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The life of Adam Smith [Buy it!] | Ross, Ian Simpson | USD 46.00 (Thu May 23 03:11:28 2024) | Abebooks | MW Books | ISBN10: 0198288212, ISBN13: 9780198288213, [publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press] Hardcover First Edition 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. 1 Kg. [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995] Show/Hide image |