The Fable Of the Bees
by Mandeville, Bernard
The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits was published in 1705 by Mandeville, philosopher, political economist and satirist.
It begins with a poem and continues with a number of essays and dialogues, and is all tied together by the startling and original idea that "private vices" (self-interest) lead to "publick benefits" (the development and operation of society). From that simple beginning, Mandeville saw that orderly social structures (such as law, language, the market, and even the growth of knowledge) were a spontaneous growth developing out of individual human actions.
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The Fable Of The Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits; With A Commentary Critical, Historical and Explanatory by F.B. Kaye
by Mandeville, Bernard
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Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1924. Hardcover. Three quarter red levant and marbled boards. Teg. Near fine. 481 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Limited edition, copy 20 of 25 on India Paper, "has been printed for presentation to friends." Title page in red and black, several engraved facsimiles including frontispiece and captioned tissue guards. Originally published 1705 as satire… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees (Two Volume Set)
by Mandeville, Bernard
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The Fable of the Bees : Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits
by Mandeville, Bernard
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits (Complete in Two Volumes)
by Mandeville, Bernard (1670-1733); F.B. Kaye (Ed. & Commentary)
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Indianapolis, Indiana: Liberty Fund Inc., 1988. Hardcover. pp. cxlvi, 412; 481. Thick 8vo's. Illustrated, stiff, covers. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound bindings; near fine. Appears unread; as new.
"It used to be that everyone read the "notorious" Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733). He was a great satirist and came to have a profound impact on economics, ethics, and social… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fable Of The Bees: Or Private Vices, Public Benefits (1728)
by Mandeville, Bernard
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The Fable of the Bees; [together with:] The Fable of the Bees. Part II.
by MANDEVILLE, Bernard.
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London: Printed for J. Tonson,, 1732 & 1733. Private vices as public virtues Seventh edition (stated sixth) of the first part, second edition of the second part, of Mandeville's best-known work, demonstrating, through a parable of bees renouncing all luxury and seeing their hive collapse, that the Christian ascetic philosophy cannot lead to a prosperous economy and social system,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits
by Mandeville, Bernard
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Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1988. Large paperbacks in heavy stiff card covers. A new edition of the Clarendon Press edition of 1924 with a Commentary, Historical and Explanatory by F B Kaye. Complete in two volumes. New set in publisher's shrink wrap.. New Edition. Stiff Wraps. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits. 2 Volume Set.
by Mandeville, Bernard
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Liberty Fund, 1988. 2 Volume Set. 2 trade paperbacks in very good condition.. Soft cover. Very Good. Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits. Two volumes in one.
by Mandeville, Bernard
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- 1924
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924. Hardcover. Very good. One of 25 presentation copies printed on India paper and bound in the publisher's original green cloth over boards as two volumes in one, spine and cover stamped in gilt. Spine is slightly faded but legible. Lightly rubbed at the edges and extremities. All edges gilt. Facsimile illustrations. With a commentary,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees: Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits, in Two Volumes. With An Essay on Charity and Charity-Schools: and A Search into the Nature of Society. [Complete in 2 Vols.]
by Bernard Mandeville
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Edinburgh: J. Wood, 1772. Hardcover. 2 Vols. 4 x 7in. viii. 316pp.; xxii. 298pp. [18pp., index]. Bound in recent archival cloth with gilt titling. New endpapers. Both volumes are in VERY GOOD condition showing marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, several very occasional pencil annotations by an early former owner, text-block margins with the slight encroachment of browning, otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits
by Mandeville, Bernard
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- 1957
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits. Volume 1.
by Mandeville, Bernard
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Liberty Fund, 1988. Trade paperback in very good condition. Volume 1 Only.. Soft cover. Very Good. Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits (Penguin Classics)
by Bernard Mandeville
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- 1989-09-05
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits
by Mandeville, Bernard
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The Fable of the Bees (Volume 2): v.2 (Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits)
by Mandeville, Bernard
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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)
by Bernard Mandeville
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- 2001
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The Fable of the Bees
by Bernard Mandeville
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Fable of the Bees : Or Private Vices,Publick Benefits
by Mandeville, Bernard
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Liberty Fund, Incorporated, 1988. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees
by Mandeville, Bernard (edited by Phillip Harth)
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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1970. paperback. Near Fine. 4 3/4 x 7 l/4", 416 pages. The book consists of a poem "The Grumbling Hive" and of essays elaborating the argument that the emerging capitalist economy of the 18th century depended for its prosperity on the vices and "most hateful qualities" of its citizens. Item Price
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The Fable of the Bees: Or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits: With an Essay on Charity and Charity-Schools
by Mandeville, Bernard
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- 2018-10-08
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Franklin Classics, 2018-10-08. Paperback. Like New. Book is in like new unread condition unmarked clean tight and bright. Item Price
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