1880 Wealth of Nations Adam Smith Economics Industrial Revolution Capitalism
“Nobody ever saw a dog make a fair and deliberate exchange of one bone for another with another dog.”
― Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
An early 19th-century edition of the famous “Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith. “Wealth of Nations” was one of the world’s first collected descriptions of what builds a nations’ economy, wealth, and capitalism. Smith begins this landmark work by stating that the source of a nation’s wealth comes from the labor of the people. Throughout the rest of the work, Smith shows how productivity and financial exchanges are the root of a working economy.
1880 Wealth of Nations Adam Smith Economics Industrial Revolution Capitalism
“Nobody ever saw a dog make a fair and deliberate exchange of one bone for another with another dog.”
― Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
An early 19th-century edition of the famous “Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith. “Wealth of Nations” was one of the world’s first collected descriptions of what builds a nations’ economy, wealth, and capitalism. Smith begins this landmark work by stating that the source of a nation’s wealth comes from the labor of the people. Throughout the rest of the work, Smith shows how productivity and financial exchanges are the root of a working economy.
Item number: #20719
Price: $499
SMITH, Adam
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
London: Ward, Lock, & Co., [ca. 1880].
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- 781, [1], 18
- References: Goldsmiths’-Kress, 21740; PMM 221
- PMM: “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought”
- Provenance: Handwritten – E. Snow, 1882
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
- Cloth
- Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
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20719
Category
Law & Government
Authors
SMITH, Adam
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete