Jeremiah joyce ed (1 Ergebnisse)

Third Joyce edition, constituting upon its first publication in 1797 the first abridgement of Smith's Wealth of Nations, a conscious move by the editor Jeremiah Joyce to turn the bulky two or three volumes of the original into a more manageable textbook of economics. Octavo (174 x 102 mm). Contemporary marbled sides and vellum tips sometime rebacked with brown sheep, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription to front pastedown of Edgar MacCulloch (likely the expert on Guernsey folklore, 1808-1896), above later stamp of Elizabeth College Library in Guernsey. Very minor rubbing, very light spotting and creasing to pages. A very good copy. …