An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith

Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in London by Cadell and Davies in 1812, is an early nineteenth-century edition of the most influential work in political economy. First issued in 1776, the text helped shape modern economic study and remained central to debate well into the nineteenth century. Smith analyzed labor as the source of wealth, considered the role of stock and trade, and set out ideas on taxation, government revenue, and systems of commerce. This set is complete in three octavo volumes, collated as Vol. I: xliii, 499 pp; Vol. II: viii, 523 pp; Vol. III: vii, 515 pp. References include Goldsmiths'-Kress 15565 and PMM 221, which names the book "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought." Condition is Good: boards with visible wear, spines professionally restored, and pages showing moderate foxing while remaining secure and legible. Bound in leather spines with hardcover boards, the set demonstrates early nineteenth-century London production standards. Item Number (SKU): #29398. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.