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‎DERRIERE LE MIROIR N° 24 - ADAM.‎

‎Galerie Maeght - Editions Pierre à Feu Paris 1949 Numéro 24 de Décembre 1949, de cette revue in-folio ( 380 X 280 mm ), en feuilles sous couverture illustrée. 1 gravure originale à double page et 2 illustrations de ADAM ( Dans les rééditions la double planche est une reproduction ). Textes de Guiseppe Marchiori "Adam ou de sculpture monumentale", Jean Cassou, Frank Elgar "Organiser l'espace" et Pierre Baudouin "Les tapisseries d'Adam". Première édition, bel exemplaire.‎

‎Recherches Sur La Nature et Les Causes De La Richesse Des nations. Traduit De L'anglais De M. Smith‎

‎ Chez Poinçot 9,5 x 17 A Londres et Se Trouve à Paris, Chez Poinçot 1786 Six volumes in-12, reliure plein veau raciné de l'époque, dos lisse orné de quatre fleurs/grenades encadrées de palmettes et de filets dorés, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, et de tomaison de maroquin vert, titre et tomaison dorés, tranches rouges, filets dorés sur les coupes, gardes à la coquille, [4]-VIII-298, [4]-266, [4]-292, [4]-239, [4]-310, [4]-368 pp. Le célèbre traité d'Adam Smith (1723-1790) avait paru en Angleterre en 1776. Notre exemplaire en est l'édition pirate, qui est la remise en vente, sous couvert d'une édition londonienne, de l'édition suisse d'Yverdon de 1781 en 6 volumes in-12. Cette dernière était la première traduction française de "La richesse des nations" publiée initialement, en feuilleton et sans nom de traducteur, dans le "Journal de l'agriculture, des arts et du commerce et des finances", en 1779 et 1780. Le traducteur en était en fait l'abbé Jean-Louis Blavet, qui était en relations avec Adam Smith pour avoir traduit sa "Théorie des sentiments moraux" (1774), par l'intermédiaire du salon anglophile de la marquise de Bouffers, maîtresse du prince de Conti, dont Blavet était le bibliothécaire. Le libraire Poinçot était établi à Versailles. Selon Robert Darnton (Editer et pirater, Gallimard, 2021), il était " coriace" en affaires et semblait jouer un rôle de "mouchard", tout en ayant des relations commerciales suivies avec la Société typographique de Neuchâtel (S.T.N.), dont l'habitude était de pirater les éditions françaises. (cf. Darnton, p. 442, note 22). Contrefaçon peu fréquente, notre exemplaire participe pleinement à l'histoire de la diffusion en France de "La richesse des nations" au XVIIIe siècle.. Agréable reliure, petit manque au bas du plat supérieur du tome 3, quelques très légères épidermures, partie inférieure de la page de titre du tome 6 absente, galerie de vers en queue du tome 4. Très bon exemplaire. (Bbis6)PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. ‎

‎OEUVRES de Maître Adam BILLAUT, menuisier de Nevers. Edition soigneusement revue d'après celle originale de 1644, ornée du portrait de l'auteur, gravé par BOVINET, augmentée de quelques notes et précédée d'une notice historique sur cet homme....‎

‎Hubert Et Compagnie, Libraires Paris 1806 In-12 ( 185 X 110 mm ) de XLI-324 pages, demi chagrin bleu-nuit à coins, dos à nerfs orné de caissons et fleurons dorés, tranches dorées ( Reliure signée de Capé ). Portrait gravé en frontispice. Edition soigneusement revue d'après celle originale de 1644, ornée du portrait de l'auteur, gravé par BOIVINET, augmentée de quelques notes et précédée d'une notice historique sur cet homme extraordinaire, par N. L. PISSOT. Bel exemplaire, joliment relié.‎

‎Svenskt sjuttiotal : hågkomster från ungdomen (1871-1881)‎

‎ Wahlström & Widstrand 15 x 24 Stockholm 1937 In-8, reliure demi-veau bleu nuit à coins, dos à cinq nerfs orné de deux filets dorés, auteur et titre dorés, 244 p-[2]. Couverture dépliante conservée, 48 Planscher med 78 illustrationer, Genealogisk tabell, index des noms de personnes. Souvenirs et récits des années 1870 (1871-1881) du comte Adam Ludvig Carl Lewenhaupt (1861-1944), descendant d'une vieille famille d'aristocrates suédois. Dos insolé virant sur le vert, intérieur en parfait état. Très bon exemplaire. Bel ex-libris sur le premier contreplat "in pietate" YN 1843 - RT 1880 - YT 1915.PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST ‎

