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Breyer, Stephen G.; Paul W. Macavoy

Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission.

Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 1974.

First edition of this study examining the regulatory practices of the Federal Power Commission (FPC) in overseeing natural gas and electric power markets, inscribed by Justice Breyer and the office copy of the co-author with his signature. Octavo, original publisher’s orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with graphs andContinue reading "Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150931

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Shannon, Claude & Warren Weaver

The Mathematical Theory of Communication.

Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.

First edition of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small losses and closed tearsContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150853

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Lewis, Michael

Liar’s Poker.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1989.

First edition, early printing of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Kathleen Thanks for the interview! Michael Lewis.” Fine in a near fineprice-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Andrew M. Newman Graphic Design Inc. Jacket illustration by Vint Lawrence. An exceptionalContinue reading "Liar’s Poker."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151214

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Shannon, Claude & Warren Weaver

The Mathematical Theory of Communication.

Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.

First edition of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Boldly signed by Claude E. Shannon on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."

$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151212

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Heilbroner, Robert

Visions of the Future: The Distant Past, Yesterday Today, and Tomorrow.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

First edition of this prescient work by the author of The Worldly Philosophers. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For John Barnhad with many thanks- Robert Heilbroner.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, date to the front endpaper.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151094

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Ferguson, Niall

The Ascent of Money.

London : Allen Lane, 2008.

First British edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151204

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Ferguson, Niall

The Ascent of Money.

London : Allen Lane, 2008.

First British edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151204

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Ferguson, Niall

Empire: The Rise and Fall of the British World Order and The Lessons For Global Power.

New York : Basic Books, 2002.

First edition of this work by the award-winning historian. Tall Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rick Pracher.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151103

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Ferguson, Niall

High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2010.

First edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151101

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Doyle, Richard [John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.]

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe.

London : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876.

Finely bound edition of this satirical collection of 40 humorous sketches and illustrations that parody mid-19th-century Victorian life, from the collection of British economist John Maynard Keynes. Oblong octavo, bound in full red morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, “Keynes Family Library” stamped in gilt to theContinue reading "Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150643

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Wheelan, Charles; Burton Malkiel

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.

First edition of this “clear, concise, informative, and witty and work” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by legendary investor Burt Malkiel on the title page, who contributed the foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Powell. Jacket illustration by Neil Powell.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151098

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Bonar, J. [Herbert Somerton Foxwell; John Neville Keynes] [J.N.}

H.S. Foxwell. (In Memoriam).

: Printed for Private Circulation, 1937.

First edition of this in memoriam of Herbert Somerton Foxwell. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to John Neville Keynes on the front panel, “To John Neville Keynes for auld lang syne. J. Bonar 16th January 1937.” The recipient, John Neville Keynes, was an English economist and philosopher best known for hisContinue reading "H.S. Foxwell. (In Memoriam)."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150718

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Trouton, Rupert; John Maynard Keynes [J.M.]

Unemployment: Its Causes and Their Remedies.

London : Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1931.

Rare first edition of this analysis of the structural origins of unemployment. Duodecimo, original wrappers, Day to Day Pamphlets No. 2. Foreword by famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. In very good condition. In very good condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150714

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

The Balance of Payments of the United States.

London : Macmillan and Company Limited, 1946.

First edition, separate and reprinted from the June 1946 issue of “The Economic Journal” containing Keynes’ posthumously printed article: The Balance of Payments of the United States. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition, inscription to the first page.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150688

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.

Review copy of the first American edition of the economist’s masterpiece, generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with graphs. Review copy stamp to the front free endpaper dated March 12, 1936. Fine in a good dust jacket,

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150698

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Smith, Adam

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

London : Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791.

Early eighteenth century printing of Adam Smith’s ground-breaking analysis of capitalist economics. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling and stamping to the spine, modern morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. The sixth edition. In very good condition. Armorial bookplate of George Tito Brice to the pastedown. Uncommon in contemporary binding.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151067

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Lowenstein, Roger. [Warren E. Buffett; Burton Malkiel]

Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist.

New York : Random House, 1995.

First edition of this landmark work on Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by legendary investors Warren Buffett and Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper. Warren Buffett (born 1930) and Burton Malkiel (born 1932) emerged as influential figures in finance during the second half of the twentieth century, particularly from theContinue reading "Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150681

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Great Crash 1929.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 1988.

First Easton Press edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith. In fine condition.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151078

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Malkiel, Burton G. and J.P. Mei

Global Bargain Hunting: The Investor’s Guide to Profits in Emerging Markets.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of this international finance guide by the bestselling author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, one of the most influential investment books ever written. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with photographs, charts, and graphs. Boldly signed by Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. DustContinue reading "Global Bargain Hunting: The Investor’s Guide to Profits in Emerging Markets."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150678

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Harrod, R.F. and E.A.G. Robinson, Editors. [R.G. Hawtrey; F.J. DeJong; John Maynard Keynes]

The Economic Journal: The Quarterly Journal of The Royal Economic Society. December 1954. [Keynes and Supply Functions: A Rejoinder].

London : Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1954.

Rare offprint of the December 1954 issue of the The Economic Journal, containing F.J. DeJong’s article “Keynes and Supply Functions: A Rejoinder,” cut out and pasted over R.G. Hawtrey’s original offprint article “Keynes and Supply Functions.” Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Ink notation to the front panel. Accompanied by an unsigned copy ofContinue reading "The Economic Journal: The Quarterly Journal of The Royal Economic Society. December 1954. [Keynes and Supply Functions: A Rejoinder]."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150685

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Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.]

The End Of Laissez-Faire.

London : Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1926.

First edition of Keynes’ classic work. Octavo, half cloth with paper titles to the spine. In very good condition with toning to the panels and paper titles.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150684

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[Lenin, Vladimir; John Maynard Keynes] [J.M.]

The 2nd Congress of the Communist International: As Reported and Interpreted by the Official Newspapers of Soviet Russia.

Washington : Government Printing Office, 1920.

First edition in English of this report on the Second Congress of the Communist International. Octavo, original wrappers, from Petrograd and Moscow July 19 – August 7, 1920. Containing Vladimir Lenin’s speech responding to John Maynard Keynes’ article “The Economic Consequences of the Peace” on pages 19 -23. John Maynard Keynes was a British economist,Continue reading "The 2nd Congress of the Communist International: As Reported and Interpreted by the Official Newspapers of Soviet Russia."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150717

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[Florence Ada Keynes]

The National Council of Women of Great Britain: Conference at Norwich, October 3rd to 7th, 1932.

Norwich : A.E. Soman & Co., Ltd, 1932.

Original handbook and program of the National Council of Women of Great Britain, which represents women’s societies and reform groups across the country. Duodecimo, original wrappers, illustrated throughout. From the library of Florence Ada Keynes with her ownership signature to the top right corner of the front panel and her marginal annotations throughout the sectionContinue reading "The National Council of Women of Great Britain: Conference at Norwich, October 3rd to 7th, 1932."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150697

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Roberts, H. A. [John Neville Keynes]

In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock.

Cambridge : Printed at the University Press, 1921.

First edition of this in memoriam of John Bascombe Lock from the Caian magazine of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of John Bascombe Lock. Presentation copy, inscribed by H.A. Roberts to John Neville Keynes on the front panel, “Dr. J.N. Keynes with the author’s compliments.” The recipient, John Neville Keynes (1852–1949), was an English economistContinue reading "In Memoriam: John Bascombe Lock."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-150696

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