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New York : The Century Co, 1919.
Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve. Small octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.
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New York : George H. Doran Company, 1923.
First edition of this Wall Street classic, signed by legendary investor and trader George Soros. Octavo, original publisher’s ochre cloth, decoratively stamped in blind. Boldly signed by George Soros on the front free endpaper. Hungarian-American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist, George Soros, has authored fifteen books on global capitalism, finance, and politics that offerContinue reading "Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator."
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1959.
First edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For William Best Wishes Harry Markowitz.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
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New York : Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
First edition of this cornerstone of economics, which is now in its thirteenth edition. Quarto, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “For John Will B. and “With best wishes, A. Blinder 9/16/15.” In near fine condition, sticker to the front free endpaper. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
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New York : Portfolio / Penguin, 2013.
First edition of this collection of writings by and about Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by both Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joseph Perez.
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Reading, Massachusetts : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995.
First edition of this comprehensive guide to strategy fads and effective management. Octavo, original navy blue half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jay, with best wishes, Eileen Shapiro.” Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Also laid in is an inscribed business card tipped in, “This,Continue reading "Fad Surfing in the Boardroom: Reclaiming the Courage to Manage in the Age of Instant Answers."
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.
Second edition of this classic work by Wyckoff who implemented his methods of technical analysis of the financial markets (the study of charts showing movements of stock-prices and other data).. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Misses Niell and Tyson with best regards Richard D. Wyckoff AprilContinue reading "Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years."
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New York : Collier Books, 1978.
First edition of Rothbard’s classic treatise on libertarianism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “June, 1973 To Laurel and Robin Winkler: – dear friends and fellow old New Yorkers- Fondest regards, Murray Rothbard.” Near fine in a good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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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.
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San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1985.
First edition, second printing of Schein’s classic text on organizational culture. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page with the following transcription from the text as follows, “Dear James Culture continues to be my main interest and our most important topic Enjoy Ed Schein 10/10/22.” Fine inContinue reading "Organizational Culture and Leadership: A Dynamic View."
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: Artisan Press, 2011.
First edition of this classic work by the founding editor of The Paris Review. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Train on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the library of novelist Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Matthiessen was a founding member of The Paris Review.Continue reading "The Unruly Monkey: Reflections on Life, Love, and Money."
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1973.
First edition of the Nobel laureate’s influential first book, which claimed that attention can be identified with effort, cemented the association as a research paradigm in the cognitive sciences. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on title page, “For William D. Kahneman.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name toContinue reading "Attention and Effort."
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Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2014.
First edition of Piketty’s magnum opus. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Thomas Piketty on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Graciela Golup. Translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer.
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Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, 2001.
First edition of Kirzner’s authoritative biography of Ludwig von Mises. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Toronto : Doubleday, 2011.
First edition, early printing of this contemporary classic “in the same league as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams” (Nassim Nicholas Taleb). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To William, D. Kahneman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Thinking, Fast and Slow."
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1951.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Rogers with warmest regards Will Baumol.” In near fine condition. With a contribution by Ralph Turvey.
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Chicago : Probus Publishing Company, 1989.
First edition of this early work by Fridson. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by the Martin Fridson on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient signed by Fridson. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London and New York : Routledge, 1992.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John Rogers- Israel M. Kirzner, February 25th 15.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : The Free Press, 1997.
First edition of this work by the best-selling author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John P. Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Calvin Chu.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sen on the front free endpaper, “To John, best wishes always Amartya Sen 3.31.15.” Additionally signed by Joseph Stiglitz, who contributed to this volume on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series)."
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988.
First edition, early printing of this investment classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Matthew Keep up the good work William O’Neil.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eileen Kramer. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1991.
First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards, 3 volumes. Each volume is near fine in near fine dust jackets. First editions are uncommon.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1939.
First edition of the economist’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In near fine condition. An exceptional example of this landmark work.
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London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.
First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket a few small chips. Rare in the original dust jacket.
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