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The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith info

First published 1776

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About this book

Division of labour, markets and the founding of economics.

The author

Adam Smith

1723–1790 · Scottish moral philosopher and political economist

  • Professor at Edinburgh
  • Fellow of the Royal Society
Profession
Economist, Philosopher, Professor
Worked at
Edinburgh, University of Glasgow
Studied at
Oxford, University of Glasgow
Studied under
Francis Hutcheson
Prizes
Fellow of the Royal Society (1767), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783), Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Appeared on the Bank of England £20 note.

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Then read: On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (Ricardo)

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Editions

124 editions · 4 hardcover, 6 paperback · 2 languages

First published 1776

Earliest edition listed: 1776 · Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell ...

  • 1776 · Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell ...
  • 1776 · W. Strahan and T. Cadell
  • 1776 · W. Strahan and T. Cadell · Microform
  • 1776 · Whitestone
  • 1778 · Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell · 2d ed.
  • 1778 · Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell · 2d ed.
  • 1786 · Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell · 4th ed.
  • 1789 · Printed for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, in Second Street. · Microform · A new edition.
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  • 1789 · Printed for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, in Second Street. · Microform · A new edition.
  • 1789 · Printed for Thomas Dobson ... · A new edition.
  • 1789 · Printed for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, in Second Street. · Electronic Resource · A new edition
  • 1789 · A. Strahan and T. Cadell · 5th ed., vol. II
  • 1789 · A. Strahan and T. Cadell · 5th ed.
  • 1793 · A. Strahan and T. Cadell · 7th ed.
  • 1793 · Printed by William Porter, for G. Burnet, L. White, [etc.] · 5th ed., with additions.
  • 1796 · Printed by Thomas Dobson ... · A new edition.
  • 1796 · Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no. 41, S. Second Street. · Microform · A new edition.
  • 1796 · Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no. 41, S. Second Street. · Microform · A new edition.
  • 1799 · Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies · 9th ed.
  • 1799 · Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies · 9th ed.
  • 1799 · Printed for A. Strahan [et al] · 9Th ed.
  • 1801 · J. Decker · [4th]
  • 1801 · James Decker
  • 1802 · Printed by A. Strahan for T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies · Tenth edition.
  • 1804 · Printed for Oliver D. Cooke · Microform · New ed., with additions.
  • 1811 · O. D. Cooke · ISBN 9788415171614
  • 1811 · O. D. Cooke
  • 1811 · J. Maynard [etc.]
  • 1811 · Printed for Oliver D. Cooke · Microform
  • 1812 · Baynes
  • 1816 · D. Hanna · Microform · New ed.
  • 1818 · Cooke & Hale · [5th ed.]
  • 1818 · Cooke & Hale · Microform · New ed., with additions.
  • 1819 · W. Allason
  • 1819 · Allason and Maynard · [5th ed.]
  • 1822 · Printed for G. Walker, J. Akerman, E. Edwards · New ed.
  • 1822 · Printed for G. Walker, J. Akerman, E. Edwards · New ed.
  • 1826 · Printed by J.F. Dove
  • 1827 · Nelson
  • 1828 · Printed for A. Black and W. Tait
  • 1834 · T. Nelson
  • 1846 · A. & C. Black, and W. Tait; [etc., etc.]
  • 1850 · A. and C. Black · Microform · 4th ed., corr. and improved.
  • 1865 · T. Nelson
  • 1872 · A. and C. Black · New ed. rev., corr., and improved.
  • 1872 · A. and C. Black · New ed. rev., corr., and improved.
  • 1878 · R. Worthington
  • 1880 · Clarendon press · 2d ed.
  • 1880 · Clarendon Pr · 2nd edition.
  • 1880 · Clarendon Press
  • 1880 · Clarendon Pr · 2nd edition.
  • 1880 · Clarendon press · 2d ed.
  • 1887 · Nelson
  • 1887 · G. Bell and sons
  • 1893 · G. Routledge
  • 1895 · Nelson
  • 1896 · G. Bell & sons · Reprinted from the 6th ed., with an introduction by Ernest Belfort Bax.
  • 1901 · G. Bell and sons
  • 1901 · Collier
  • 1904 · Methuen
  • 1904 · Methuen & co.
  • 1904 · Putnam
  • 1904 · Methuen
  • 1904 · Methuen & co.
  • 1904 · Putnam
  • 1909 · p f collier & son.
  • 1909 · P F Collier And Son Corp
  • 1909 · P. F. Collier & Son
  • 1909 · P.F. Collier
  • 1909 · P. F. Collier & sons
  • 1909 · F.F. Collier and Son
  • 1909 · P.F. Collier
  • 1913 · G. Routledge & sons, limited
  • 1920 · Methuen · 3d ed.
  • 1920 · Ward, Lock
  • 1937 · Collier
  • 1937 · p.f. collier & son corporation
  • 1937 · The Modern Library
  • 1937 · Collier
  • 1937 · The Modern library
  • 1952 · Encyclopædia Britannica
  • 1952 · Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • 1955 · Encyclopædia Britannica
  • 1955 · Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • 1961 · Metheun · [6th ed.]
  • 1961 · Metheun · [6th ed.]
  • 1961 · Bobbs-Merrill
  • 1961 · Bobbs-Merrill
  • 1963 · P. F. Collier & Son
  • 1963 · R.D. Irwin
  • 1965 · P.F. Collier & Son · Registered ed.
  • 1965 · The Modern library
  • 1966 · Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell
  • 1967 · H. Regnery Co.
  • 1976 · Clarendon Press
  • 1976 · Clarendon Press · ISBN 9780198281849
  • 1976 · University of Chicago Press · ISBN 9780226763743
  • 1977 · University Of Chicago Press · Paperback · Facsimile edition · ISBN 9780226763743
  • 1978 · Franklin Library · A limited ed.
  • 1978 · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag · German · ISBN 9783406053931
  • 1981 · Liberty Classics · ISBN 9780865970083
  • 1985 · Random House · 1st ed. · ISBN 9780394326757
  • 1990 · Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. · 2nd ed.
  • 1993 · Oxford University Press · Selected ed. · ISBN 9780192817969
  • 1993 · Hackett Pub. Co. · ISBN 9780872202054
  • 1994 · Modern Library Inc · Hardcover · ISBN 9780679424734
  • 1994 · Modern Library · ISBN 9780679424734
  • 1998 · Regnery Pub. · ISBN 9780895263643
  • 2000 · Adamant Media Corporation · Paperback · ISBN 9780543947963
  • 2000 · Adamant Media Corporation · Paperback · ISBN 9780543947468
  • 2002 · IndyPublish.com · Paperback · ISBN 9781404309999
  • 2002 · IndyPublish.com · Hardcover · ISBN 9781404309982
  • 2004 · Kessinger Publishing, LLC · Hardcover · ISBN 9781432625467
  • 2005 · bnpublishing.com · MP3 CD · ISBN 9789562919050
  • 2006 · Paperbackshop.Co.UK Ltd - Echo Library · Paperback · ISBN 9781847021748
  • 2007 · Cosimo Classics · Hardcover · ISBN 9781602069138
  • 2008 · Arc Manor · ISBN 9781604502855
  • 2009 · Thrifty Books · Paperback · ISBN 9781604598919
  • 2010 · University of Chicago Press · Electronic Resource · ISBN 9780226763750
  • 2010 · Harriman House · EBook · ISBN 9781906659875
  • Undated edition
  • Undated edition
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Methuen

The list may be incomplete, especially for older and non-English editions.

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