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 ; vol. I[-II].

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First edition of this foundational work in classical economics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 (Author)
Corporate Author: Etherington Conservation Center, Inc., (Firm)
Other Authors: Strahan, William, 1715-1785 (Bookseller)
Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802 (Bookseller)
Stoddard, Howard J., 1901-1971 (Former owner)
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Subjects:
Economics > Early works to 1800.
Inscriptions (Provenance) > 20th century.
Genre:
Early works to 1800.
Inscriptions (Provenance)
Ownership and Custodial History:
Inscription in ink at head of first front fly-leaf recto: "[...] Kamp 1931"; Michigan State University Library bookplate on front paste-down: Gift of Howard J. Stoddard.
Local Note:
MSU: "2" added in manuscript to mis-signed signature 2Z3.
MSU: Conservation 2008 Etherington Conservation Services, Greensboro, NC
MSU: Conservation 2018 Wallace Conservation Lab, MSU Libraries
Binding Information:
Bound in contemporary quarter calf with sprinkled paper over paste-boards; two spine labels, one black calf and one brown; gilt tooled spine and spine labels; spine labels lettered in gilt.
Physical Description:2 volumes ; 29 cm (quarto)
Format: Book
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Physical Description: ix, 116 pages ; 19 cm.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Liberty Classics, 1981
Physical Description: 2 volumes (viii, 1,081 pages) ; 23 cm.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Clarendon Press, 1976
Physical Description: 2 volumes (viii, 1,080 pages) ; 24 cm.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Arlington House, 1966
Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 21 cm.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: The Modern library, 1965
Physical Description: lx, 976 pages ; 21 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: The Modern Library, 1937
Physical Description: lx, 976 pages : diagram ; 21 cm.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904
Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 23 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: At the Clarendon press, 1869
Physical Description: 2 volumes : frontispiece (portrait, volumes 1), tables ; 23 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: A. and C. Black, 1859
Physical Description: xxiii pages, [xv]-lxvi, 685 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: A. and C. Black ; Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1850
Physical Description: lxvi, 685 pages : portrait ; 23 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Cooke & Hale, 1818
Physical Description: 2 volumes, Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Cooke & Hale, 1818
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: D. Hanna, 1816
Physical Description: 3 volumes, Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: D. Hanna, 1816
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Printed for Oliphant, Waugh & Innes, 1814
Physical Description: 4 volumes ; 22 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Printed for Oliver D. Cooke, 1811
Physical Description: 2 volumes, Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: O. D. Cooke, 1811
Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 24 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Printed for Oliver D. Cooke, 1811
Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 24 cm
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Authors: Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Published: Printed for Oliver D. Cooke, 1804
Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 22 cm, Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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