‎Sous L'oppression - Editions De Minuit - Le Silence De La Mer / Nouvelles Chroniques - Chroniques Interdites / Les Editions De Minuit Historique / Le Temps Mort / A L'appel De La liberté / Dans La Prison - Dont Quatre Éditions originales‎

‎ Editions De Minuit 12,5 x 17,5 Paris Six volumes in-16, brochés, dans un emboitage cartonnée au dos carré de cuir, recouvert de papier marbré violine, titre "Edition (sic) de Minuit - Sous l'oppression" doré au dos, sous étui cartonné recouvert du même papier marbré. Volume I. Nouvelles Chroniques - Chroniques interdites, 14 juillet 1944, 91 p. Volume II. Le silence de la mer - Récit, Vercors [Jean Bruller], 16 avril 1945, 89 p. Volume III. Les Editions de Minuit - Historique par Jacques Debû-Bridel et bibliographie, 24 avril 1945, vélin gris-bleu, 99 p., exemplaire n°1202/3500. Volume IV. Le temps mort, Minervois [Claude Aveline], 1er juin 1944, 75 p. Volume V. L'appel de la liberté, Hainaut [George Adam], 30 juillet 1944, 91 p. Volume VI. Dans la prison, Cévennes [Jean Guehenno], 1er août 1944, 68 p. Fondées en 1941 sous l'occupation à l'initiative de Jean Bruller-Vercors et de de Pierre de Lescure, Les Editions de Minuit avaient deux objectifs : "permettre à des écrivains français d'être publiés en France sans avoir à se soumettre à la censure de l'occupant, et projeter à l'étranger une image de la France qui fasse concurrence à celle de Vichy" (James Steel). Le premier volume clandestin "Le silence de la mer" est imprimé en février 1942. Les ouvrages étaient tirés entre 1000 et 1500 exemplaires. Notre ensemble contient quatre éditions originales clandestines publiées " aux dépens de quelques lettrés patriotes sous l'oppression", (L'historique des Editions, Le temps mort, L'appel de la liberté, Dans la prison), la deuxième édition du collectif "Chroniques interdites" et la troisième édition du Silence de la Mer. C'est le relieur, qui, au dos de la surcouverture, a repris le titre de la collection "Sous l'oppression" qui correspond à la première publication publique des titres parus clandestinement. Au passage, il a oublié le "S" à "Edition de Minuit". Bel ensemble dans un emboîtage en parfait état. (MB11) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Livre ‎

‎Le salaire de la destruction. Formation et ruine de l'économie nazie.‎

‎Les Belles Lettres Paris 2006 In-8 carré ( 245 X 170 mm ) de 800 pages, broché sous couverture imprimée sous jaquette illustrée. Intérieur très frais. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎Les Banquiers secrets d'HITLER.‎

‎Editions Du Rocher Paris 1997 In-8 carré ( 240 X 155 mm ) de 276 pages, broché sous couverture illustrée. Intérieur très frais. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎OEUVRES COMPLETES. Tome I.‎

‎Gallimard NRF "Bibliothèque De La Pléiade" Paris 1986 In-12 ( 175 X 110 mm ) de LXXIX-1657 pages, pleine basane verte, dos lisse orné de filets dorés sous jaquette illustrée, rhodoïd et étui de carton gris. ( Présentation de l'éditeur ). Edition établie par Alain RAITT et Pierre-Georges CASTEX. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎Du mysticisme à la révolte. Les jansénistes du XVIIe siècle.‎

‎Fayard Paris 1968 In-8 ( 220 X 145 mm ) de 349 pages, broché sous couverture imprimée. Bon exemplaire.‎

‎Untersuchung der Natur und Ursachen von Nationalreichthümern, Aus dem Englischen. 2 Bände. - [THE SEMINAL FIRST TRANSLATION OF 'WEALTH OF NATIONS']‎

‎Leipzig, Weidmann, 1776-78. 8vo. Bound in two nice uniform contemporary half calf bindings with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front free end-papers and a small embossed stamp to front free end paper on volume 1 (""Buchhändler u. Antiquar Carl Helf""). Stamp to p. 1 of both volumes. Spines with light soiling and capital on volume 1 lacking a small part of the leather. A few light brown spots throught. A fine set. VIII, 632 pp"" XII, 740 pp.‎

