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Life of Adam Smith
by Rae, John
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- fair
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. fair. Quarto. XV, [1], 449, [1]pp. Uncut. Original brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Title page in red and black lettering. Captivating biography of Adam Smith, a social philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and one of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. Some age-wear on binding with closed tears along joints (but boards holding firmly), and head and tail of spine chipped. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall fair, interior in good+ to very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28419
- Title
- Life of Adam Smith
- Author
- Rae, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Scottish Enlightenment, Theory of Moral Sentiments, Biography, Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, First edition, Reference
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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- Tail
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- First Edition
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- Fair
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- Quarto
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