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8vo, pp. [viii], 428, [11] index and errata; a most attractive copy in contemporary sheep, lightly gilt on covers and spine, no label (head of spine just chipped). Second edition, revised, of the first part of Mandeville's Fable of the Bees. This edition is the one that Mandeville revised most closely and the one that brought him to the attention of the moralists, and elevated him to the status of contemporary antichrist. The text is greatly enlarged, with five of the important Remarks (which actually occupy the greater part of the book) being new or completely revised. Also added to this edition are Mandeville's Essay on Charity, and Charity Schools (pp. 285-370) and A Search into the nature of Society (pp. 371-428). This is also the first edition to contain an index. Kaye II 392 (3); Kress 3520; Goldsmiths' 6178; not in Einaudi. Provenance. Early armorial bookplate of Ph. Honywood - very likely either Sir Philip Honywood (1677-1752) or his nephew and heir, also Philip (1710-85): both were distinguished army officers, and the latter became an MP.