‎First German edition, also being the very first overall translation, of Adam Smith's ground-breaking main work, the ""Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations"". This seminal first translation of the work was undertaken by J.F. Schiller, who finished the first part of the translation in time for it to appear as soon as 1776, the same year as the original English edition. The second part appeared in 1778, the same year as the exceedingly scarce first French translation. This first German translation has been of the utmost importance to the spreading of Smith's ideas throughout Europe, and, after the true first, this must count as the most important edition of the work.""The influence of the Wealth of Nations [...] in Germany [...] was so great that 'the whole of political economy might be divided into two parts - before and since Adam Smith"" the first part being a prelude, and the second a sequel."" (Backhouse, Roger E., The Methodology of Economics: Nineteenth-Century British Contributions, Routledge, 1997.)""The first review of the translation, which appeared in the Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen for March 10, 1777, by J. G. H. Feder, professor of Philosophy at the University of Göttingen, was very favorable. In the words of the reviewer: ""It is a classic"" very estimable both for its thorough, not too limited, often far-sighted political philosophy, and for the numerous, frequently discursive historical notes,"" but the exposition suffers from too much repetition."" (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations, Clarendon Press, UK, 2000).Until 1797, [...], the work of Adam Smith received scant attention in Germany. While Frederick II was living, Cameralism held undisputed sway in Prussia, and the economic change which began with the outbreak of the French Revolution had still not gained sufficient momentum to awake the economic theorists from their dogmatic slumber."" (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations, Clarendon Press, UK, 2000).Various German economist read the german translations and was inspired by it.""Christian Garve, [...], must be considered as among the important contributors to the spread of Smith's views. Himself a popularizer of philosophical doctrines, he was early attracted by the Scotch writers and became one of their foremost exponents in Germany."" In 1791 Garve began a second translation of the Smith's work and in the introduction to the the translation he wrote: ""It (Smith's work) attracted me as only few books have in the course of my studies through the number of new views which it gave me not only concerning the actual abject of his investigations, but concerning all related material from the philosophy of civil and social life"". Georg Sartorius, August Ferdinand Lueder and, perhaps the most important economist of the period, Christian Jacob Kraus, were all important figures in the spread of Smith's thought. ""The most significant of Kraus' works and that also which shows his conception of economic science most clearly is the five-volume work entitled State Economy. The first four volumes of this work are little more than a free paraphrase of the Wealth of Nations"". Kraus was: ""to a large extent responsible for the economic changes which took place in Prussia after 1807, in so far as they can be ascribed to Smithan influence."" (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations, Clarendon Press, UK, 2000).Kraus wrote of the present volume: ""[T]he world has seen no more important book than that of Adam Smith.... [C]ertainly since the times of the New Testament no writing has had more beneficial results than this will have.... [Smith's doctrines form] the only true, great, beautiful, just and beneficial system."" (Fleischacker, Samuel , A Third Concept of Liberty, Princeton University Press, 1999.)_____________Hailed as the ""first and greatest classic of modern thought"" (PMM 221), Adam Smith's tremendously influential main work has had a profound impact on thought and politics, and is considered the main foundation of the era of liberal free trade that dominated the nineteenth century. Adam Smith (1723-1790) is considered the founder of Political Economy in Britain, mainly due to his groundbreaking work, the ""Wealth of Nations"" from 1776. The work took him 12 years to write and was probably in contemplation 12 years before that. It was originally published in two volumes in 4to, and was published later the same year in Dublin in three volumes in 8vo. The book sold well, and the first edition, the number of which is unknown, sold out within six months, which came as a surprise to the publisher, and probably also to Smith himself, partly because the work ""requires much thought and reflection (qualities that do not abound among modern readers) to peruse to any purpose."" (Letter from David Hume, In: Rae, Life of Adam Smith, 1895, p. 286), partly because it was hardly reviewed or noticed by magazines or annuals. In spite of this, it did evoke immense interest in the learned and the political world, and Buckle's words that the work is ""in its ultimate results probably the most important book that has ever been written"", and that it has ""done more towards the happiness of man than has been effected by the united abilities of all the statesmen and legislators of whom history has preserved an authentic account"" (History of Civilisation, 1869, I:214) well describes the opinion of a great part of important thinkers then as well as now. Kress S. 2567Goldsmith 11394Menger 521Not in Einaudi‎

