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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Selected by Oliver Yarwood

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[SEDGLEY BINDING].

The Holy Bible,

containing the Old and New Testaments: new translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised.

Stock Code 109201

Oxford, 1701.

'First and greatest classic of modern economic thought' . The first edition of the 'first and greatest classic of modern economic thought' (PMM). Smith (d.1790) spent ten years writing and perfecting The Wealth of Nations, the popularity of which surpassed 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.

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