An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
First Edinburgh edition of Smith's magnum opus and "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM). This edition being published in the city that Smith long resided, worked and died. With a Life of the Author, "A View" and "A Method," translated from the French of M. Garnier.
Edinburgh: William Creech et al, 1806. Bound in quarter red calf over marbled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, all page edges speckled; pp. Vol 1: v, [1], lxiii, [1], 360; Vol. 2: vi, 312, [4 appendix]; Vol 3: v, [1], 448 + lengthy index, no ads. Bindings remain sturdy and square, general shelfwear, rubbing and light fraying to board extremities, spines a touch toned and wrinkled. Peamore Library bookplate to each front pastedown, minor toning and foxing to pages else internally clean. Overall, a presentable copy in a nice binding with unique speckled edges.