‎Untersuchung der Natur und Ursachen von Nationalreichthümern, Aus dem Englischen. 2 Bände. - [THE SEMINAL FIRST TRANSLATION OF 'WEALTH OF NATIONS']‎

‎Leipzig, Weidmann, 1776-78. 8vo. Bound in two nice uniform contemporary half calf bindings with five raised bands, black title-label and gilt lettering to spine. Small paper-label to upper compartment (Catalogue-number from an estate-library). Light wear to extremities, otherwise a very nice set. VIII, 632 pp" XII, 740 pp.‎

‎First German edition, also being the very first overall translation, of Adam Smith's ground-breaking main work, the ""Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations"". This seminal first translation of the work was undertaken by J.F. Schiller, who finished the first part of the translation in time for it to appear as soon as 1776, the same year as the original English edition. The second part appeared in 1778, the same year as the exceedingly scarce first French translation. This first German translation has been of the utmost importance to the spreading of Smith's ideas throughout Europe, and, after the true first, this must count as the most important edition of the work.""The influence of the Wealth of Nations [...] in Germany [...] was so great that 'the whole of political economy might be divided into two parts - before and since Adam Smith"" the first part being a prelude, and the second a sequel."" (Backhouse, Roger E., The Methodology of Economics: Nineteenth-Century British Contributions, Routledge, 1997.)""The first review of the translation, which appeared in the Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen for March 10, 1777, by J. G. H. Feder, professor of Philosophy at the University of Göttingen, was very favorable. In the words of the reviewer: ""It is a classic"" very estimable both for its thorough, not too limited, often far-sighted political philosophy, and for the numerous, frequently discursive historical notes,"" but the exposition suffers from too much repetition."" (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations, Clarendon Press, UK, 2000).Until 1797, [...], the work of Adam Smith received scant attention in Germany. While Frederick II was living, Cameralism held undisputed sway in Prussia, and the economic change which began with the outbreak of the French Revolution had still not gained sufficient momentum to awake the economic theorists from their dogmatic slumber."" (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations, Clarendon Press, UK, 2000).Various German economist read the german translations and was inspired by it.""Christian Garve, [...], must be considered as among the important contributors to the spread of Smith's views. Himself a popularizer of philosophical doctrines, he was early attracted by the Scotch writers and became one of their foremost exponents in Germany."" In 1791 Garve began a second translation of the Smith's work and in the introduction to the the translation he wrote: ""It (Smith's work) attracted me as only few books have in the course of my studies through the number of new views which it gave me not only concerning the actual abject of his investigations, but concerning all related material from the philosophy of civil and social life"". Georg Sartorius, August Ferdinand Lueder and, perhaps the most important economist of the period, Christian Jacob Kraus, were all important figures in the spread of Smith's thought. ""The most significant of Kraus' works and that also which shows his conception of economic science most clearly is the five-volume work entitled State Economy. The first four volumes of this work are little more than a free paraphrase of the Wealth of Nations"". Kraus was: ""to a large extent responsible for the economic changes which took place in Prussia after 1807, in so far as they can be ascribed to Smithan influence."" (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations, Clarendon Press, UK, 2000).Kraus wrote of the present volume: ""[T]he world has seen no more important book than that of Adam Smith.... [C]ertainly since the times of the New Testament no writing has had more beneficial results than this will have.... [Smith's doctrines form] the only true, great, beautiful, just and beneficial system."" (Fleischacker, Samuel , A Third Concept of Liberty, Princeton University Press, 1999.)_____________Hailed as the ""first and greatest classic of modern thought"" (PMM 221), Adam Smith's tremendously influential main work has had a profound impact on thought and politics, and is considered the main foundation of the era of liberal free trade that dominated the nineteenth century. Adam Smith (1723-1790) is considered the founder of Political Economy in Britain, mainly due to his groundbreaking work, the ""Wealth of Nations"" from 1776. The work took him 12 years to write and was probably in contemplation 12 years before that. It was originally published in two volumes in 4to, and was published later the same year in Dublin in three volumes in 8vo. The book sold well, and the first edition, the number of which is unknown, sold out within six months, which came as a surprise to the publisher, and probably also to Smith himself, partly because the work ""requires much thought and reflection (qualities that do not abound among modern readers) to peruse to any purpose."" (Letter from David Hume, In: Rae, Life of Adam Smith, 1895, p. 286), partly because it was hardly reviewed or noticed by magazines or annuals. In spite of this, it did evoke immense interest in the learned and the political world, and Buckle's words that the work is ""in its ultimate results probably the most important book that has ever been written"", and that it has ""done more towards the happiness of man than has been effected by the united abilities of all the statesmen and legislators of whom history has preserved an authentic account"" (History of Civilisation, 1869, I:214) well describes the opinion of a great part of important thinkers then as well as now. Kress S. 2567Goldsmith 11394Menger 521Not in Einaudi‎

