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LAW, WILLIAM. Remarks upon a Late Book, entituled The Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Publick Benefits. In a Letter to the Author. [4], 106,
LAW, WILLIAM. Remarks upon a Late Book, entituled The Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Publick Benefits. In a Letter to the Author. [4], 106, [2] pages, including half-title and final ad leaf. 8vo, contemporary sheep, spine ends chipped; contents toned. London: Will. and John Innys, 1724
- Notes: first edition of a defence of Christianity and morality against the cynical views of religion and human nature underlying the economic arguments in Bernard de Mandeville's Fable of the Bees. "Law vindicates morality on the highest grounds; for pure style, caustic wit, and lucid argument this work is remarkable" (EB). Kress 3557; Rothschild 1315.
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