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SMITH (ADAM)
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, vol. 2 (of 2), FIRST EDITION, W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1776

15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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SMITH (ADAM)

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, vol. 2 (of 2), FIRST EDITION, half-title, contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, lower joint weakened [Goldsmith 11392; Kress 7261; PMM 221; Rothschild 1897], 4to, W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1776

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The first edition of "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM).

Provenance: E. Creed Fellows, ownership inscription on front free endpaper.

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