Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica;
Brand: [SMELLIE, William (editor); BELL, Andrew (engraver); MACFARQUHAR, Colin (printer)].
SKU: 115561
Price: 68457.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Oliver Yarwood

EARLY ENGLISH & PHILOSOPHY

Oliver joined the Shapero team in January 2023 having begun his career as a junior specialist at a regional auction house. He holds a Master’s in History from the University of Durham, where he specialised in Reformation studies and the history of the book. Outside Shapero, Oliver is a keen chess player and numismatist.

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[SMELLIE, William (editor); BELL, Andrew (engraver); MACFARQUHAR, Colin (printer)].

Encyclopaedia Britannica;

or, a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences compiled upon a New Plan. In which the Different Sciences and Arts are digested into Distinct Treatises or Systems; and the Various Technical Terms, etc. are explained as they occur in the order of the Alphabet.

Stock Code 115561

Edinburgh, 1771..

First and greatest classic of modern economic thought. A lovely uncut copy of the first edition of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, the 'first and greatest classic of modern economic thought' (PMM).
Smith (d.1790) spent ten years writing and perfecting the text of the Wealth of Nations, the popularity of which surpassed even its publisher's expectations upon release: the estimated supply of between 500 and 750 first edition copies was exhausted within the first six months of printing, and four further editions were issued within Smith's lifetime.