The life of Adam Smith

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Peter M. Scott, with his bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: xxviii, 495 pages : illustrations, 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-478) and index. Contents: Kirkcaldy -- Boyhood -- Glasgow -- The never to be forgotten Hutcheson -- Oxford -- A respectable auditory -- Lectures on the history of philosophy and law -- Called to Glasgow University -- Teacher -- Publishing scholar and administrator -- The making of The Theory of Moral Sentiments -- Criticism of The Theory of Moral Sentiments -- Travelling tutor -- Inquirer into the Wealth of Nations -- The American crisis and The Wealth of Nations -- Euge! Belle! Dear Mr Smith -- Dialogue with a dying man -- Settlement in Edinburgh -- Economic theorist as commissioner of customs -- Literary pursuits -- Times of hardship and distress -- Legacy for legislators -- Precariousness of this life -- The great change. Subjects: Smith, Adam 1723-1790; Biography; Economists Great Britain; Economists Scotland; Classical school of economics; Economists 18th century.