Author: Adam Smith
Title: RECHERCHES SUR LA NATURE ET LES CAUSES DE LA RICHESSE DES NATIONS. .
Description: Paris, Londres, Duplain, 1788. Due volumi in 8° di (4)-IV-503pp-(4); e (4)-496pp. Bella legatura coeva in piena pelle del tempo, dorso liscio ornato e dorato. Bell'esemplare di questa traduzione che contribuì non poco alla diffusione delle idee di Smith in Francia. La traduzione è di Jean-Louis Blavet, anche se a lungo circolò la voce che in realtà fosse di Morellet, che stava in effetti pensando in quello stesso tempo di procedere ad una sua versione. "The Blavet's version appeared at Yverdon in 1781 in 6 volumes 12mo, and at Paris in the same year in 3 volumes 12mo, and again at London and Paris in 1788 in 2 volumes 8vo [the present edition]... He had no intention of publishing it until his friend M. Ameilhon happened to complain of scarcity of interesting articles for his Journal de l'Agriculture, du Commerce, des Arts et des Finances, which had just come under the control of the Mercantilist. It struck him that he might offer it to him which he did, with the explanation that it was far from perfect. It was accepted, and appeared in the issues of the Journal between January, 1779, and December 1780. He did not anticipate that it would go further. The edition of 1788 likewise appeared without his knowledge or consent, and was still more marred by errors than that of Yverdon". (Lai, Cheng-chung. Adam Smith Across Nations).

Keywords: ECONOMIA, ECONOMICS