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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.

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$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.

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$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.

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$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.

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$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."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-133041
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Phelps, Edmund S. [Paul A. Samuelson]

Golden Rules of Economic Growth: Studies of Efficient and Optimal Investment.

New York : W.W. Norton & Norton Company, Inc., 1966.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book, a collection of twelve essays in mathematical economics. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson, “To Paul with best wishes Edmund Phelps.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. From theContinue reading "Golden Rules of Economic Growth: Studies of Efficient and Optimal Investment."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-132356
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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.

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$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.

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$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.

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$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.

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$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.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-132477
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Safire, William

The Relations Explosion: A Diagram of the Coming Boom and Shakeout in Corporate Relations.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1963.

First edition of Safire’s controversial book. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by Abner Dean. From the library of the author, William Safire. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by S. A. Summit, Inc.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-127393
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Valenti, Jack [William Safire]

Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches.

New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1982.

First edition of Jack Valenti’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bill Safire Thanks for your embrace – with the loving good wishes of Jack Valenti.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. HeContinue reading "Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches."

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-135441
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Gilder, George

Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.

Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013.

First edition of Gilder’s work, which introduces an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by George Gilder on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Henry Pereira.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-135625
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Woodward, Bob [Alan Greenspan]

Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000.

First edition of the definitive biography on the former chairman of The Federal Chairman by the author of All the President’s Men. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed “Bob Woodward 3/31/2012 on the title page. Additionally signed by Alan Greenspan on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Accordino.Continue reading "Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-133825
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Sen, Amartya

Employment, Technology and Development.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1975.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Amartya Sen on a slip attached to the front pastedown. In near fine condition.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-133812
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Samuelson, Paul A

Paul A. Samuelson Signed Photograph.

1970.

Original photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist. Signed by the author in the year of his being awarded the prize seated next to the moderator of Meet the Press Lawrence E. Spivak from December 20, 1970, “For Larry Spivak, Paul A. Samuelson, December 1970.” In fine condition.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-131396
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Fisher, Philip A

Paths To Wealth Through Common Stocks.

Englewood, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1960.

First edition of Fisher’s classic second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-131215
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Smith, Vernon L

Discovery: A Memoir.

Bloomington, IL : Author House, 2008.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John with kind regards, Vernon 9-16-2015.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-133721
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Kaufman, Henry. Foreword by Paul A. Volker

On Money and Markets: A Wall Street Memoir.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 2000.

First edition of Henry Kaufman’s memoir of his life spent on Wall Street. Octavo, original half cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Volker. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Peter with best wishes Henry Kaufman 2/5/05.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-131708
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Laughlin, J. Laurence

The Federal Reserve Act: Its Origin and Problems.

New York : The Macmillan Company,, 1933.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve Act. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-140014
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Samuelson, Paul A.; Robert M. Solow; Robert Dorfman

Linear Programming and Economic Analysis.

New York : McGraw-Hill Company, Inc, 1958.

First edition of this classic text. Octavo, original gray cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. In very good condition with notes and marginalia.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-133578
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Sharpe, Willam F

The Economics of Computers.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1969.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s early work on computers. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Bill Sharpe.” Near fine in a good dust jacket, name to the endpaper.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-133579
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Thaler, Richard H. Edited by

Advances in Behavioral Finance.

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1993.

First edition of this collection of essays on behavioral finance. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contributors include Richard H. Thaler, Robert J. Shiller, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, Kenneth French and Richard Roll.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-133580
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