‎Succédanés sauvages du thé et du café au Canada. Plantes sauvages comestibles du Canada, 2.‎

‎Musée National Des Sciences Naturelles - Musées Nationaux Du Canada Ottawa 1978 In-4 carré ( 205 X 210 mm ) de 111 pages, broché par spirale métalique sous couverture illustrée en couleurs. Figures dans le texte, photographies en couleurs hors-texte. EDITION ORIGINALE. Bel exemplaire.‎

‎Undersøgelse om National-Velstands Natur og Aarsag. Af det Engelske oversat og med nogle Anmærkninger oplyst af Dræbye. 2 Deele. [Anden Deel:] Hertil er føiet Gourvenør Pownals Brev til Forfatteren i hvilket nogle af de i dette Værk fremsatte Læresætn... - [FIRST DANISH EDITION OF ""THE WEALTH OF NATIONS""]‎

‎Kiøbenhavn [Copenhagen], 1779-80. 8vo. Two very nice contemporary brown half calf bindings with raised bands, gilt ornamentations and gilt leather title- and tome-labels. Volume two with a bit of wear to upper capital. Corners slightly bumped. Pencil annotations to verso of title-page in volume one" title-page in volume two mounted to cover up a small hole caused by the removal of an old owner's name. Internally very clean and bright. All in all a very nice, clean, fresh, and tight copy. Engraved (by Weise, 1784) armorial book plate to inside of front boards (Gregorius Christianus Comes ab Haxthausen). (12), 575" (8), 775, (3, - errata) pp.‎

