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Auction archive: Lot number 122

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Estimate
US$100,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
US$90,000
Auction archive: Lot number 122

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Estimate
US$100,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
US$90,000
Beschreibung:

Title: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Author: Smith, Adam Place: London Publisher: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell Date: 1776 Description: 2 volumes. [12], 510; [4], 587 + [1] ad pp. A4, a2, B-3T4 (lacking 3T4, a blank); [A]2, B-4E4, 4F2. (4to) 30x23 cm. (11¾x9"), blue paper boards with 20th century morocco spines, modern endpapers, page edges untrimmed. First Edition. Untrimmed first edition copy of Adam Smith's ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. The book is of profound influence in the development of modern society, and its appearance in the same year as the American Declaration of Independence matched the burgeoning political freedom to the unfettering of economic activity. Printing and the Mind of Man aptly states: "Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work. The Wealth of Nations ins not a system, but as a provisional analysis it is completely convincing. The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought." Printing & the Mind of Man 221; Rothschild 1897. Lot Amendments Condition: Light foxing and some extremity wear to boards, front joint of Vol. II tender and spine head lightly chipped; light foxing to preliminary leaves, neat repairs to gutter margins of 2 prelim. leaves in Vol. II, not affecting any printing, one leaf with neat horizontal tear expertly repaired - a very nice set, in rare untrimmed state with full margins. Item number: 229322

Auction archive: Lot number 122
Auction:
Datum:
13 Sep 2012
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Author: Smith, Adam Place: London Publisher: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell Date: 1776 Description: 2 volumes. [12], 510; [4], 587 + [1] ad pp. A4, a2, B-3T4 (lacking 3T4, a blank); [A]2, B-4E4, 4F2. (4to) 30x23 cm. (11¾x9"), blue paper boards with 20th century morocco spines, modern endpapers, page edges untrimmed. First Edition. Untrimmed first edition copy of Adam Smith's ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. The book is of profound influence in the development of modern society, and its appearance in the same year as the American Declaration of Independence matched the burgeoning political freedom to the unfettering of economic activity. Printing and the Mind of Man aptly states: "Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work. The Wealth of Nations ins not a system, but as a provisional analysis it is completely convincing. The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought." Printing & the Mind of Man 221; Rothschild 1897. Lot Amendments Condition: Light foxing and some extremity wear to boards, front joint of Vol. II tender and spine head lightly chipped; light foxing to preliminary leaves, neat repairs to gutter margins of 2 prelim. leaves in Vol. II, not affecting any printing, one leaf with neat horizontal tear expertly repaired - a very nice set, in rare untrimmed state with full margins. Item number: 229322

Auction archive: Lot number 122
Auction:
Datum:
13 Sep 2012
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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