The New Industrial State.
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
$750.00Item Number: 1499
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.
First edition. Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to spine in black and silver. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows only the lightest of wear. Signed by the author. A very sharp copy of this economic highspot.
Galbraith's ideas often addressed the influence of the potential market power of large corporations (Dunn and Pressman, 2005). He believed that corporations could become price makers, rather than price takers, by weakening the accepted principle of consumer sovereignty (Galbraith, 1970). This, in turn, allowed corporations to efficiently increase the production of their goods if they could achieve the strongest market power.
Other Books by this Author
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First Edition of The Theory of Price Control; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
A Theory of Price Control.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952.
First edition of the economist’s first solely authored book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $975.00
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"The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking": Rare First Edition of The Great Crash of 1929; Inscribed by Galbraith in the Year of Publication
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Great Crash 1929.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955.
First edition with the date of 1955 on the title page. Octavo, original red cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “With love and all good wishes to my very good friend Mary Lord from J.K. Galbraith June 1955.” An excellent example in a bright near fine dust jacket. The recipient was Mary Pillsbury Lord, heir to the Pillsbury fortune and from 1948-1952 she chaired and organized the U.S. Committee of UNICEF. In 1953 President Eisenhower appointed her to succeed Eleanor Roosevelt as the United States representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $8,000.00
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Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Age Of Uncertainty.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author.
Price: $150.00
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The Affluent Society Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith to Robert Pirie
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Affluent Society.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
First printing of the fourth edition, with a new introduction by Galbraith. Warmly inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith and dated in the year of publication to Robert Pirie. The recipient was a lawyer in the field of mergers and acquisitions and later a prominent investment banker on Wall Street and noted bibliophile. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00
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Galbraith, John Kenneth.
Economics Peace and Laughter.
Boston: Houghton and Mifflin, 1971.
First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $50.00
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First Edition of Triumph; Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith to the Father of Labor Economics Lloyd Reynolds
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
Triumph: A Novel.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For the Reynolds with love John Galbraith 1968.”The recipients were Lloyd and Mary Reynolds. Lloyd G. Reynolds was an economist and scholar and is widely credited with creating the field of labor economics. In 1945, Reynolds joined the faculty of Yale University, where six years later, he became chair of the Department of Economics. Reynolds remained at Yale until his retirement in 1980. Galbraith and Reynolds were great friends over the years and was part of Galbraith‘s first trip to the Soviet Union and is mentioned in several of Galbraith‘s books and memoirs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A nice association.
Price: $275.00
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“Wisdom... is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion”: First Edition of THe Great Crash; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Great Crash 1929.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955.
First edition, first printing with the date of 1955 on the title page. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. From the library of economist Peter L. Bernstein. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,000.00
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Galbraith, John Kenneth; Edited by James Goodman.
Letters to Kennedy.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1988.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For Barry Zorthian well loved friend and the best journalist I ever knew. John Kenneth Galbraith.” The recipient was a U.S. government spokesman and American diplomat during the Vietnam War.
Price: $200.00
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First Edition of Economics in Perspective: A Critical History; Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith in the year of publication
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
Economics in Perspective: A Critical History.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00
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Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith, John Kenneth & Stanislav Menshikov.
Capitalism, Communism and Coexistence: From A Bitter Past To A Better Prospect.
Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.
First Edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication to a Vermont friend and publisher, "For Carol with love John G 1988." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $95.00
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Signed Limited Edition of John Kenneth Galbraith's A Life in our Times
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
A Life In Our Times.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981.
Signed limited edition of John Kenneth Galbraith’s memoirs. One of 350 copies signed by Galbraith, this copy is number 94. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles to the spine in gilt, top edge gilt. Both the book and slipcase are in fine condition without wear.
Price: $150.00
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Rare First Edition of The Affluent Society; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
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 half title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Laid in is article on Galbraith.
Price: $2,500.00
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Signed First Edition of the Ambassador’s Journal; From the Library of Economist Peter L. Bernstein
Galbraith, John Kenneth (Peter L. Bernstein).
Ambassador’s Journal.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of economist Peter L. Bernstein with his signature. Also, signed by the author John Kenneth Galbraith. In near fine condition.
Price: $125.00
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First Edition of John Kenneth Galbraith's Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went; Signed and dated by Him in the year of publication
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by John Kenneth Galbraith in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear.
Price: $600.00
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First Edition of John Kenneth Galbraiths The Culture of Contentment; Signed by Him
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Culture of Contentment.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.
First edition. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated in 1995 by Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $95.00
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Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith to Henry and Nancy Kissinger
Galbraith, John Kenneth; Henry A. Kissinger.
A Life In Our Times.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Henry and Nancy Kissinger, “For Nancy & Henry as a guide to those K volumes yet to come! With all good wishes J.K.G. 1981.” Galbraith and Kissinger were close friends, both civil servants and Harvard University professors, who played a vital role in the development of United States foreign policies in the 1960s-70s and beyond. Galbraith, working as United States ambassador to India in the Kennedy administration and Kissinger in the Nixon administration as Secretary of State. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. An outstanding association copy linking these two giants of American history.
Price: $1,500.00
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Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Affluent Society.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958.
Tenth printing, published the same year at the first. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few tiny closed tears.
Price: $300.00
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"Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive " First Edition of The Affluent Society; Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith
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. Also laid in a signed letter dating from 1966 on Galbraith’s Harvard University letterhead. Fine in a bright near fine dust jacket with light wear. A very sharp example of this book.
Price: $2,750.00
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Galbraith, John Kenneth.
The Age Of Uncertainty.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front free endpage.
Price: $100.00
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First Edition of There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman
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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.
Price: $875.00
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Friedman, Milton.
Monetarist Economics.
Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 1991.
First edition. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An important collection of writings. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
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