MANDEVILLE BERNARD DE The Fable of the Bees Fourth Editio

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[MANDEVILLE, BERNARD DE.] The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits. With an Essay on Charity and Charity-Schools. And a Search into the Nature of Society. The Fourth Edition. [16], 477 pages * The Fable of the Bees. Part II. [2], xxxi, [1], 432, [24] pages. first edition. Together, 2 volumes. 8vo, modern uniform 1/2 sheep gilt; occasional light soiling, marginal pencil markings on preliminaries in second volume. Bookplates of Norman J. Sondheim. London: J. Tonson, 1725; J. Roberts, 1729

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Controversial satire first published in 1705 as The Grumbling Hive and subsequently revised and enlarged. "Mandeville enunciates a vision of an economy that organizes itself and allocates resources through the market place."--New Palgrave III, 298.