‎The extremely scarce first Danish edition of Adam Smith's seminal main work, ""the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought"" (PMM 221), the main foundational work of the era of liberal free trade. This publication constitutes the first Danish work worth mentioning in the history of economic thought - in spite of the great interest in political economy that dominated Danish political thought in the last quarter of the 18th century. The value of Smith's work was not immediately recognized in Denmark at the time of its appearance and a quarter of a century had to go by for its importance to be acknowledged and for Danish political economy to adapt the revolutionizing theories of Adam Smith. Few copies of the translation were published and sold, and the book is now a great scarcity. As opposed to for instance the German translation of the work, Smith concerned himself a great deal with this Danish translation. As is evident from preserved correspondence about it, he reacted passionately to it and was deeply concerned with the reaction to his work in Scandinavia (see ""Correspondence of Adam Smith"", Oxford University Press, 1977).- As an example, Smith writes in a letter to Andreas Holt on Oct. 26th, 1780: ""It gives me the greatest pleasure to hear that Mr. Dreby has done me the distinguished honour of translating my Book into the Danish language. I beg you will present to him my most sincere thanks and most respectful Compliments. I am much concerned that I cannot have the pleasure of reading it in his translation, as I am so unfortunate as not to understand the Danish language."" The translation was made by Frants Dræby (1740-1814), the son a whiskey distiller in Copenhagen, who mastered as a theologian and was then hired by the great Norwegian merchant James Collett as tutor to his son. There can be no doubt that Dræbye's relation to the Collett house had a great impact upon his interest in economics. In the middle of the 1770'ies, Dræbye accompanied Collett's son on travels throughout Europe, which took them to England in the year 1776, the same year that the ""Wealth of Nations"" was published for the first time. Through the Colletts, Dræbye was introduced to the mercantile environment in England and here became thoroughly acquainted with English economics and politics at the time. It is presumably here that he gets acquainted with Adam Smith's freshly published revolutionary work. When Dræbye returned to Denmark at the end of 1776, he was appointed chief of the Norwegian secretariat of the Board of Economics and Trade. He began the translation of the ""Wealth of Nations"" that he brought back with him from England immediately after his return.""WN [i.e. Wealth of Nations] was translated into Danish by Frants Dræbye and published in 1779 (three years after the first English edition). The translation was initiated by Andreas Holt and Peter Anker, who were acquainted with Smith. Dræbye was a Dane who lived mainly in Norway, reflecting the fact that Norway was much more British-oriented than Denmark proper (Denmark and Norway were united until 1814, when Sweden took Norway away from the Danes"" in 1905 Norway became an independent state). Norwegian merchants lived from exporting timber to Britain and tended on the whole to be adherents of a liberal economic policy, whereas the absolutist government in Copenhagen was more German-oriented and had economic views similar to those in contemporary Prussia."" (Cheng-chung Lai (edt.): ""Adam Smith Across Nations"", p. (37)). The last quarter of the eighteenth century in Denmark was dominated by a lively discussion of monetary policy and the institutional framework best suited to realize that policy. There was a vital interest in questions of economic concern, and contemporary Danish sources refer to the period as ""this economic age"" and state things such as ""never was the world more economically minded"" (both from ""Denmark and Norway's Economic Magazine""). During this period, Smith's revolutionary ideas did not play a major role, however, and only at the beginning of the 19th century did Danish politicians and economists come to realize the meaning of Smith's views. ""Without exaggeration it can essentially be said that a quarter of a century was to pass from the time of the publication of the book in Denmark before Danish political economy fully made Adam Smith's theories and points of view its own. It took so long a time because the economic conditions as a whole in the years from 1780-1800 did not make desirable or necessary the changing of their concepts. That glorious commercial period had to pass before it was understood that we had altogether too little help in our own natural resources and that a different course was, therefore, necessary. Only when one had come so far could the new thinking find a nourishing soil so that it could develop strength with which to push aside the old ideas.""(Hans Degen: ""On the Danish Translation of Adam Smith and Contemporary Opinion Concerning It."" Translated by Henrietta M. Larson. In: Adam Smith Across Nations, p. 51). This first Danish translation is one of the very earliest translations of ""Wealth of Nations"""" it is only preceded by the German (1776-78) and the extremely scarce French (1778-79). As a comparison, the Italian translation does not appear until 1790-91, the Spanish 1792, the Swedish 1800-1804, the Russian 1802, etc.Adam Smith Across Nations: A4 - nr. 1. ""All five books were translated"" appears to be a complete translation. The long letter from Governor Pownall to Adam Smith (25 Sept. 1776) is added as the Appendix (vol. 2, pp. 683 ff.).""(PMM 221 - first edition)‎

‎Undersøgelse om National-Velstands Natur og Aarsag. Af det Engelske oversat og med nogle Anmærkninger oplyst af Dræbye. 2 Deele. [Anden Deel:] Hertil er føiet Gourvenør Pownals Brev til Forfatteren i hvilket nogle af de i dette Værk fremsatte Læresætn... - [FIRST DANISH EDITION OF ""THE WEALTH OF NATIONS""]‎

‎Kiøbenhavn [Copenhagen], 1779-80. 8vo. Two nice contemporary half calf bindings with four raised bands and gilt leather title label to spines. Volume one lacking one cm of upper part of spine. Volume two with a small tear to lower part of spine. Both volumes with light brown spotting throughout, however, mainly affecting first and last five leaves of both volumes. A fine set. (12), 575"" (8), 775, (3, - errata) pp.‎

