The centerpiece of the very special James and Deborah Boyd Collection, could bring $80,000+.
NEW YORK, NY.- A rare and well-kept 1776 first edition of Adam Smith’s groundbreaking work of economics, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, described by Printing and the Mind of Man as “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought,” the centerpiece of the very special James and Deborah Boyd Collection, could bring $80,000+ when it is offered in Heritage Auctions’ April 11 Rare Books Signature® Auction at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute of America) at 2 East 79th Street (at 5th Ave.). The James and Deborah Boyd Collection, a stunning collection featuring more than 200 fine books in economics, military history, literature and science, is being offered as a stand-alone catalog in the April 11 auction. “James and Deborah Boyd embarked on their book collecting journey as a labor of love and with two thoughts in mind: amass first edition books of note ... More