Accession number
PML 130057
Creator
Hume, David, 1711-1776.
Published
London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell ..., 1777.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
First separate edition, first issue (see Todd), with a variant press figure of "6" on p. 13.
Preface by William Strahan.
Includes "Letter from Adam Smith ... to William Strahan ...", p. [37]-62.
Frontispiece portrait engraved by Thomas Cook.
A1 verso advertises other works published by Cadell.
Preface by William Strahan.
Includes "Letter from Adam Smith ... to William Strahan ...", p. [37]-62.
Frontispiece portrait engraved by Thomas Cook.
A1 verso advertises other works published by Cadell.
Description
[4], iv, 62 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (port.) ; 17 cm
Provenance
Formerly owned by H. Murdoch (bookplate with motto "omnia pro bono" and initials "H.M."); Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Mottled calf in red, green, and brown, blind-tooled, with gold-tooled spine and dentelles, with the stamp of Rivière & Son.
Classification
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Department