‎The extremely scarce first Danish edition of Adam Smith's seminal main work, ""the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought"" (PMM 221), the main foundational work of the era of liberal free trade. This publication constitutes the first Danish work worth mentioning in the history of economic thought - in spite of the great interest in political economy that dominated Danish political thought in the last quarter of the 18th century. The value of Smith's work was not immediately recognized in Denmark at the time of its appearance and a quarter of a century had to go by for its importance to be acknowledged and for Danish political economy to adapt the revolutionizing theories of Adam Smith. Few copies of the translation were published and sold, and the book is now a great scarcity. As opposed to for instance the German translation of the work, Smith concerned himself a great deal with this Danish translation. As is evident from preserved correspondence about it, he reacted passionately to it and was deeply concerned with the reaction to his work in Scandinavia (see ""Correspondence of Adam Smith"", Oxford University Press, 1977).- As an example, Smith writes in a letter to Andreas Holt on Oct. 26th, 1780: ""It gives me the greatest pleasure to hear that Mr. Dreby has done me the distinguished honour of translating my Book into the Danish language. I beg you will present to him my most sincere thanks and most respectful Compliments. I am much concerned that I cannot have the pleasure of reading it in his translation, as I am so unfortunate as not to understand the Danish language."" The translation was made by Frants Dræby (1740-1814), the son a whiskey distiller in Copenhagen, who mastered as a theologian and was then hired by the great Norwegian merchant James Collett as tutor to his son. There can be no doubt that Dræbye's relation to the Collett house had a great impact upon his interest in economics. In the middle of the 1770'ies, Dræbye accompanied Collett's son on travels throughout Europe, which took them to England in the year 1776, the same year that the ""Wealth of Nations"" was published for the first time. Through the Colletts, Dræbye was introduced to the mercantile environment in England and here became thoroughly acquainted with English economics and politics at the time. It is presumably here that he gets acquainted with Adam Smith's freshly published revolutionary work. When Dræbye returned to Denmark at the end of 1776, he was appointed chief of the Norwegian secretariat of the Board of Economics and Trade. He began the translation of the ""Wealth of Nations"" that he brought back with him from England immediately after his return.""WN [i.e. Wealth of Nations] was translated into Danish by Frants Dræbye and published in 1779 (three years after the first English edition). The translation was initiated by Andreas Holt and Peter Anker, who were acquainted with Smith. Dræbye was a Dane who lived mainly in Norway, reflecting the fact that Norway was much more British-oriented than Denmark proper (Denmark and Norway were united until 1814, when Sweden took Norway away from the Danes"" in 1905 Norway became an independent state). Norwegian merchants lived from exporting timber to Britain and tended on the whole to be adherents of a liberal economic policy, whereas the absolutist government in Copenhagen was more German-oriented and had economic views similar to those in contemporary Prussia."" (Cheng-chung Lai (edt.): ""Adam Smith Across Nations"", p. (37)). The last quarter of the eighteenth century in Denmark was dominated by a lively discussion of monetary policy and the institutional framework best suited to realize that policy. There was a vital interest in questions of economic concern, and contemporary Danish sources refer to the period as ""this economic age"" and state things such as ""never was the world more economically minded"" (both from ""Denmark and Norway's Economic Magazine""). During this period, Smith's revolutionary ideas did not play a major role, however, and only at the beginning of the 19th century did Danish politicians and economists come to realize the meaning of Smith's views. ""Without exaggeration it can essentially be said that a quarter of a century was to pass from the time of the publication of the book in Denmark before Danish political economy fully made Adam Smith's theories and points of view its own. It took so long a time because the economic conditions as a whole in the years from 1780-1800 did not make desirable or necessary the changing of their concepts. That glorious commercial period had to pass before it was understood that we had altogether too little help in our own natural resources and that a different course was, therefore, necessary. Only when one had come so far could the new thinking find a nourishing soil so that it could develop strength with which to push aside the old ideas.""(Hans Degen: ""On the Danish Translation of Adam Smith and Contemporary Opinion Concerning It."" Translated by Henrietta M. Larson. In: Adam Smith Across Nations, p. 51). This first Danish translation is one of the very earliest translations of ""Wealth of Nations"""" it is only preceded by the German (1776-78) and the extremely scarce French (1778-79). As a comparison, the Italian translation does not appear until 1790-91, the Spanish 1792, the Swedish 1800-1804, the Russian 1802, etc.Adam Smith Across Nations: A4 - nr. 1. ""All five books were translated"" appears to be a complete translation. The long letter from Governor Pownall to Adam Smith (25 Sept. 1776) is added as the Appendix (vol. 2, pp. 683 ff.).""‎

‎John Buchan and His World‎

‎ Thames and Hudson 19 x 24 Jaquette en très bon état Couverture rigide London 1979 Jaquette illustrée, reliure pleine toile de l'éditeur, 128 pp. Chronology, bibliography, index. Riche iconography. Exemplaire à l'état quasi neuf.(ThC103) ‎

‎Très bon ‎

‎OEUVRES COMPLETES. Tomes I et II. ( 2 volumes sous coffret ).‎

‎Gallimard NRF "Bibliothèque De La Pléiade" Paris 1986 2 volumes in-12 ( 175 X 110 mm ) de LXXIX-1657 et 1780 pages, pleine basane verte, dos lisse orné de filets dorés sous rhodoïd et coffret-étui illustré. ( Présentation de l'éditeur ). Edition établie par Alan RAITT et Pierre-Georges CASTEX avec la collaboration de Jean-Marie BELLEFROID. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎OEUVRES COMPLETES. Tomes I et II. ( 2 volumes sous coffret ).‎

