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Théorie des sentimens moreaux : manuscript
Title
Théorie des sentimens moreaux : manuscript / par M. Adam Smith.
Production
Paris, between 1761 and 1774.
Physical Description
1 volume (200 pages)
Language
French
Notes
Title from title page.
Ink stamp of the library of Chateau de la Roche-Guyon, France on the title page, page one, and additional pages throughout.
Binding: paper wrappers.
Associated material: The Theory of Moral Sentiments, second edition (K8 Sm5 f761), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
In French.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2011.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Louis-Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville (1743-1792) was a French statesman and politician.
Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher, and author.
Summary
Autograph manuscript of Louis-Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville's translation into French of the first part of Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments. The manuscript has corrections and annotations throughout. The translation includes on pages 131-132 an extensive note added by Smith to the second edition of his work, published in 1761.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 08, 2021
References
Louis-Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville, Théorie des sentimens moreaux par Adam Smith. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Louis-Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville, Théorie des sentimens moreaux par Adam Smith. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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