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Condition: Poor
Description: Volume II only of the three volumes. Both boards are detached. Front board is detached with front endpaper, title page and first page of contents. Second page of contents is loose by itsel. Chipping to edges at top of title page with part of "N" missing of An. Previous owner's signature at top of title page also cut in half. Paper title on spine missing. Textblock and pages are good.
Seller: RZabasBooks, Toronto, ON, Canada
Smith, Adam. n Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Thomas Dobson, 1796.
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Condition: Fair
Description: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Complete in Three Volumes, A New Edition (Second American Edition), Printed by Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia, 1796, half leather with marbled boards, 7 x 4.5, 12mo. In fair condition. Ex-library of the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Milton Dimmicks name plate is above library plate along with an old gift inscription likely from the early 1800s. Original Federal Era binding with marbled binders waste boards. Moderate wear to extremities with bumped corners and end bands. Slight loss at tail of volume three. Front board of volume one is fragile, coming loose from cords. Boards are faded from age. Interiors are lightly toned, free of known markings. Bindings are all intact. Gutters tender, but intact. Darkened top edges. Please see photos. This is a rare, early edition of this monumental work by famed economist and philosopher Adam Smith (d. 1790). Second American edition. Follows the first American edition of 1789. The work offers one of the worlds first collected descriptions of what builds nations wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the work touches upon such broad topics as the division of labor, productivity and free markets. An incredibly important set worthy of an equally important library.
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Description: 412; 430; 387, [1 blank], [55] pp. Contemporary tree calf [some chipping], rebacked with remnants of original spines laid down. Toned, scattered foxing, lightly worn. Good+. The second American edition, the first having issued in 1789, also published by Dobson. 'Printing and the Mind of Man' describes this work as "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought." Evans 31196. PMM 221 [London, 1776]. Kress 3288.
Seller: David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 Volumes. 12mo. pp. viii, [9]-412; vi, [7]-430; v, [1]blank, [7]-387, [1]blank, [53]index. contemporary tree sheep (head of spines chipped, scattered foxing, paper toned). Second American Edition. The first American edition, also published by Dobson, was issued in 1789. ''Although Adam Smith did not create the study of political economy, The Wealth Of Nations, coming at a point when 'natural liberty' was being debated, had a decisive influence both on the study of national economy and on the freeing of economic policy from the artificial restraint of the mercantilist system. Smith's statement that labour is the source of a nation's commodities and that the variations in 'stock'' values are due to the interaction of wages, profits, and rent, formulated the doctrine of the classic school of economic thought, and round it all modern economic discussion has revolved."' (PMM) "Originally published in 1776, Adam Smith s The Wealth of Nations was lauded by America s founders as a landmark work of Enlightenment thinking about national wealth, statecraft, and moral virtue. Today, Smith is one of the most influential icons of economic thought in America." (Princeton University Press on Glory M. Liu s Adam Smith s America: How A Scottish Philosopher Became An Icon Of American Capitalism ) Evans 31196. Kress B.3288. Smith 82305. Vanderblue p. 20. cfPMM 221.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Thomas Dobson, 1796.
Price: US$3600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 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 1789). The work offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the work touches upon such broad topics as the division of labor, productivity, and free markets. (Note: within volume I is an "Advertisement" for the "Third Edition," and one for the "Fourth Edition" - the references to these editions take into account earlier UK publications since the first UK edition of 1776. The set offered here is the 2nd American edition from 1796, following the 1st American edition from 1789.) Condition: Ex-library set with the typical treatments (ID labels taped onto the spines; card sleeve, date sheet, modern ID tags on the rear end papers & pastedowns; library "Regulations" sheet affixed to the front pastedowns). Volumes 2 and 3 are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages - all covers of these 2 volumes are firmly attached. The front cover of volume 1 has nearly separated and is only attached by the 2 center strings, and by the clear tape over the labels on the spine; the back cover is firmly attached. The back cover of volume 1 has a strip at the left half where the top leather layer has peeled. The top of the volume 1 & 2 spines have wear. All cover corners are worn/rounded. The pages are in generally good condition with age-toning and consistent mild foxing. Overall the set is in Fair condition.
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.