Smith, Adam

i) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations... tenth edition. London: A. Strahan for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1802, 3 vol., half-titles in vol.1 and 2, vol.1 inscribed "Chas. Hain gift to W. Hunter 1809 Ship Resolution", contemporary calf, joints splitting, slightly worn; ii) another copy... the eleventh edition, with notes, supplementary chapters, and a life of Dr. Smith, by William Playfair. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1805, 3 vol., half-titles in vol.2 and 3, bookplate of John Turnbull in vol.3, contemporary calf, occasional spotting (notably vol.3), "cancelled" stamp on verso title vol.1 and end of each vol., neatly rebacked retaining original spines, sides marked; iii) another copy... with... a view of the doctrine of Smith compared with that of the French economists. Edinburgh: William Creech [&c.], 1806, 3 vol., nineteenth-century half calf, occasional spotting, browning or staining, spines rubbed and labels chipped; all 8vo

Goldsmiths 18411, 19009, - ; Kress 4602, 4976, 5117

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