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First Edition of W.D. Ganns The Tunnel Thru the Air; Inscribed by Him
GANN, William D. (W.D.).
The Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking Back from 1940.
New York: Financial Guardian Publishing Company, 1927.
First edition of this work by the legendary investor. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Robert Rend With all good wishes for the success of his new book sincerely W.D. Gann May 12, 1942.” Some light rubbing, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the foot of the spine. Books signed and inscribed by W.D. Gann are rare.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 7387
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First Edition of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett; Signed by both Warren Buffett and Senator Bob Kerrey
WARREN E. BUFFETT) ANDREW KILPATRICK,.
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.
New York: AKPE , 1994.
First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Warren E. Buffett and Senator Bob Kerrey on the front free endpaper. Kerrey who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Line Jacobs.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 112252
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“People look to the order of numbers when the world falls apart": First Edition of A Beautiful Mind; Signed by Sylvia Nasar and John F. Nash
NASAR, Sylvia; John F. Nash.
A Beautiful Mind.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Sylvia Nasar and additionally signed by Nobel Laureate and subject John F. Nash on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Timothy Hsu.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 58990
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"It is this theme, co-operation in industry, that I desire to develop": Rare first edition of John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s The Personal Relation in Industry; in the rare original dust jacket
ROCKEFELLER JR., John D.
The Personal Relation in Industry.
New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this collection of addresses delivered by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; an important contribution to the field of industrial relations. Octavo, original scarlet cloth, uncut leaves as issued. Publisher’s advertisement for Edward L. Bernays’ Crystallizing Public Opinion on the rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear to the crown and foot of the spine, bookplate. Rare in this condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 89089
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First Edition of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett; Signed by both Warren Buffett and Andrew Kilpatrick
WARREN E. BUFFETT) ANDREW KILPATRICK,.
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.
New York: AKPE , 1994.
First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper and additionally inscribed by Andrew Kilpatrick on the front free endpaper, as follows, “To Mr. Crawford Johnson, I hope you enjoyed and I hope you are doing well. Best Andy Fitzpatrick Oct. 30, 1994.” The recipient was an executive at the Coco-Cola Company. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Line Jacobs.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 112782
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First Edition of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett; Inscribed by both Warren Buffett and Andrew Kilpatrick
WARREN E. BUFFETT) ANDREW KILPATRICK,.
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.
New York: AKPE , 1994.
First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper, “To David, Best Wishes, Warren E. Buffett.” Additionally inscribed by Andrew Kilpatrick on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Line Jacobs.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 101625
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Rare First Edition of William Worthington Fowler's Ten Years In Wall Street
FOWLER, William Worthington.
Ten Years In Wall Street; Or, Revelations of Inside Life and Experience on ‘Change.
Hartford: Worthington, Dust & Co, 1870.
Rare first edition of this classic work on Wall Street and the personalities involved in that history. Octavo, bound in buckram, gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece, illustrated by Arthur Lumley. In very good condition. Scarce, with only two examples appearing at auction in the last eighty years.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 76908
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First Edition of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett; Signed by Warren Buffett and Inscribed by Andrew Kilpatrick
WARREN E. BUFFETT) ANDREW KILPATRICK,.
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett.
New York: AKPE , 1994.
First edition of this “definitive story of Buffett’s career” (The London Telegraph). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper, “To Mike- with best wishes Warren E. Buffett.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nancy Line Jacobs.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 74095
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"It is this theme, co-operation in industry, that I desire to develop": Rare first edition of John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s The Personal Relation in Industry; in the rare original dust jacket
ROCKEFELLER JR., John D.
The Personal Relation in Industry.
New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this collection of addresses delivered by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; an important contribution to the field of industrial relations. Octavo, original scarlet cloth, uncut leaves as issued. Publisher’s advertisement for Edward L. Bernays’ Crystallizing Public Opinion on the rear flap of the dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear to the extremities. Rare in this condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 112769
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First Editions of Lord Skidelsky's Monumental Biography of J.M. Keynes; Each volume inscribed by Him
SKIDELSKY, Robert.
