The Worldly Philosophers.

"He who enlists a man's mind wields a power even greater than the sword or the scepter": First Edition of The Worldy Philosophers; Inscribed by Robert Heilbroner to John Kenneth Galbraith

The Worldly Philosophers.

HEILBRONER, Robert L. [John Kenneth Gailbraith].

Item Number: 1732

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.

First edition of this bestselling classic, which has went on to sell more than 4 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper, “For John, with many thanks Robert Heilbroner.” Galbraith called The Worldly Philosophers a “brilliant achievement handled nearly to perfection. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A wonderful association between these two economists. From the library of John Kenneth Gailbraith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

The Worldly Philosophers elucidates historically popular economic theories. The author's ability to do so with ease and effectiveness is a mark of its appreciation, and it remains an indispensable text for students of economics today. John Kenneth Galbraith stated "[i]f ever a book answered a crying need, this one does. Here is all the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish by a man who writes with immense vigor and skill, who has a rare gift for simplifying complexities." Galbraith's approval is all the more relevant considering that this copy was inscribed to him.

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