Smith, Adam, 1723-1790, An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations , MDCCLXXVI [1776]
- Title(s):
- An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations / by Adam Smith, LL. D. and F.R.S., formerly professor of moral philosophy in the University of Glasgow ; in two volumes.
- Additional Title(s):
Nature and causes of the wealth of nations
Wealth of nations- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh, MDCCLXXVI [1776]
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes ; 29 cm (4to)
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsHB161 S6 1776+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3149207
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Also issued without Creech's name in the imprint (ESTC T96668).
Paginations: volume 1: [12], 510 pages; volume 2: [4], 587, [1] pages
Signatures: volume 1: A⁴ (±A1) a² B-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ 3A-3S⁴ 3T⁴ (-3T4); volume 2: A² B-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Zzz⁴ 4A-4E⁴ 4F². (v. 1: Zz3 signed "Z3"). $2 signed; volume 1, leaves M3, U3, 3A4, 3O4 signed ; volume 2, leaves K2 and 4F2 unsigned; leaves Zzz4 and 4C3 signed.
The title leaf of volume 1 is a cancel; volume 2 may have a cancel first gathering rather than a single leaf.
With half-titles in both volumes.
Volume 2 has errata on verso of title leaf.
Error in paging: volume 2: pages 288 misprinted as 289.
English short title catalogue, N505134
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf. - Subject Terms:
- Capitalism -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Economics -- Early works to 1800.Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Imprints -- 1776.International economic relations -- Early works to 1800.National income -- Early works to 1800.Poverty -- Early works to 1800.Wealth -- Early works to 1800.
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