John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920; The Economist as Savior 1920-1037; Fighting For Britain 1937-1946.
London: Macmillan, 1983-2000.
First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed biography on J.M. Keynes. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by the author in each volume. Each are near fine with the dust jackets that show only light wear.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2436
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First Edition of Hayek's A Tiger By the Tail; Inscribed by Him
HAYEK, Friedrich August von [F.A.].
A Tiger by the Tail: The Keynesian Legacy of Inflation.
San Francisco : Cato Institute , 1979.
First edition of this collection of writings on Keynesian economics by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To George Meyer with best wishes 1-12-82 F.A. Hayek.” Compiled and introduced by Sudha R. Shenoy. With a foreword by Leland B. Yeager. In fine condition. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 77024
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First Edition of Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street; Signed by Warren Buffett and Andrew Fitzpatrick
KILPATRICK, Andrew; Warren E. Buffett.
Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street.
New York: Donald I. Fine , 1992.
First edition of this early biography on investing legend Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper, “To Mike- With best wishes Warren E. Buffett 4-9-93.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Author photograph by E. Kent Oztekin.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 107255
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"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand": First Edition of Milton & Rose Friedman’s memoirs Two Lucky People; Signed and Inscribed by Both
FRIEDMAN, Milton and Rose D.
Two Lucky People: Memoirs.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.
First edition of this memoir by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his wife Rose, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “For Dorian + John with love and thanks for your friendship Milton + Rose.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3148
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First Edition of Wall Street and the Wilds; Lengthily Inscribed by A.W. Dimock
DIMOCK, Anthony W.
Wall Street and the Wilds.
New York: Outing Company, 1915.
First edition of Dimock’s autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to a family member, “To Susan Whitney Dimock Dear Mrs. Dimock As the shadows lengthen the thoughts turn often to the friends of long ago, and my memory vibrates to the mention of the name of Henry Dimock Most sincerely yours Anthony W. Dimock The Happy Valley Peekamoose, N.Y. March 17, 1918.” In near fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 46768
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"The outcome of this book is a summing up of my life's work. . . As I finish the book, I feel I have succeeded": First Edition of Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve; Signed by Him
SOROS, George.
Soros On Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
First edition of this autobiographical work by the legendary investor. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by George Soros on the title page. In fine condition. Written with Byron Wien and Krisztina Koenen.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 112331
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First Edition of Christopher Hitchens' The Trial of Henry Kissinger; Inscribed by Him
HITCHENS, Christopher.
The Trial of Henry Kissinger.
London & New York: Verso, 2001.
First edition of this polemic by Hitchens. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Christopher Hitchens on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 67026
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First Edition of Wall Street and the Wilds; Lengthily Inscribed by A.W. Dimock
DIMOCK, Anthony W.
Wall Street and the Wilds.
New York: Outing Company, 1915.
First edition of Dimock’s autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Melville A. Clark Dear Melville; If one must choose between the wilds of Wall Street and the gentleness of the wilds the wise man will take the woods. A.W. Dimock The Happy Valley Oct. 18,1917.” In near fine condition, with some offsetting to the front free endpaper.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 4562
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First Edition of Models of My Life; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert A. Simon
SIMON, Herbert A.
Models of My Life.
New York: Basic Books, 1991.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication, “Herbert A. Simon 13 November 1991.” Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 108944
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“Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds": First Edition of Models of My Life; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert A. Simon
SIMON, Herbert A.
Models of My Life.
New York: Basic Books, 1991.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dwight Harris with best wishes, Herbert A. Simon 3 November 1994.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 5012
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"The best way to predict the future is to create it": First Edition of Peter Drucker's Adventures of a Bystander; Inscribed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Adventures of a Bystander.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979.
First edition of Drucker’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly inscribed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 72052