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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.
First edition of this classic study of administrative theory and governmental organization. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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New York : Liberty Loan Committee, 1917.
Rare Second Liberty Loan of 1917 of the United States of America signed by Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Benjamin Strong. Duodecimo, partially printed document on card stock made out to Miss Lena Gallup, dated December 21, 1917. Signed at the bottom right corner “Ben Strong” as Governor, Federal Reserve BankContinue reading "Benjamin Strong Signed Second Liberty Loan of 1917."
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New York : Basic Books, 1991.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Harry and Helen Lipp with best wishes, Herbert A. Simon 3/15/91.” Near fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket design by JanetContinue reading "Models of My Life."
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1957.
First edition of this pioneering and foundational text in decision theory, organizational behavior, and cognitive science by the most cited name in Artificial Intelligence. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Richard D. Edwards with best wishes Herbert A. Simon.” The recipient, was Simon’s colleague Richard D.Continue reading "Models of Man: Social and Rational."
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London : Printed for Awnsham Churchill,, 1690.
Exceptionally rare first edition published at the end of 1689 in an edition of likely only 1,000 copies (with quire Q in second, of two, settings. Octavo, bound in full calf, morocco spine label, gilt tooling to the spine, blind stamped to the front and rear panels. Title-page within double rule. In very good condition.Continue reading "Two Treatises of Government: In the Former, The False Principles, and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, And His Followers, Are Detected and Overthrown"
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London : Printed for D. Brown and W. Rogers, 1691.
First edition of this seminal, early statistical survey that analyzes 17th-century Irish land, people, and government to propose improvements for efficiency, taxation, and union with England. Duodecimo, bound in full speckled calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within double ruled gilt bands, morocco spine label, and gilt turn-ins. In very goodContinue reading "The Political Anatomy of Ireland…To Which is Added Verbum Sapienti."
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New York : Viking, 1999.
First edition of Ferguson’s monumental history of the Rothschilds. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gail Belenson.
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London : Allen Lane, 2010.
First British edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 1974.
First edition of this study examining the regulatory practices of the Federal Power Commission (FPC) in overseeing natural gas and electric power markets, inscribed by Justice Breyer and the office copy of the co-author with his signature. Octavo, original publisher’s orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with graphs andContinue reading "Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission."
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Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.
First edition of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small losses and closed tearsContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1989.
First edition, early printing of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Kathleen Thanks for the interview! Michael Lewis.” Fine in a near fineprice-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Andrew M. Newman Graphic Design Inc. Jacket illustration by Vint Lawrence. An exceptionalContinue reading "Liar’s Poker."
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Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.
First edition of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Boldly signed by Claude E. Shannon on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
First edition of this prescient work by the author of The Worldly Philosophers. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Barnhad with many thanks- Robert Heilbroner.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, date to the front endpaper.
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London : Allen Lane, 2008.
First British edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : Basic Books, 2002.
First edition of this work by the award-winning historian. Tall Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rick Pracher.
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2010.
First edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
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London : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876.
Finely bound edition of this satirical collection of 40 humorous sketches and illustrations that parody mid-19th-century Victorian life, from the collection of British economist John Maynard Keynes. Oblong octavo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, “Keynes Family Library” stamped in gilt to theContinue reading "Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe."
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.
First edition of this “clear, concise, informative, and witty and work” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by legendary investor Burt Malkiel on the title page, who contributed the foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Powell. Jacket illustration by Neil Powell.
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: Printed for Private Circulation, 1937.
First edition of this in memoriam of Herbert Somerton Foxwell. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to John Neville Keynes on the front panel, “To John Neville Keynes for auld lang syne. J. Bonar 16th January 1937.” The recipient, John Neville Keynes, was an English economist and philosopher best known for hisContinue reading "H.S. Foxwell. (In Memoriam)."
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London : Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1931.
Rare first edition of this analysis of the structural origins of unemployment. Duodecimo, original wrappers, Day to Day Pamphlets No. 2. Foreword by famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. In very good condition. In very good condition.
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London : Macmillan and Company Limited, 1946.
First edition, separate and reprinted from the June 1946 issue of “The Economic Journal” containing Keynes’ posthumously printed article: The Balance of Payments of the United States. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition, inscription to the first page.
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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.
Review copy of the first American edition of the economist’s masterpiece, generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with graphs. Review copy stamp to the front free endpaper dated March 12, 1936. Fine in a good dust jacket,
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London : Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791.
Early eighteenth century printing of Adam Smith’s ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling and stamping to the spine, modern morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. The sixth edition. In very good condition. Armorial bookplate of George Tito Brice to the pastedown. Uncommon in contemporary binding.
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New York : Random House, 1995.
First edition of this landmark work on Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by legendary investors Warren Buffett and Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper. Warren Buffett (born 1930) and Burton Malkiel (born 1932) emerged as influential figures in finance during the second half of the twentieth century, particularly from theContinue reading "Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist."
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