‎Gallimard NRF "Bibliothèque De La Pléiade" Paris 1986 2 volumes in-12 ( 175 X 110 mm ) de LXXIX-1657 et 1780 pages, pleine basane verte, dos lisse orné de filets dorés sous rhodoïd et coffret-étui illustré. ( Présentation de l'éditeur ). Edition établie par Alan RAITT et Pierre-Georges CASTEX avec la collaboration de Jean-Marie BELLEFROID. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎Lettres de Malaisie.‎

‎Georges Crès Et Cie. - "Les Maitres Du Livre" Paris 1922 In-12 de XII-241 pages, demi-maroquin framboise à coins, dos à nerfs orné d'un décor mosaïqué, tête dorée, couvertures et dos conservés ( Reliure signée de FRANZ ). Portrait de l'auteur par Paul BAUDIER, compositions gravées sur bois par Maurice DE BECQUE. Volume numéroté sur papier des Manufactures de Rives. Agréable exemplaire, bien relié.‎

‎ELËN. Drame en trois actes. Edition décorée de compositions originales dessinées et gravées sur bois par Louis JOU.‎

‎Georges Crès Et Cie Collection ''Le Théâtre D'Art'' Paris 1928 In-8 carré ( 205 X 150 mm ) de XVI-153 pages, broché sous couverture rempliée. Edition décorée de compositions originales dessinées et gravées sur bois par Louis JOU. Portrait de l'auteur gravé sur bois par L. PERRICHON en frontispice. Tirage limité à 1598 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci un des 1550 exemplaires numérotés sur papier de Rives. Très bel exemplaire‎

‎Les Sources de l'histoire maritime en Europe du Moyen Age au XVIIIème siècle, Actes du quatrième colloque international d' histoire Maritime, Paris, 1959‎

‎ SEVPEN 22 x 14 Cm Paris 1962 Actes du quatrième colloque international d' histoire maritime, tenu à Paris du 20 au 23 mai 1959. Bibliothèque générale de l'Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes - VIe section, CNRS. Broché, X-481 p. Divisé en quatre sections : Europe méditerranéenne, Pays de l'Atlantique, Pays de la Mer du Nord et de la Baltique, Problèmes techniques. Couverture passée et coins écornés, mais très bon exemplaire.(C99) Livre ‎

‎Akëdysseril.‎

‎Louis Conard Paris 1905 In-4 carré ( 315 X 245 mm ) de 93 pages, demi-maroquin tango à coins, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, tête dorée, couverture et dos conservés ( Reliure signée CONIL-SEPTIER ). Bel ouvrage entièrement monté sur onglets, ornée à toutes les pages de cadres décoratifs tirés en rose indien et de 15 compositions "orientalistes", 2 hors-texte et 13 dans le texte de Georges ROCHEGROSSE gravées en couleurs par Louis MORTIER. Tirage limité à 190 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci, n°148 paraphé par léditeur, un des 150 sur papier vélin teinté des papèteries de Blanchet et Kléber. Très bel exemplaire.‎

‎Histoires insolites et contes.‎

‎Les Bibliolatres De France Brie-Comte-Robert 1954 In-4 ( 290 X 200 mm ) de 187 pages, en feuilles sous couverture décorée, chemise et étui. Bois originaux de Camille BERG. Très bel exemplaire, non coupé, numéroté, nominatif.‎

‎Le Jeu de la Feuillée.‎

‎Librairie Honoré Champion Paris 1976 In-12 ( 185 X 120 mm ) de 82 pages, broché. Parfait état.‎

‎Le jeu de Robin et Marion. - Suivi du Jeu du pélerin. Edité par Ernest LANGLOIS.‎

‎Librairie Honoré Champion Paris 1976 In-12 ( 185 X 120 mm ) de 93 pages, broché. Parfait état.‎

‎A l'appel de la liberté.‎

‎Les Editions De Minuit Paris 1944 In-12 ( 165 X 115 mm ) de 92 pages, broché sous couverture rempliée. Bel exemplaire de l'édition originale.‎