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Ludwig Von Mises' Theory and History; Signed by Him
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Theory and History. An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1963.
First edition, second printing of Mises’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. Merle Gwinn Ludwig von Mises." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133816
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“thinking is always thinking of a potential action": First Edition of Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Signed by Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949.
First edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the title page. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $38,000.00 Item Number: 137484
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First Edition of Ludwig von Mises' Epistemological Problems of Economics
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Epistemological Problems of Economics.
Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Co, 1960.
First edition in English of a “milestone” in Mises’ groundbreaking theory of human action, containing “his seminal philosophical and methodological” argument for the scope of economic science. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Translated by George Reisman.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139902
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“thinking is always thinking of a potential action": First Edition of Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Inscribed by Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949.
First edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. Stephen M. du Bruch with kindest regards L. Mises." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a few chips and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $45,000.00 Item Number: 139419
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“A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society": First Edition of Mises' The Free and Prosperous Commonwealth
VON MISES, Ludwig.
The Free and Prosperous Commonwealth: An Exposition of the Ideas of Classical Liberalism.
Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1962.
First edition of von Mises' classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Ralph Raico. Edited by Arthur Goddard.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 139415
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“He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny": Human Action: A Treatise On Economics; Signed by Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
Chicago: Contemporary Books Inc, 1963.
First printing of the third edition of the economist's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig Mises on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 140799
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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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Ludwig von Mises' Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis; Signed by Him
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1962.
New edition of this "work on political economy in the tradition of the great moral philosophers, a Montesquieu or Adam Smith, containing both acute knowledge and profound wisdom by von Mises" (F.A. Hayek). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the front free endpaper. Translated by J. Kahane. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144124
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First Edition of Bureaucracy; Signed by Ludwig von Mises and In the Rare Dust Jacket
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Bureaucracy.
London: William Hodge & Company, 1945.
First edition of this early work by von Mises. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the title page. Near fine in a original price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. A very sharp example, uncommon in the dust jacket.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 145921
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Rare Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried Signed Photograph
VON EHRENFRIED, Manfred .
Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried. Boldly signed by him, Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried Apollo A9-11B Suit." The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 106020
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"War is the continuation of politics by other means": Scarce First Edition of arguably the most important treatise on political-military analysis and strategy ever written; Carl von Clausewitz's On War
VON CLAUSEWITZ, Carl Philipp Gottfried.
Vom Kriege. Hinterlassenes Werk. [On War].
Berlin: Ferdinand Dümmler, 1832-34.
Scarce first edition of arguably the most important treatise on political-military analysis and strategy ever written. Octavo, three volumes bound in contemporary half cloth over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 123578
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"There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom": FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT TREATISE ON POLITICAL-MILITARY ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY EVER WRITTEN; CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ'S ON WAR
VON CLAUSEWITZ, Carl Philipp Gottfried.
On War.
London: N. Trubner & Co., 1873.
First edition in English of arguably the most important treatise on political-military analysis and strategy ever written. Small quarto, three volumes complete in one, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Clausewitz. Translated by Colonel J. J. Graham from the third German edition. In near fine condition. From the library of Lt. Colonel Walter Pipon Braithwaite with his bookplate and ownership signature. General Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite was a British Army officer who held senior commands during the First World War. After being dismissed from his position as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, he received some acclaim as a…
Price: $40,000.00 Item Number: 127055
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“I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution": Rare First Edition of Wernher Von Braun's The Mars Project; Inscribed by Him
VON BRAUN, Wernher.
The Mars Project.
Urbana: University of Illinois, 1953.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bob Mabon from one space man to another- Wernher von Braun." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips. First editions are rare, signed and inscribed examples exceptionally so, this is the first example we have seen.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 123721
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"Everything science has taught me, and continues to teach me, strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death": Original photograph signed by the father of rocket technology, Wernher von Braun
VON BRAUN, Wernher.
Wernher von Braun Signed Photograph.
Original black and white photograph signed by German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Signed by von Braun on the lower right corner, "For "Busher" Bill affectionately Wernher von Braun." In very good condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 136509
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Rare Time Magazine cover signed by the greatest rocket engineer of the 20th century, Wernher von Braun
VON BRAUN, Wernher.
Wernher von Braun Signed Time Magazine Cover.
Havana: Time Magazine Latin American Edition, 1958.
Rare Time Magazine Latin American Edition cover signed by legendary German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Quarto, the cover is from the February 17, 1958 issue and features a reproduction of a bust portrait of von Braun painted by Boris Chaliapin captioned "Missleman Von Braun." Signed by von Braun on the lower right corner of the cover. In very good condition with light creasing. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.75 inches by 15.25 inches. A unique example signed by the greatest rocket engineer of the 20th century.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 138504
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Signed Limited Edition of The Enchanted April
VON ARNIM, Elizabeth.
The Enchanted April.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923.
Signed limited edition of this classic novel, one of only 377 copies. Octavo, original vellum, original slipcase. Near fine in a very good dust jacket in a very good slipcase. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142579