. (Intermittent spotting, mainly in vol. I, quires 3B and 3s more heavily spotted, slight soiling on Xx2v and Xx3r, 3O4v, quire B of vol. II soiled at margins and slightly loose, S2v-S3r and a few other leaves in vol. II also lightly soiled, Warrington Library stamps on titles and half-title to vol. II.) Early 19th-century purple ribbed cloth (neatly rebacked preserving old spine and endpapers, corners bumped).
FIRST EDITION, UNCUT WITH DECKLE EDGES. £1 16s. was enough to buy the two quarto volumes when they were published on 9 March 1776, only a few months before the American Declaration of Independence on 4 July. Shortly before his death, Smith ensured that public attention would remain on his two longest and most highly polished works, the Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, by ordering the destruction of 16 volumes of manuscript material. Both works reflected his preoccupations with language, history and the Newtonian method. 'Though often criticized for its rambling structure, historical digressions, and over-abundance of "curious facts"', the Wealth of Nations 'has a single unifying theme which takes on further ramifications as it is unfolded. As the title makes clear, it is an enquiry into the nature of wealth, how its benefits should be measured or judged. This is combined with a causal account of the growth of opulence designed to show why the process has been retarded during the feudal periods of European history, why some nations were stationary or in decline, and why those that have made a start have frequently failed to reap the full advantages' (Donald Winch in ODNB). Goldsmith 11392; Grolier English 57; Kress 7621; PMM 221. (2)
4° (295 x 230mm). Half-title in vol. II. (Intermittent spotting, mainly in vol. I, quires 3B and 3s more heavily spotted, slight soiling on Xx2v and Xx3r, 3O4v, quire B of vol. II soiled at margins and slightly loose, S2v-S3r and a few other leaves in vol. II also lightly soiled, Warrington Library stamps on titles and half-title to vol. II.) Early 19th-century purple ribbed cloth (neatly rebacked preserving old spine and endpapers, corners bumped).
FIRST EDITION, UNCUT WITH DECKLE EDGES. £1 16s. was enough to buy the two quarto volumes when they were published on 9 March 1776, only a few months before the American Declaration of Independence on 4 July. Shortly before his death, Smith ensured that public attention would remain on his two longest and most highly polished works, the Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, by ordering the destruction of 16 volumes of manuscript material. Both works reflected his preoccupations with language, history and the Newtonian method. 'Though often criticized for its rambling structure, historical digressions, and over-abundance of "curious facts"', the Wealth of Nations 'has a single unifying theme which takes on further ramifications as it is unfolded. As the title makes clear, it is an enquiry into the nature of wealth, how its benefits should be measured or judged. This is combined with a causal account of the growth of opulence designed to show why the process has been retarded during the feudal periods of European history, why some nations were stationary or in decline, and why those that have made a start have frequently failed to reap the full advantages' (Donald Winch in ODNB). Goldsmith 11392; Grolier English 57; Kress 7621; PMM 221. (2)
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