Schumpeter, Joseph A.

Capitalism Socialism and Democracy.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1943.

First British edition of the economist’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Easily the nicest example we have seen of this work.

Schelling, Thomas C.

The Strategy of Conflict.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960.

First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Roger Jan 75 Tom Schelling.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear to the extremities.

Clews, Henry.

Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.

New York: Irving Publishing Co, 1888.

First edition of Clews’ classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “___ ______ with the compliments of Henry Clews Oct. 25, 95.” In very good condition with some of the usual rubbing to theContinue reading "Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street."

Fowler, William Worthington.

Ten Years In Wall Street; Or, Revelations of Inside Life and Experience on ‘Change.

Hartford: Worthington, Dust & Co, 1870.

Rare first edition of this classic work on Wall Street and the personalities involved in that history. Octavo, bound in buckram, gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, illustrated by Arthur Lumley. In very good condition. Scarce, with only two examples appearing at auction in the last eighty years.

Kirzner, Israel M.

Competition and Entrepreneurship.

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 2013.

First edition of the Liberty Fund edition of Kirzner’s classic Austrian School text. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Peter J. Boettke and Frederic Sautet.

Drucker, Peter F.

The New Society: The Anatomy of the Industrial Order.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1950.

First edition of Drucker’s classic fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare signed.

Samuelson, Paul A.; Robert M. Solow; Robert Dorfman.

Linear Programming and Economic Analysis.

New York: McGraw-Hill Company, Inc, 1958.

First edition of this classic text. Octavo, original gray cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed Paul Samuelson to colleague and close friend Francis Bator on the front free endpaper, “With thanks of Paul S.” With Francis M. Bator signature and note Gift of PAS, Jan. 17, 1958. Also laid in is a note, “With the Compliments ofContinue reading "Linear Programming and Economic Analysis."

Carret, Philip L.

The Art of Speculation.

New York: Barron's, 1927.

First edition of the Wall Street legend’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his mother in the year of publication, “To my beloved mother Philip L. Carret April 11, 1927.” In near fine condition. An exceptional association copy.

Fisher, Franklin M. and Karl Shell.

Economic Analysis of Production Price Indexes.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

First edition of the first study to discuss output and input price indexes. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Karl Shell on the front free endpaper. In fine condition.

Friedman, Milton.

Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory.

One page signed and hand-corrected manuscript entirely in the hand of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman discussing Keynes’ The General Theory. Inscribed in the top right corner, “For Mark Gruber, Milton Friedman”, the manuscript reads, “Inflation, not unemployment, continued to be the major economic problem after the war, as it was during the war. Keynes’…flexibility would haveContinue reading "Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory."

Markowitz, Harry M.

The Nature and Applications of Process Analysis.

Santa Monica, California: The Rand Corporation, 1954.

Rare research memorandum written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Harry M. Markowitz providing an economy-wide process analysis model to “predict what combination of civilian and military outputs can and cannot be produced with specified national resources.” Octavo, 23 pages typescript on original Project Rand Research Memorandum letterhead including two folding graphs concerning technological and mechanical resourcesContinue reading "The Nature and Applications of Process Analysis."

Samuelson, Paul A.

Market Mechanisms and Maximization, III: Dynamics and Linear Programming.

Santa Monica, California: The Rand Corporation, 1949.

Rare original research memorandum written  by Paul A. Samuelson providing a simple introduction to the dynamic problems of maximizing as investigated by von Neumann and Dantzig. Octavo, 23 pages typescript on original Project Rand Research Memorandum letterhead. Assigned to Lt. R. S. Weinberg, USAF. In near fine condition.

Samuelson, Paul A.

Economic Theory and Mathematics: An Appraisal.

Chicago: Cowles Commission For Research in Economics at The University of Chicago, 1952.

Rare econometric paper by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Small contemporary name to the front panel. In near fine condition. A nice example.

Klein,Lawrence R., Herman Rubin, Paul A. Samuelson, and Trygve Haavelmo.

Three Papers on Econometrics of Consumption.

Chicago: Cowles Commission For Research in Economics at The University of Chicago, 1949.

Rare collection of econometrics papers including Paul A. Samuelson’s Some Implications of Linearity. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Other papers include A Constant-Utility Index of the Cost of Living (Lawrence R. Klein and Herman Rubin) and Family Expenditures and the Marginal Propensity to Consume (Trygve Haavelmo). Stamp to the front panel “With the Compliments ofContinue reading "Three Papers on Econometrics of Consumption."

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The Investment Process: Investment Policies for Trust Institutions and Portfolio Managers.

Charlottesville, Virgina: The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1976.

First edition of the proceedings of a Seminar on the Trust Investment Process sponsored with contributions by Canadian members of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition.

Schelling, Thomas C.

Choice and Consequence: Perspectives of an Errant Economist.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s important compilation of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas Schelling on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Mike Fender.

Schelling, Thomas C.

Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas C. Schelling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Allen, Frederick Lewis.

The Lords of Creation.

New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1935.

First edition of Allen’s classic account of the financial history leading up to the Great Crash. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Illustrated from 16 photographs on 8 plates. Scarce in the original jacket.

Burnham, James.

The Managerial Revolution: What Is Happening In The World.

New York : The John Day Company, 1941.

First edition of Burnham’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Some dampstaining to a few pages, very good in the rare original dust jacket with a chip to the crown of the spine.

Homer, Sidney and Martin L. Liebowitz.

Inside the Yield Book: Tools for Bond Market Strategy.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1972.

First edition of the classic work that created the science of bond analysis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Martin Liebowitz on the half-title page. A few marks, very good in a very good dust jacket.

Markowitz, Harry M.

Harry Markowitz: Selected Works.

New Jersey: World Scientific, 2008.

First edition of the collected works of Harry Markowitz. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William: Best wishes Harry Markowitz.” In fine condition.

Posner, Richard A.

The Economics of Justice.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981.

First edition of Posner’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Roger with all best wishes Dick Posner.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Thaler, Richard H. Edited by.

Advances in Behavioral Finance.

New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993.

First edition of this collection of essays on behavioral finance. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler on the title page, “For John with admiration Richard Thaler.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Contributors include Richard H. Thaler, Robert J. Shiller, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, Kenneth French and Richard Roll.

Markowitz, Harry M.

Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1970.

Second edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Dear William Best Wishes Harry Markowitz.” In near fine condition.