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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1950.
First edition, early printing of Drucker’s classic fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1996.
First edition of this collection of Nash’s writings. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the mathematician on the title page, “To John Rogay Best wishes Louis Nirenberg.” In near fine condition. Edited by Harold W. Kuhn, Louis Nirenberg and Peter Sarnak. Managing editor Morris Weisfeld. Louis Nirenberg was considered one of the mostContinue reading "A Celebration of John F. Nash Jr."
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New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1964.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are scarce.
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New York : Times Books, 1992.
First edition of this work by the former Federal Reserve chairman. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “12/12/14 With best wishes Paul Volcker.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marjorie Anderson. Jacket illustration by Lawrence Ratzkin.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1984.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s important compilation of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on title page, “For John Rogers I hope he enjoys this book as much as I enjoyed writing it Thomas Schelling.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2000.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Robert J. Shiller Oct 8, 2015.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.
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Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2014.
First edition of Piketty’s magnum opus. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design Graciela Galup. Translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer.
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1950.
Early printing of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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London : Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776.
First edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Quarto, 2 volumes, bound in full brown calf, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, front and rear panels, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Remarkably clean throughout with some light toning. Housed in a custom half morocco calf clamshell box, elaborately giltContinue reading "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."
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Swan Sonnenschein, Lowery, & Co : London, 1887.
Rare first edition in English, published two years before the first American edition of Karl Marx’s seminal work in both economic and political thought. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boads, raised bands. Translated from the third German edition by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling. In very good condition, with an ownership to theContinue reading "Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production."
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1950.
First edition of this collection of seven mathematical research papers on the topic of nonlinear oscillations. Medium octavo, original orange wrappers, illustrated with equations and graphs. In very good condition. Accompanied by a typed list of errata printed circa publication.
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New York : Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1907.
First edition of the author’s first full-length novel and third literary work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1936.
First edition of the economist’s masterpiece, generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, “Modern macroeconomics began with this book, no wonder it’s not easy to read Robert Solow.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box madeContinue reading "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money."
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: Continental Silver Corporation, 1973.
Rare first edition of this work on the history of money. Octavo, original wrappers, 32 pp. Contents: I. The American Illusion of Invulnerability, II. The Four Stages of Monetary Decline, III. The End of the Gold-Backed Dollar, IV. Printing Press Prosperity, V. The Problem with Inflation Addiction, VI. Exponential Inflation and the $100 Cup ofContinue reading "The History of Money."
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Charlottesville : The Research Foundation of The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis, 1991.
First edition of this collection of the Nobel lectures of Harry M. Markowitz, William F. Sharpe, and Merton H. Miller. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Harry M. Markowitz on the title page, “Dear William: Best wishes, Harry Markowitz.” In very good condition.
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London : T. Bensley, 1803.
Rare second edition of this cornerstone text of modern economics. Quarto, bound in full diced morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. An exceptional presentation.
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London : John Murray, 1820.
Rare first edition of Malthus’ classic work. Octavo, bound in full diced morocco, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
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Kansas City : Sheed Andrews and McMeel, 1977.
Second edition of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. “For Dan Haag, July 1981 For the market and against Power Best wishes Murray Rothbard.” In near fine condition.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915.
Rare first edition of this early work on the Federal Reserve Act. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
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London : Printed for J. Maynard, Panton Market, Haymarket; and F. Zinske, 448, Strand, 1811.
Early 19th century printing of Adam Smith’s ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter diced calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very god condition. Bookplate to each pastedown, printed bookplate of “A.C. Eustace” pasted over previous owner’s name to each title page and additional ownershipContinue reading "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."
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