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rare Caricature Portrait of John Maynard Keynes; signed by the Father of Macroeconomics
KEYNES, John Maynard [J.M.}.
Caricature Portrait of John Maynard Keynes.
London: The New Statesman and Nation, October 28,1933.
Rare caricature portrait of the "father of macroeconomics." Pencil portrait print of John Maynard Keynes sitting in a chair next to a stool stacked with books and papers. Boldly signed by Keynes next to his facsimile signature on the lower margin. Portrait by Low for The New Statesman and Nation magazine dated October 28, 1933. Triple matted and framed. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20.25 inches. An exceptional piece, rare and desirable signed by Keynes.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 148438
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First Edition of Economics and Techniques of Motion and Time Study; inscribed by J.P. Lesperance
LESPERANCE, J.P.
Economics and Techniques of Motion and Time Study.
Dubuque, Iowa: WM. C. Brown Company, 1953.
First edition of this comprehensive approach to the growing field of motion and time study. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with tables, graphs, charts, and photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. J. Rislak. With compliments and best wishes. J.G. Lesperance 2/13/61." Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 148411
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Rare First Edition of Joseph Schumpeter's The Theory of Economic Development; From the Library of Tom E. Davis
SCHUMPETER, Joseph.
The Theory of Economic Development. An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and the Business Cycle.
Boston: Harvard University Press, 1934.
First edition of the economist's classic work, the author's earliest substantial version of what came to be known as the Schumpeterian system. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, toning to the spine. From the library of economist Tom E. Davis, with his name to the front free endpaper. Davis was a economics professor and chair of the economics at Cornell University and was an expert on economic development in Latin America. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 148613
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“define logic as the science which treats of the operations of the human understanding in the pursuit of truth": Rare First Edition of John Stuart Mill's The System of Logic
MILL, John Stuart.
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive, Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation.
New York: John W. Parker, 1843.
First edition of this classic work on logic. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with some wear to the cloth and overall toning. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First editions in the original cloth are rare.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 34033
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First edition of Blinder's After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead; Signed by him
BLINDER, Alan S.
After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2013.
First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve's account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, "For William, Alan Blinder." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amanda Dewy.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 141012
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"It might be said that there is no competition for the man who sets out to master the stock market": First edition of Richard D. Wyckoff's Stock Market Technique
WYCKOFF, Richard D.
Stock Market Technique: Number One.
New York: Published by The Author/One Wall Street, 1933.
First edition of Wyckoff's early manual on trading stocks. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles, with advertisements to the rear. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148324
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First edition of Paul Krugman's Exchange-Rate Instability; inscribed by him
KRUGMAN, Paul.
Exchange-Rate Instability.
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1989.
First edition of Krugman's provocative analysis of the extraordinary exchange-rate volatility of the 1980s. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ken, Paul R. Krugman." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 148346
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Rare First Edition of Economist’s Joseph Schumpeter’s Classic Work Business Cycles
SCHUMPETER, Joseph A.
Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1939.
Rare first edition of the economist’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In very good condition with rubbing and bumping to both volumes.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 147832
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"Considering the fortune you might have lost, you're rich already": First Edition of John Rothchild's A Fool and His Money; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
ROTHCHILD, John.
A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.
New York: Viking, 1988.
First edition of "the funniest book about investing ever written" (New York Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily and humorously signed by the author on the title page, "Considering the fortune you might have lost, you're rich already John Rothchild." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by Rafal Olbinski.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148329
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Rare Beautifully Engraved Early American Express stock certificate; signed by American businessman William Fargo
FARGO, William.
William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate for American Merchants Union Express Company.
New York: American Merchants Union Express Company, 1869.
Rare American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate signed by American businessman William Fargo. In November 1868, the American Express Company and the Merchants Union Express Company merged, and Fargo became the president of the American Merchants Union Express Company, a position he held until his death. The company then became the American Express Company in 1873. Partially printed document signed “Wm G. Fargo” as President, by "J. N. Knapp" as Secretary and "E. P. Ross" as Treasurer, one page, numbered 5981, dated June 30, 1869. Stock certificate for five shares in American Merchants Union Express Company to William Brownell.…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 148072
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“Games are won by players who focus on the playing field - not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard": Nebraska Cornhuskers Mini Helmet; Signed by the "Oracle of Omaha" Warren E. Buffett
BUFFETT, Warren E.
Warren Buffett Signed Nebraska Cornhuskers Mini Helmet.
