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Harper, William Hudson and Charles H. Ravell

Fifty Years of Banking in Chicago 1857-1907.

np : The Merchants' Loan and Trust Company, nd.

First edition of one of the earliest works on the history of banking in Chicago. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. In fine condition.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-124773
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Friedman, Milton, Frederick Mosteller, W. Allen Wallis, H.A. Freeman

Sampling Inspection: Principles, Procedures, and Tables for Single, Double, and Sequential Sampling in Acceptance Inspection and Quality Control Based on Percent Defective.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1948.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Scarce in the original dust jacket and signed by Friedman

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-138192
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Blume, Marshall E, Jeremy J. Siegel and Dan Rottenberg

Revolution On Wall Street.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1993.

First edition of this informative history of the New York Stock Exchange. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by all three authors on the front free endpaper, “To Barbara and David Holmes The pride of the Franklin Inn! Dan Rottenberg, Jeremy Siegel and Marshall E. Blume.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Revolution On Wall Street."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-138057
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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Road to Serfdom.

Chicago : University of Chicago, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips to the front panel. Foreword by John Chamberlain. First editions are rare.

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-135903
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Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page, “For my good friend Harry F. Barr ‘Here is how we work together’ With this goes my profound appreciation Alfred P. Sloan Jr.Continue reading "My Years With General Motors."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137691
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Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of Sloan’s influential work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. on an bookplate to the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by Robert Weaver, courtesy of Fortune Magazine. Edited by John McDonald with CatherineContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-136414
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Popper, Karl R

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1950.

First American edition of Popper’s magnum opus. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Karl Popper on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are rare and desirable signed.

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$28,000.00
Item Number: RRB-137328
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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 made by the Harcourt Bindery. Signed first editions are rare.

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$30,000.00
Item Number: RRB-137484
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Smith, Adam

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

London : A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1799.

Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. In near fine condition, rebacked. An exceptional set of this classic work.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137589
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Siegel, Jeremy J

Stocks For The Long Run.

Burr Ridge, IL : Irwin, 1994.

First edition, early printing of this stock investing classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill- Good luck with stocks! Jeremy J. Siegel.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-138167
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Hayek, Friedrich von [F.A.]. [Queen Elizabeth II]

The Companion of Honour Medal: Awarded to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II.

1984.

Exquisite Companion of Honour Medal, awarded by Queen Elizabeth II to Friedrich von Hayek on June 16th 1984 at Buckingham Palace. Measuring 2.5 inches by 1.75 inches, the medallion is surmounted by the royal crown decorated in red and green enamel and features a mounted knight and oak tree with the shield of the RoyalContinue reading "The Companion of Honour Medal: Awarded to Friedrich von Hayek by Queen Elizabeth II."

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$150,000.00
Item Number: RRB-117452
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Nash, John F.; Edited by Harold W. Kuhn and Sylvia Nasar

The Essential John Nash.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.

First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by John F. Nash, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-138031
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Hill, Napoleon

The Master-Key to Riches.

Los Angeles : The Willing Publishing Company, 1945.

First edition of Napoleon Hill’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear to the extremities.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-138267
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Handy, Charles

The Age of Unreason.

London : Business Books Limited, 1989.

First edition, early printing of  the Irish economist’s classic treatise. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-136548
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Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.]

Indian Currency and Finance.

London : Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1913.

First edition of Keynes’ first major work on economics. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Neat ownership inscription to the front free endpaper.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-136408
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Schein, Edgar H

Organizational Culture and Leadership: A Dynamic View.

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1985.

First edition 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, “To Peter with best wishes. Culture and Leadership as so central to understanding organizations and making them effective that we cannot affordContinue reading "Organizational Culture and Leadership: A Dynamic View."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-138204
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Graham, Benjamin

The Intelligent Investor.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.

First printing of the third revised edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To my good friend, Ted Weisman hoping it will help him in his nefarious projects Ben Graham Aug 1965.” Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "The Intelligent Investor."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-136008
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Mankiw, N. Gregory [Paul A. Samuelson]

Monetary Policy.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.

First edition of this collection of essays on monetary policy. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by editor Gregory Mankiw to fellow economist Paul Samuelson on the half-title page, “To Paul with best wishes, Greg Mankiw.” The recipient, American economist Paul Samuelson is widely considered the “Father of Modern Economics” and the most influential economistContinue reading "Monetary Policy."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-135064
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Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.]

Essays in Persuasion.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932.

First American edition of Keynes’ first volume of collected essays. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-135116
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Samuelson, Paul A

Foundations of Economic Analysis.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1947.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century as published in Harvard Economic Studies as volume LXXX in the series. Octavo, original burgundy cloth. In near fine condition with light toning to the spine. Harvard College library bookplate to the pastedown, whereContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135729
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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Road To Serfdom.

London : Routledge & Sons, 1944.

Friedrich August von Hayek’s first edition personal copy of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and the most popular exposition of classical liberalism ever published. Octavo, original cloth. Hayek’s personal copy with his ownership name to the front free endpaper, “F.A. Hayek” and notation, “published March 10th, 1944” and list ofContinue reading "The Road To Serfdom."

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$600,000.00
Item Number: RRB-135374
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Krugman, Paul

The Age of Diminished Expectations: U.S. Economic Policy in the 1990s.

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 1990.

First edition of Krugman’s straightforward treatise on the position of the American economy in the 1990s. Octavo, original blue cloth. Inscribed by Paul Krugman on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Christopher Volet. Uncommon signed.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-135228
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Luce, R. Duncan and Howard Raiffa

Games and Decisions: Introduction and Critical Survey.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publishers, 1957.

First edition of this classic introduction to game theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Howard Raiffa on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-137439
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Block, Walter

Legalize Blackmail.

Chalmette, Louisiana : Straylight Publishing, 2013.

First edition of this collection of classic essays. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper by Walter Block. In near fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-137543
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