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Babbage, Charles

On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures.

London : Charles Knight & Company, 1832.

First edition, large paper edition, one of 3000 examples of Babbage’s hugely influential work on operations research. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For the Rev. Ch. Currie from the author.” In very good condition, rebacked with the original spine, embossed stamp of Unitarian College to theContinue reading "On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133831

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Theory and History

von Mises, Ludwig

Theory and History. An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1963.

First edition, second printing of Mises’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Merle Gwinn Ludwig von Mises.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133816

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Goldsmith, James M. [Peter L. Bernstein]

Counter Culture.

London : W.H. Allen, 1985.

First edition of this work by Goldsmith. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Peter all best wishes Jimmy.” The recipient Peter L. Bernstein, was a financial historian, economist and educator whose development and refinement of the efficient-market hypothesis made him one of the country’s best known authorities inContinue reading "Counter Culture."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-133538

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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.

First edition, early printing of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mary Strong, Milton Friedman.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-133804

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Szasz, Thomas S. [James M. Buchanan]

Law, Liberty and Psychiatry.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1963.

First edition of this classic work, from the library of Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan with his signature to the front free endpaper. Buchanan was an economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962, The Calculus of Consent, then developed over decades for which he receivedContinue reading "Law, Liberty and Psychiatry."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133734

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Hayek, F.A

Capitalism and the Historians.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1954.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small stamp to the front panel. Includes essays by T.S. Ashton, Louis Hacker, F.A. Hayek, W.H. Hutt and Bertrand de Jouvenel. Uncommon in this condition.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-133717

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Schumpeter, Joseph A

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942.

First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some chips to the extremities. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133716

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Rand, Ayn; Essays by Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, and Robert Hessen

Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal.

New York : New American Library, 1966.

First edition of this collection of essays—which Rand, in her introduction, characterizes as “a nonfiction footnote to Atlas Shrugged.” Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Ayn Rand 1/21/71.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, ownership to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by S.A. Summit, Inc.Continue reading "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-133525

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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 the author on the front free endpaper, “with best wishes Burt.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jay J. Smith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133519

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Webster, Pelatiah

Political Essays on the Nature and Operation of Money, Public Finances, and Other Subjects: Published During the American War, and Continued Up to the Present Year, 1791.

Philadelphia : Joseph Crukshank, 1791.

First edition of these influential essays concerning the finances and government of the fledgling United States by Webster, who took a strongly-laissez-faire position economically, and was a proponent of what would become the Constitution of the United States. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. FirstContinue reading "Political Essays on the Nature and Operation of Money, Public Finances, and Other Subjects: Published During the American War, and Continued Up to the Present Year, 1791."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133510

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Marshall, Alfred [Irving Fisher]

Money Credit and Commerce.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1923.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of legendary economist Irving Fisher, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Irving Fisher was an economist, statistician, inventor, and progressive social campaigner. He was one of the earliest American neoclassical economists, though his later work on debt deflation has been embraced byContinue reading "Money Credit and Commerce."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133255

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Bagehot, Walter

Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market.

New York : Scribner, Armstrong and Co, 1873.

First edition of this “undying classic” (J.M. Keynes). Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are scarce, especially in this condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133178

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Lewis, George Cornewall

An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion.

London : John W. Parker, 1849.

First edition of Cornewall Lewis’ classic work of political philosophy. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of American journalist William Safire, although not marked. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, SafireContinue reading "An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-134128

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Various Authors. [Keynes, J.M.; David Lloyd George]

Britain’s Industrial Future. Being the Report of the Liberal Industrial Inquiry.

London : Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

First edition, second impression of this collection of essays put forth by the Liberal Industrial Inquiry, members of which include David Lloyd George and John Maynard Keynes. Octavo, original wrappers In very good condition. Ownership inscription.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-135700

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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. A very sharp example.

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133112

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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. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Good luck with stocks! Jeremy J. Siegel.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-138399

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Covey, Stephen R

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1989.

First edition of this best-selling work, which has went on to sell more than 25 million copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Barry Littmann.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-133401

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Rothbard, Murray

Conceived In Liberty: Volumes 1- 4.

New York : Arlington House Publishers, 1975-79.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed four volume series. Octavo, four volumes, original cloth. Each are near fine in excellent dust jackets with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional set.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-15030

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Shultz, George P. [William Safire]

Leaders and Followers in an Age of Ambiguity: The Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lectures.

New York : New York University Press, 1975.

First edition of the sixteenth book in the Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire with my admiration for the quality of your thought… and the courage of your convictions and with many thanks for all your helpContinue reading "Leaders and Followers in an Age of Ambiguity: The Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lectures."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-133041

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Pecora, Ferdinand

Wall Street Under Oath: The Story of Our Modern Money Changers.

New York : Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1939.

First edition of Pecora’s account of his role as chief counsel in the dramatic 1930s Senate hearings on Wall Street’s role in the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original blue cloth. In near fine condition, small name to the front free endpaper. A very sharp example.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-132227

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Solow, Robert M. [Peter Howitt]

Landmark Papers in Economic Growth.

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001.

First edition of this collection of writings by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists Robert M. Solow and Peter Howitt on the title page. Howitt contributed an essay in this volume. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-132181

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See, Henri [Henry]

Modern Capitalism: Its Origin and Evolution.

London : Noel Douglas, 1928.

First edition in English of See’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Translated by Homer B. Vanderblue and Georges F. Doroit.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-132345

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Popper, Karl R

The Logic of Scientific Discovery.

London : Hutchinson, 1959.

First edition of “one of the most important documents of the twentieth century” (Peter Medawar, New Scientist). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Karl Popper on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-132736

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Kirk, Russell

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.

Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1953.

First edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips to the spine. First editions are scarce.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-132477

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