The Works. With an Account of His Life and Writings by Dugald Stewart.
In Five Volumes.
London: printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies; F. C. and J. Rivington; Otridge and Son [& 14 others], 1811-12 Stock Code: 107885
An attractive set in contemporary calf
First edition of the complete collected works of Adam Smith, with a biography of the author by the Scottish philosopher and mathematician Dugald Stewart.Description
5 volumes, octavo (214 x 133 mm). Contemporary tan calf, spines gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels, gilt rule border to boards.
Illustrations
Portrait frontispiece to vol. 1.
Condition
Expert repair to joints, some spotting throughout, darker in places (as often), one short marginal tear, the odd stain. A very attractive set.
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