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Snyder, Carl.

Capitalism the Creator: Economic Foundations of Modern Industrial Society.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1940.

First edition of this exposition on capitalism. Octavo, original cloth, with 44 original charts. Original promotional material laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-4506
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Schumpeter, Joseph A.

Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1939.

First edition of the economist’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of volume one, “To Seymour Harris with kind regards Joseph Schumpeter.” The recipient, Harvard economics professor Seymour Harris, was an editor of the book, Schumpeter as Social Scientist and editor of TheContinue reading "Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process."

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$32,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4496
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Merrill, Arthur A.

Behavior of Prices on Wall Street:

Chappaqua, New York : Analysis Press, 1965.

First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth. Limited to six hundred numbered signed copies. In fine condition. The signed limited edition is rare.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-4476
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Schabacker, Richard Wallace.

Stock Market Theory and Practice.

New York : B.C. Forbes, 1930.

First edition of the first of Schabacker’s three major works on the stock market. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the original dust jacket with some light rubbing and wear. First printings are uncommon.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4479
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Stopler, Wofgang F.

Joseph Alois Schumpeter: The Public Life of A Private Man.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1994.

First edition of this biography on Schumpeter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Wolfgang Ann Arbor, MI Dec. 12, 1994.” From the library of noted economist Richard Musgrove. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-4401
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Rothbard, Murray N.

The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1.

Washington, D.C : Lexington Books, 1987.

First edition of this overview of the Austrian School of Economics. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, “For D.A. Lambeck- For sound economics and free markets- Cordially Murray Rothbard March 1987.” In near fine condition, no dust jacket was issuedContinue reading "The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1."

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-4437
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Hansen, Alvin H.

Business Cycles and National Income.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1951.

First edition of this work by the “American Keynes.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-4286
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Ricardo, David; Edited by Piero Sraffa & M.H. Dobb.

The Works And Correspondence Of David Ricardo.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1951-55.

First editions of the works of economist David Ricardo. Octavo, original cloth, 10 volumes. Each are near fine to fine in excellent dust jackets. An very nice set, uncommon in such exceptional condition.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4284
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Friedman, Milton & Simon Kuznets.

Income From Independent Professional Practice.

New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1945.

First edition of Milton Friedman’s first book, co-authored with fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist, Simon Kuznets. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition. Income From Independent Professional Practice served as his Ph.D. thesis at Columbia. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Income From Independent Professional Practice."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4225
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Friedman, Milton & Rose.

Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist on monetary history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Alan, some bedtime reading, Best regards Milton.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4119
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Ricardo, David.

On The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.

London : John Murray, 1817.

First edition of David Ricardo’s most important work, a cornerstone of economic theory— one of only 750 copies printed. Octavo, bound in contemporary half calf. Calf lightly rubbed, a near fine example. Rare in contemporary calf. Bookplate of John Hales Calcraft, member of Parliament in the late 18th century.

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$60,000.00
Item Number: RRB-4046
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Friedman, Milton; Introduction by Anna Jacobson Schwartz.

The Essence of Friedman.

Stanford : Hoover Press, 1987.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the Jackson Hole economist Tucker Smith, Milton Friedman.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Anna J. Schwartz. Foreword by W. Glenn Campbell. Edited by Kurt R. Leube.Continue reading "The Essence of Friedman."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-4000
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Pecora, Ferdinand.

Wall Street Under Oath: The Story of Our Modern Money Changers.

New York : Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1939.

First edition of Pecora’s account of his role as chief counsel in the dramatic 1930s Senate hearings on Wall Street’s role in the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original blue cloth. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3824
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Galbraith, John Kenneth.

The Affluent Society.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958.

First edition of the economist’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Laid in this book is an autographed signed letter to Mr. James English, President of The Connecticut Trust Company dated December 19, 1966. Fine in a brightContinue reading "The Affluent Society."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3855
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Lawrence R. Klein & Michael K. Evans.

The Wharton Econometric Forecasting Model.

: University of Pennsylvania, 1967.

First edition. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with some offsetting and light spotting the front panel. Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Lawrence Klein on the title page.

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$875.00
Item Number: RRB-3797
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Baruch, Bernard M.

American Industry In The War.

New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1941.

First edition of this work by the Wall Street legend. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelf wear. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To S.R. Fueller Jr. Who is again carrying his share of the load but with a tougher job withContinue reading "American Industry In The War."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-3744
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Carret, Philip L.

Buying A Bond.

New York : Barron's, 1924.

First edition of the Wall Street legend’s rare first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Carret on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which is in very good condition with light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$5,200.00
Item Number: RRB-3746
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Wieser, Friedrich von.

Natural Value.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1893.

First edition in English. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by Christian A. Molloch. Edited with a preface and analysis by William Smart.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-3681
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Wieser, Friedrich von.

Social Economics.

New York: : Adelphi Company, 1927.

First edition in English. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by A. Ford Hinrichs. Preface by Wesley Clair Mitchell.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-3682
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Friedman, Milton.

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-3694
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Granger, Clive W.J.; In Association With M. Hatanaka.

Spectral Analysis of Economic Time Series.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1964.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Clive Granger on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3709
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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.].

The Counter-Revolution of Science: Studies on the Abuse of Reason.

Glencoe, Illinois : The Free Press, 1952.

First edition of Hayek’s critique of reason, written at the same time as The Road to Serfdom. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed.

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3645
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Popper, Karl R.

The Poverty of Historicism.

Boston : Beacon Press, 1957.

First edition of one of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jacob Viner from K.R.P.” The recipient, Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered to be one of the “inspiring” mentorsContinue reading "The Poverty of Historicism."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-3441
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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.].

Individualismus und Wirtschaftliche Ordnung [Individualism and Economic Order].

Erlenbach-Zurich : Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1952.

First German edition of this collection of economic essays rejecting socialism in favor of true individualism. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Scarce and desirable signed.

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$6,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3468
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