RARE BOOKS A CATALOGUE
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Scottish Enlightenment
Items from the Scottish Enlightenment
DAVID HUME
The Life of David Hume Esq. Written by Himself. London, W.Strahan and T.Cadell 1777
First edition in the original blue paper covers.
Small octavo, original blue paper covers, worn and dust stained, spine frayed, stitched as issued, engraved portrait of David Hume by T.Cook, half title + pp.iv + 62pp, duststained, uncut, ownership in ink on the recto of plate Robert Barclay, Capilrig. £2,500 Provenance: Robert Barclay [died 1783], purchased the esta....
DAVID HUME
Six Autograph Letters to William Mure 1763-1776 Together with the only surviving record of a letter Hume wrote to his friend the Rev John Home about the death of William Mure.
David Hume said of William Mure he "was the oldest and best friend I had in the World"
David Hume Six autograph letters signed in ink to William Mure of Caldwell London and Paris, September 1763 - October 1770 Quarto, 12 1/2 pages together with David Hume to John Home on Baron Mure’s death 12 April 1776 octavo 2 pages in ink, contemporary copy. William Mure of Caldwell [1718-1776], M.P. for Renfrewshire, 1742-1761, Baron of ....
WILLIAM JULIUS MICKLE
The Lusiad; or, the Discovery of India. An Epic Poem. 1778 2nd edition
Critical attack on Adam Smith’s laissez-faire doctrines to the East India Trade in the Wealth of Nations
MICKLE, William Julius. The Lusiad; or, the Discovery of India. An Epic Poem. Translated from the Original Portugese of Luis de Camöens. The Second Edition. Oxford, Jackson and Lister 1778 Quarto, contemporary tree calf, edges worn, rebacked, red morocco label, (2) + ccxxxvipp + 496pp, including the dedication to the Duke of Buccleuch, engraved ....
WILLIAM SHAW
A Galic and English Dictionary. 1780 First edition
The First Gaelic/English Dictionary
SHAW, William. A Galic and English Dictionary. Containing all the words in the Scotch and Irish Dialects of the Celtic, that could be collected from the Voice, and Old Books and Mss. London, W and A Strahan 1780 2 volumes bound in one, quarto, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, scuffed and worn, contemporary red morocco label lettered gilt, (6) + (18....
ADAM SMITH
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Glasgow 1805
First printing in Scotland and first with a portrait
ADAM SMITH An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. New Edition in Four Volumes. Embellished with an Elegant Head of the Author. Embellished with an Elegant Head of the Author. Glasgow, R.Chapman 1805 4 volumes, twelvemo, ORIGINAL PALE BLUE BOARDS, UNCUT, original printed paper labels, engraved frontispiece portrait of Ad....
ADAM SMITH
The Wealth of Nations. 1884
An interleaved copy
SMITH,Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. With an Introductory Essay and Notes by Joseph Shield Nicholson,M.A. London, T.Nelson and Sons 1884 1 volume bound in 2 volumes, octavo, contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, calf edges, maroon morocco labels lettered gilt, five raised bands, leaf edges uncut, int....
ADAM SMITH
The Wealth of Nations. 1786 Fourth edition
SMITH,ADAM. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. In Three Volumes. The Fourth Edition. London, A.Strahan and T.Cadell 1786 3 volumes, octavo, contemporary half calf and marbled boards, contemporary red morocco labels lettered gilt with volume numbers in gilt, head and tails worn, leaf edges entirely uncut, pp.viii + 499....
JOHN WOOD
A Sketch Of The Life And Projects Of John Law Of Lauriston,Comptroller General Of The Finances In France
A Sketch of the Life and Projects of John Law of Lauriston,comptroller General of the finances in France By John Wood - Paperback - first - 1791 - From Hamish Riley Smith Rare Books (SKU: B201) Click for full size. A Sketch Of The Life And Projects Of John Law Of Lauriston,Comptroller General Of The Finances In France By Wood,Joh....