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Simpson, Alan and Erskine Bowles

The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

Washington, D.C 2010.

First edition of Simpson and Bowles’ final report on The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Alan Simpson on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas!! Alan Simpson.” In fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-117683
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Samuelson, Paul A

Economics: An Introductory Analysis.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.

First edition of this landmark work in modern economics having sold 4 million copies in 40 languages. Octavo, original cloth. With a rare signed note from Samuelson laid in. The response is from a letter from a boy scout dated March 16, 1971. Samuelson’s response is “The motto “Be Prepared” has stood me in goodContinue reading "Economics: An Introductory Analysis."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-117396
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von Mises, Ludwig

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War.

New Rochelle, NY : Arlington House Publishers, 1969.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-120643
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Malthus, Thomas Robert [T.R.]

An Essay on the Principle of Population, as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society.

London : J. Johnson, 1798.

First edition of this cornerstone text of modern economics. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf. Laid in is a clipping from an original manuscript signed by Malthus and entirely in his hand which reads in part, “If at one time such a given product would make an effectual demand for certain commodities the conditions ofContinue reading "An Essay on the Principle of Population, as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society."

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$200,000.00
Item Number: RRB-116955
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Stone, Oliver. [Sylvia Miles]

Original Wall Street Shooting Script.

: Oaxatal Productions, Inc, 1987.

Rare original shooting script from the classic 1987 film Wall Street with an autograph note signed by Oliver Stone and boldly signed by Stone on the title page. Quarto, bound in a spiral-bound folder. Third draft, second revision dated 4/15/87. Bound with an additional fifth revision. From the collection of Sylvia Miles with an autographContinue reading "Original Wall Street Shooting Script."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-116582
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Friedman, David

The Machinery of Freedom. Guide to a Radical Capitalism.

New York : Arlington House Publishers, 1978.

First edition of David Friedman’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Toni David Friedman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-116181
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Bagehot, Walter

Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market.

london : Henry S. King, 1873.

First edition of this “undying classic” (J.M. Keynes). Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, contemporary bookplate to the pastedown. A very nice example.

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-116258
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Friedman, Milton

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original  cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the British economist Lionel Robbins on the front free endpaper, “To Lionel, in place of a work of art Milton.” The recipient, Lionel Robbins, along with J.M. Keynes, was the leading British economist during theContinue reading "A Theory of the Consumption Function."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-116572
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Loeb, Gerald M.; Bernard M. Baruch; Benjamin Graham; William S. Goedecke; Walter Maynard; John Stevenson et al

Wall Street 1955: Investment Careers, Procedures & Precepts.

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale Daily News, 1954.

First edition of this compilation of reports published by Yale as an introduction to Wall Street for aspiring students. Quarto, original wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Gerald M. Loeb on the front panel. In near fine condition.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-116393
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Fisher, Irving

The Stock Market Crash—And After.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1930.

First edition of Fisher’s important work tracing the causes and the immediate aftermath of the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publciation on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Robert W. King with the compliments of Irving Fisher March, 1930.” In near fineContinue reading "The Stock Market Crash—And After."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-116232
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Doriot, Georges F

The Management of Racial Integration in Business [Special Report to Management].

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964.

First edition of this work by the father of venture capitalism. Quarto, original half cloth. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-112869
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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. Fine in a near dust jacket with light rubbing and a closed tear to the front panel. Rare in the original dust jacket.

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-115692
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Reisman, George. Introduction by William E. Simon

The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government’s On-going Destruction of the American Economic System through Price Control.

Ottawa, Illinois : Jameson Books, 1979.

First edition, early printing of Reisman’s argument against regulated price controls. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by George Reisman on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-115809
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Bernstein, Peter L

Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street.

New York : The Free Press, 1992.

First edition of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Bernstein on the front free endpaper. With a signed postcard to the author from Bernstein’s editor laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Michael Langenstein.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-115654
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Phelps, Edmund S

Inflation Policy and Unemployment Theory: The Cost-Benefit Approach to Monetary Planning.

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1972.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s study in economic policy and theory. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Edmund Phelps on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Lincoln.

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$550.00
Item Number: RRB-115886
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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

Friedrich August von Hayek Autograph Note Signed.

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Rare autograph note signed by and entirely in the hand of Austrian-British economist Friedrich August von Hayek. One-page lined index card, the note reads, “We cannot admit that all words are equally good. However unfashionable this may be, there is moral progress, also moral decline – and in the last resort we can more beContinue reading "Friedrich August von Hayek Autograph Note Signed."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-115089
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Heilbroner, Robert L

The Worldly Philosophers.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1953.

First edition of this bestselling classic, which has went on to sell more than 4 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Aline – Who combines all the advantages of a philosophical worldliness and a worldly philosophy. Fondly Bob HeilbronerContinue reading "The Worldly Philosophers."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-115615
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Bernstein, Peter

Economist on Wall Street: Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1970.

First edition of this classic collection of early Bernstein writings. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to the author’s sister, “For Aline – With all my love – Peter.” The recipient, Aline Bernstein Saarinen was a well-known critic of art and architecture in the United States, anContinue reading "Economist on Wall Street: Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-115722
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Krugman, Paul

Exchange-Rate Instability.

Cambridge : The MIT Press, 1989.

First edition of Krugman’s provocative analysis of the extraordinary exchange-rate volatility of the 1980s. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William, Paul R. Krugman.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-114546
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Diamond, Peter

A Search-Equilibrium Approach to the Micro Foundations of Macroeconomics: The Wicksell Lectures, 1982.

Cambridge : The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.

First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Diamond at the 1982 Wicksell lectures. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter Diamond on the half-title page. In fine condition.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-114504
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Kirby, Robert G.; John W. O'Brien; Myron S. Scholes; Rodger F. Smith; Jack L. Treynor

Evaluation and Measurement of Investment Performance.

Charlottesville : The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1977.

First edition of this collection of essays on investment performance. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-117761
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Milnor, John

Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 51: Morse Theory.

Princeton, New Jersey : Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1963.

Rare first edition of this compilation of lectures presented by John Milnor on the study of Morse Theory. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In near fine condition. Milnor’s signature is uncommon.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-114620
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Arrow, Kenneth J

Kenneth J. Arrow Autograph Equation Signed.

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Rare three-page equation inscribed and entirely in the hand of Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth J. Arrow. Three pages, the equation bears the title “The Shadow Price of Technological Change” and is signed by the author on the first page, “With best wishes Kenneth J. Arrow.” In addition to his work on social choice theory analysis,Continue reading "Kenneth J. Arrow Autograph Equation Signed."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-114565
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von Mises, Ludwig

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

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1957.

First edition of Mises’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ludwig von Mises on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed.

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$11,500.00
Item Number: RRB-114588
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