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THE WEALTH OF NATIONS, 3 VOLS
London: A Strahan and T Cadell, MDCCLXXXIX [1789], 5th edition 8vo, x + 499pp, vi + 518 + [v] appendix pp, v + 465 + [49] index + [i] ad pp, recased with original leather boards and later faux leather spines, boards worn along edges with bumped corners, margins of eps tanned, book plate; Vol I: pencil and ink notes on paste downs, light foxing, light pencil notes and crosses on about 20 pages; Vol II: pencil notes on about three pages, heavier foxing on seven pages; Vol III: 5cm tear in one page
Adam Smithâ??s The Wealth of Nations or An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was first published in 1776 and is regarded as the first major work in political economy. This foundational text in classical economics discusses free markets, economic growth, productivity, competition, the division of labour and introduced concepts such as the â??invisible handâ?? and â??laissez-faireâ?? capitalism.
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