Schutt authentic mini helmet replica from American football team the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Boldly signed in blue by Warren E. Buffett. Buffet is a devoted fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the football team of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he earned his undergraduate degree. Despite his global business stature, he often attends Cornhuskers games and publicly supports the team, even attending the 2009 Nebraska-Oklahoma game from the sidelines as an honorary assistant coach. In fine condition. Housed in original Schutt authentic packaging.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148307
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First Edition of Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now; Inscribed by Felix Rohatyn to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
ROHATYN, Felix [Chuck Hagel].
Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
First edition of this work by the legendary banker. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "To Chuck Hagel: With admiration and respect Felix Rohatyn." The recipient, Chuck Hagel is a American politician and Army veteran who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served as chairman of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147999
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Scarce Printing of the Palestine Blue Book 1932
Palestine: Blue Book 1932.
Jerusalem: Printing and Stationary Office, 1932.
Original printing of this record of the movement of money in Palestine during the calendar year of 1932. Quarto, original wrappers, rebacked, illustrated with tables. In good condition with rubbing, dampstaining, and a few losses to the extremities, dampstaining, institutional stamps to the title page and rear free endpaper.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146826
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“ECONOMIC FREEDOM IS AN INDISPENSABLE MEANS TOWARD THE ACHIEVEMENT OF POLITICAL FREEDOM”: Rare First Edition of Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom; With An Autographed Notecard Laid In
FRIEDMAN, Milton; With the Assistance of Rose Friedman.
Capitalism And Freedom.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962.
First edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear with a laid in signature of Milton Friedman. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 148398
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“MONEY CAN CONSISTENTLY BY MADE THROUGH INTELLIGENT, LONG-TERM INVESTING”: First Edition of Philip A. Fisher's Conservative Investors Sleep Well
FISHER, Philip A.
Conservative Investors Sleep Well.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975.
First edition of Philip Fisher's third book. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148127
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"one of the greatest investment books of the 20th Century"; Philip Fisher's Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
FISHER, Philip A.
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1958.
First edition, early printing of Fisher's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Foreword by Jeremy C. Jenks. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 148126
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First Edition of MacKay’s Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
MACKAY, Charles.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
London: Richard Bentley, 1841.
First edition of this classic study of crowd psychology, a compilation of human folly throughout the ages. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three-quarters half crushed green morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, green cloth endpapers, frontispieces. In near fine condition, plate to the front pastedown. A very sharp example.
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 148124
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Rare Edison Phonograph Works Stock Certificate Transferred to Mina Edison; Signed by Thomas Edison
EDISON, Thomas A.
Thomas Edison Signed Edison Phonograph Works Stock Certificate.
New Jersey: Edison Phonograph Works, 1899.
Rare Edison Phonograph Works stock certificate boldly signed by Thomas Edison. Printed document boldly signed "Thomas A. Edison" as President and "J.F. Randolph" as Treasurer, one page, numbered 106, dated November 6, 1899. Stock certificate for three 750/1000 shares of $100 Capitol Stock to James D.W. Cutting. Transfer information present on verso, showing that the stock was transferred to Mina Edison (Thomas' second wife) in 1904. In very good condition with cancellation passing through Randolph's signature, light toning. The original receipt remains affixed at the left edge.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 148074
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Rare Stock Certificate for American Express; Signed by American Bussinessman William Fargo
FARGO, William.
William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate for American Express Company.
New York: American Express Company, 1873.
Rare American Express Company stock certificate signed by American businessman William Fargo. Imperial octavo, one page with the "Safety & Dispatch" vignette of the dog (mascot of American Express) at the center, number 10855. The certificate is dated February 3, 1873 and issues five shares at $100 each of Capital Stock to S. Kahn & Bro. Partially printed document signed by "Wm G. Fargo" as President, "Alex Holland" as Treasurer, and "J. N. Knapp" as Secretary. In very good condition with cancellation stamp and cancel on the front, light toning. Transfer information present on verso. The piece measures 11.5 inches…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148073
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Photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman; Inscribed by Both to Tom Moore
FRIEDMAN, Milton and Rose.
Milton and Rose Friedman Signed Photograph.
Color photograph of Milton and Rose Friedman, flanked with people to their right and left, with Tom Moore on the far left. Inscribed by Milton, "For Tom, with admiration and affection, Milton Friedman" and signed below "Rose Friedman." Tom Moore was a member of the Council Of Economic Advisers during the Ronald Reagan administration. Matted and framed. The photograph measures 9.5 inches by 7.75 inches. The frame measures 11.5 inches by 13.25 inches.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 148394