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First Edition of The Essence of Stigler; Inscribed by George Stigler
STIGLER, GEORGE; EDITED BY KURT R. LEUBE; THOMAS GALE MOORE; FOREWORD BY W. GLENN CAMPBELL.
The Essence of Stigler.
Stanford: Hoover Institution Press 1986.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the economist, “To Dick Ware with my best wishes George Stigler.” The recipient Richard A. Ware served under President Richard Nixon as acting assistant secretary of defense and who was later appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Board of Foreign Scholarships. He was later named president of the Earhart Foundation, which is an American private charitable foundation that funded research and scholarship. It was founded in 1929 by oil executive Harry Boyd Earhart. Also, included is a letter from Thomas Sowell to Dick Ware mentioning how Stigler played a vital role in his life. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 43009