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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
Book I. Of the causes of improvement in the productive powers of labour, and of the order according to which its produce is naturally distributed among the different ranks of the people -- Book II. Of the nature, accumulation, and employment of stock -- Book III. Of the different progress of opulence in different nations -- Book IV. Of systems of political economy -- Book V. Of the revenue of the sovereign or commonwealth., by Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S., formerly Professor of moral philosophy in the University of Glasgow ; in two volumes., First edition. Consult McCulloch and Scott., Also issued with variant title page, with the addition of W. Creech at Edinburgh to the imprint. Consult English short title catalogue, N505134, Signatures: A⁴ a² B-3T⁴; [A]² B-4E⁴ F²., Bookseller's advertisements for T. Cadell, [1] page at end of volume 2., Volume 2 has separate title page.
United States internal revenue. Annual taxes, 1865.
One of the earliest income tax forms.
Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America, with part of New Granada and Venezuela
Insets: A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the American & European ports and the routes of the ocean steamers -- The Isthmus of Panama showing the routes of travel between Chagres & Panama., map drawn by Geo. W. Colton ; engraved by John M. Atwood ; border desig'd. & eng'd. by W.S. Barnard., Relief indicated by hachures.
De [con]tractibus marcatorum
Reuere[n]di p[at]ris fratris Joh[ann]is Nider sacre theologie p[ro]fessoris ordinis predicator[um]., Title from incipit on p. [1]., Initials and paragraph marks supplied in red., Summary of Giovanni di Montenero's Defensorium mendicantium: p. [54]-[59].
Calico painting and printing in the the East Indies in the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries.
"Les toiles peintes de L'Inde", p. 60-72, signed: Henri Clouzot, conservateur du [!] Bibliotheque Forney, Paris., Portfolio of plates has only cover-title., Bibliographical foot-notes.
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
Book I. Of the causes of improvement in the productive powers of labour, and of the order according to which its produce is naturally distributed among the different ranks of the people -- Book II. Of the nature, accumulation, and employment of stock -- Book III. Of the different progress of opulence in different nations -- Book IV. Of systems of political economy -- Book V. Of the revenue of the sovereign or commonwealth., by Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S., formerly Professor of moral philosophy in the University of Glasgow ; in two volumes., First edition. Consult McCulloch and Scott., Also issued with variant title page, with the addition of W. Creech at Edinburgh to the imprint. Consult English short title catalogue, N505134, Signatures: A⁴ a² B-3T⁴; [A]² B-4E⁴ F²., Bookseller's advertisements for T. Cadell, [1] page at end of volume 2., Volume 2 has separate title page.
Calico painting and printing in the the East Indies in the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries.
"Les toiles peintes de L'Inde", p. 60-72, signed: Henri Clouzot, conservateur du [!] Bibliotheque Forney, Paris., Portfolio of plates has only cover-title., Bibliographical foot-notes.
The Factory operatives' magazine.
No. 1 (Apr. 1841)., Cover from caption.
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indien, vervattende een naaukeurige en uitvoerige verhandelinge van Nederlands mogentheyd in die gewesten, benevens eene wydluftige beschryvige der Moluccos ... en alle de eylanden onder dezelve landbestieringen behoorende; het Nederland
deel 1, stuk 1. Nederlands mogentheid. stuk 2. Moluccos. Molukse zaaken. -deel 2. Amboina. Ambonsche zaaken. -deel 3, stuk 1. Amboina (cont.) Boomen, planten, dieren, etc. van Amboina. stuk 2. Boomen, etc., van Amboina (cont.) Banda. Bandasche zaaken. Solor en Timor. Macassar. Macassaarsche zaaken. Borneo. Bali. Tonkin. Cambodia. Siam. -deel 4, stuk 1. Java. Bantam. Batavia. Levens der opper-landvoogden. stuk 2. Javaansche zaaken. Suratte. Levens der Groote Mogols. Tsjina. Tayouan of Formosa. Des schryvers uyten t'huysreyze. -deel 5, stuk 1. De kust van Choromandel. Persien. Malakka. Sumatra. Ceylon. -deel 5, stuk 2. Malabar. Japan. Zaaken van Japan. De Kaap der Goede Hoope. Zaaken van de Kaap der Goede Hoope. Zaaken van het eyland Mauritius., door Francois Valentyn ..., Vol. 1 has added t.-p., engr.: Beschryvinge van doud en nieuw Oost-Indien., A general title in vol. 1 only, the other volumes containing special titles., Several title-pages in red and black with printr's mark. 16 pt. in all, un-numbered, with separate paging, but without special t-p. Many errors in paging.