Economics and Finance

Smith, Adam

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

London : Adam Black, and William Tait/Longman, Rees, 1828.

First McCulloch edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands, frontispiece to volume one. In near fine condition. An exceptional set of this classic work.

Lefevre, Edwin

Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1923.

First edition of this Wall Street classic. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are uncommon.

Williamson, Oliver E

Markets and Hierarchies: A Study in the Internal Organizations.

New York : The Free Press, 1075.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are rare.

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.

Lefevre, Edwin

Simonetta.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1919.

First edition of this work by the author of Reminisces of a Stock Operator. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with chipping to the spine. We have never seen another example in the dust jacket.

Gann, William Delbert [W.D.]

Truth of the Stock Market Tape and Wall Street Stock Selector.

New York : Financial Guardian Publishing Company, 1930.

First edition of this work by Gann, based on his years as a seasoned trader. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, 19 charts. Boldly signed by W.D. Gann on the front free endpaper. Two titles in one volume (as issued) and separately paginated. The Truth of the Stock Tape was originally published in 1923; The Wall StreetContinue reading "Truth of the Stock Market Tape and Wall Street Stock Selector."

Schein, Edgar H. with Inge Schneier and Curtis H. Barker

Coercive Persuasion: A Socio-psychological Analysis of the “Brainwashing” of American Civilian Prisoners by the Chinese Communists.

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1961.

First edition of Schein’s analysis of the socio-psychological effects of “brainwashing” on American POWs during the Korean War. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “We do not think and talk about what we see; we see what we are able to think and talk about. Ed Schein AuthorContinue reading "Coercive Persuasion: A Socio-psychological Analysis of the “Brainwashing” of American Civilian Prisoners by the Chinese Communists."

Knight, Frank H

Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit.

Boston & New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920.

First edition of Knight’s classic treatise, published the same year as the first but without the publication year to the title page. Octavo, original cloth, printer’s device to the title page. In very good condition, with marginalia to the text. First editions are exceptionally rare.

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.

Malkiel, Burton G

A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1973.

First edition of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Burt Malkiel on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith. Rare and desirable signed.

Russell, Bertrand and Alfred North Whitehead

Principia Mathematica.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1950.

First edition of volume one and second editions of volumes two and three, in the rare dust jackets of Russell and Whitehead’s monumental work. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. Rare and desirable.

Arrow, Kenneth J

Social Choice and Individual Values.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1951.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles and frontispiece in gilt. Boldly signed by Kenneth Arrow on the title page. In near fine condition.

Mill, John Stuart

Principles of Political Economy.

London : Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1865.

Finely bound example of John Stuart Mill’s classic treatise. Octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, gilt rules to the front and rear panels, raised bands, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. In excellent condition, contemporary bookplate to the front pastedown.

Malkiel, Burton G

A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.

First edition of the 50th anniversary of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Burt Malkiel on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Pete Garceau. Rare and desirable signed.

War Service Record 1939-1945: The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited.

Edinburgh : Printed for the Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, 1952.

First edition of the Commercial Bank of Scotland’s War Service Record 1939-1945. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Rothbard, Murray N

The Mystery of Banking.

New York : Richardson and Snyder, 1983.

First edition of this work which explains the modern fractional-reserve banking system and its origins. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear.

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.

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. SignedContinue reading "Human Action: A Treatise on Economics."

Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934.

First edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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.

National Bank Organization 1812-1904.

New York : The National City Bank of New York, 1904.

First edition of this detailed work on the organization of the National City Bank. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition.

Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1940.

First printing of the second edition, in the rare original dust jacket. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket with two chips to the front panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.

Sharpe, William F. and Gordon J. Alexander [Paul A. Samuelson]

Fundamentals of Investments.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice Hall, Inc, 1989.

First edition of Alexander and Sharpe’s classic text on the fundamentals of investments. Quarto, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by William Sharpe on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson, “For Paul with my best regards William F. Sharpe.” In near fine condition. From the library of Paul Samuelson. An exceptional associationContinue reading "Fundamentals of Investments."

Heckman, James J. and Alan Krueger

Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?

Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2004.

First edition, early printing of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Rogers with respect Jim Heckman 9/18/15.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.