57 “In Political Economy I Think Smith’s Wealth Of Nations The Best Book Extant” (Thomas Jefferson) 82SMITH, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London, 1791. Three volumes. Octavo, early full speckled calf rebacked. $8500 Sixth edition of Smith’s landmark work, the first published after his death, in contemporary calf boards beautifully respined. “On publication of the first American edition, not long before this 1791 English edition, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “In political economy I think Smith’s Wealth Of Nations the best book extant.” “Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith’s achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work… The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought” (PMM 221). Occasional light foxing, a beautiful copy in restored contemporary boards. “Few Men Have Had A More Marked Influence Upon The Rising Intellect Of The Time” 83MILL, John Stuart. A System of Logic. London, 1843. Two volumes. Octavo, publisher’s original half cloth, custom clamshell box. $13,500 First edition of a classic text on logic by John Stuart Mill, one of only 750 copies printed, in the publisher’s original cloth and paper boards. One of Mill’s most important works, System of Logic is “the first major installment of his comprehensive restatement of an empiricist and utilitarian position” (Encyclopedia of Philosophy), setting forth “the fundamentals of the human or ‘moral’ sciences” (Mander & Sell, 794). The book “was for many years the standard authority with all who took his side in the main philosophical questions. Mill, in fact, was recognized as the great leader of the empirical as opposed to what he called the intuitional school; and few men have had a more marked influence upon the rising intellect of the time” (DNB). Light foxing to first and last few leaves; bindings moderately rubbed, spines toned, joints starting but holding. A very good copy.
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