"A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections and opportunities with respect to a wide range of contingencies": Harry Markowitz’s Landmark Work Portfolio Selection; Inscribed by Him
Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments.
Markowitz, Harry M.
$600.00Item Number: 74658
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.
"Modern portfolio theory gives a rigorous mathematical justification for the time honored investment maxim that diversification is a sensible strategy for individuals who wish to reduce their risks. Invented in the 1950s by Harry Markowitz in this book, the theory provides a firm foundation for the intuition that you should not put all your eggs in one basket and shows investors how to combine securities to minimize risk" (Burton G. Malkiel).
Other Books by this Author
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Rare original Harry M. Markowitz research memorandum; produced for the RAND corporation
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 resources and outputs. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00
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"A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections and opportunities with respect to a wide range of contingencies": Rare First Edition of Markowitz’s Landmark Work Portfolio Selection; Inscribed by Him
Markowitz, Harry M.
Portfolio Selection.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1959.
First edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by Harry Markowitz on the title page. Light wear, else near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,500.00
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"A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections and opportunities with respect to a wide range of contingencies": Rare First Edition of Markowitz’s Landmark Work Portfolio Selection
Markowitz, Harry M.
Portfolio Selection.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1959.
First edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. In near fine condition, lacking the rare dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00
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Inscribed by Nobel Prize Winning Economist Harry Markowitz
Markowitz, Harry M.
Portfolio Selection.
Cambridge: Blackwell, 1991.
Second edition of the economist’s ground breaking work. Octavo, original black cloth. Inscribed by the author, “Dear Mike: Thank you for your interest and attention. Best Wishes Harry Markowitz.” In near fine condition, without the dust jacket.
Price: $600.00
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First Edition of Harry Markowitz: Selected Works; Inscribed by Him
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.
Price: $475.00
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Signed by Harry Markowitz
Markowitz, Harry M.
Porfolio Selection.
Blackwell Publishing, 1991.
First edition, later printing of the re-issue of Markowitz’s ground breaking work. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author.
Price: $800.00
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Camus, Albert.
The Stranger.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
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Nicklaus, Jack with Herbert Warren Wind.
Greatest Game of All: My Life in Golf.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1969.
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Murakami, Haruki.
Hear the Wind Sing.
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Player, Gary.
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