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"Modern macroeconomics began with this book, no wonder it's not easy to read": First Edition of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money; Lengthily Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow
KEYNES, John Maynard. [J.M.] [Robert M. Solow].
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1936.
First edition of the economist's masterpiece, generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, "Modern macroeconomics began with this book, no wonder it's not easy to read Robert Solow." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A unique example.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 138055
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"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good": Rare original shooting script from the classic 1987 Film Wall Street; with an autograph note signed by Oliver Stone laid in and again signed by Stone
STONE, Oliver. [Sylvia Miles].
Original Wall Street Shooting Script.
Oaxatal Productions, Inc, 1987.
Rare original shooting script from the classic 1987 film Wall Street with an autograph note signed by Oliver Stone and boldly signed by Stone on the title page. Quarto, bound in a spiral-bound folder. Third draft, second revision dated 4/15/87. Bound with an additional fifth revision. From the collection of Sylvia Miles with an autograph note addressed to her and signed by the film's director Oliver Stone laid in which reads, "Please look at role of 'Sylvia' for Wall Street for Saturday. Oliver Stone." American actress Sylvia Miles was a fixture in New York City society, having lived there her…
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 116582
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"Could the financial crisis have been avoided? That is the $1.1 trillion question. The Price tag of the bailout this time": First Edition of Too Big To Fail; Inscribed by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Warren E. Buffett, Sheila Bair and Gary Parr
SORKIN, Andrew Ross.
Too Big To Fail.
New York: The Viking Press, 2009.
First edition of Ross Sorkin's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Peter- Could the financial crisis have been avoided? That is the $1.1 trillion question. The price tag of the bailout this time. Andrew Ross Sorkin." Additionally signed by "Warren E. Buffett" and "Sheila C. Bair Red my book too...) and Gary Parr on the half-title page. Buffett was the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, who played an integral part in this work. Bair was the head of the FDIC. Parr was the deputy chairman for…
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 127359
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The Behavior Of Stock-Market Prices: Signed By The Father Of Modern Finance, Eugene F. Fama
FAMA, Eugene F.
The Behavior of Stock-Market Prices (The Journal of Business: The Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago January 1965).
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1965.
Original paper of the landmark work of Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama's The Behavior of Stock Market Prices. Octavo, in the original wrappers which are bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, raised bands, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. Signed by Eugene F. Fama on the first page of his contribution: The Behavior of Stock Market Prices. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 57033
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“Economics, or more properly theoretical economics, is the only one of the social sciences which has aspired to the distinction of an exact science": Rare first edition, early printing of Frank H. Knight's Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit
KNIGHT, Frank H.
Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920.
First edition of Knight's classic treatise, published the same year as the first but without the publication year to the title page. Octavo, original cloth, printer's device to the title page. In very good condition, with marginalia to the text. First editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 140654
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First Edition of Ludwig Von Mises' The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality; Signed by Him
VON MISES, Ludwig.
The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality.
Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1956.
First edition of this powerful work by the famed economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 140667
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First Edition of Karl Popper's Conjectures and refutations; Inscribed by Him to Rudolf Serkin
POPPER, Karl R.
Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge.
New York: Basic Books, 1962.
First edition of this major work by Popper. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Rudi greatest of pianists and for me the only one with love from Karl March 28th, 1963." The recipient, Rudolf Serkin, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century and was a lifelong friend of Popper's. Popper and Serkin met in Salzkammergut, Austria in 1919 and their friendship lasted until Serkin's death in 1991. In 1934, Serkin asked his mother-in-law, Frieda Busch, to bring Popper's Logik der Forschung (The Logic of…
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 77942
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One of the most highly recommended investment books ever written; Rare First Edition of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
LEFEVRE, Edwin.
Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923.
First edition of this Wall Street classic. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice example.
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 132476
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“NO OTHER BOOK HAS CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE EMERGENCE OF A UNIVERSAL BODY OF ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE”: PAUL SAMUELSON’S ECONOMICS, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY HIM
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
Economics: An Introductory Analysis.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1948.
First edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "Paul A. Samuelson MIT." In very good condition, lacking the rare dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $9,200.00 Item Number: 5039
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FIRST EDITION OF THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION OF SCIENCE; SIGNED BY F.A. HAYEK
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.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 3645
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“Economics, or more properly theoretical economics, is the only one of the social sciences which has aspired to the distinction of an exact science": First Edition of Frank H. Knight's Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit
KNIGHT, Frank H.
Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921.
First edition of Knight's classic treatise. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. First editions are scarce.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 106575
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First British Edition of Schumpeter's Capitalism Socialism and Democracy in the rare original dust jacket
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.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 96733
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First Edition of Milton Friedman’s First Book Income From Independent Professional Practice; Signed by Him
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 clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 4225
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First Edition of Peter Drucker’s Classic First Book The End of Economic Man; Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The End of Economic Man: A Study of the New Totalitarianism.
New York: John Day, 1939.
First edition of Drucker's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent near fine example in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 48008
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Rare Carte-de-Visite of John Stuart Mill; Signed by Him
MILL, John Stuart.
John Stuart Mill Signed Carte-de-Visite.
Carte-de-visite signed by philosopher John Stuart Mill. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 8 inches. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 33088
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“DEMOCRACY IS ESSENTIALLY A MEANS, A UTILITARIAN DEVICE FOR SAFEGUARDING INTERNAL PEACE AND INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM”: Rare First Edition of THE ROAD TO SERFDOM
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
The Road to Serfdom.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944.
First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips to the front panel. Foreword by John Chamberlain. First editions are rare.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 135903
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Rare First Edition of Malthus' Principles of Political Economy
MALTHUS, Thomas R. [T.R.}.
Principles of Political Economy Considered With a View to Their Practical Application.
London: John Murray, 1820.
Rare first edition of Malthus' classic work. Octavo, bound in full diced morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 143844
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"THE KEY FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIS THOUGHT": FIRST EDITION OF THE SENSORY ORDER; INSCRIBED BY F.A. HAYEK TO FRIEND AND FELLOW UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESSOR DAVID GRENE
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
The Sensory Order. An Inquiry Into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1952.
First edition of Hayek's foundational study of cognitive behavior—"an exercise in profound thinking." Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To David Grene with all the best wishes from F.A.H. Nov. 52." The recipient, David Grene was a professor of classics at the University of Chicago and co-founder of the Committee on Social Thought. In 1950, Hayek left the London School of Economics for the University of Chicago, where he became a professor in the Committee on Social Thought. Near fine in the rare dust jacket with some wear to the spine and…
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 4495
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"Probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century": First Edition of The Poverty of Historicism; Inscribed by Karl Popper to Economist Jacob Viner
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" mentors of the early Chicago School of Economics in the 1930s and was one of the leading figures of the Chicago faculty. A bright near fine example in an excellent dust jacket with light shelf wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 3441
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First Edition of Henry Hazlitt’s Classic Economics In One Lesson; In the rare original dust jacket
HAZLITT, Henry.
Economics In One Lesson.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.
First edition of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. First editions are exceptionally scarce.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 141691