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London : Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1954.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Includes essays by T.S. Ashton, Louis Hacker, F.A. Hayek, W.H. Hutt and Bertrand de Jouvenel. Uncommon in this condition.
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Berlin : Carl Heymanns Verlag, 1934.
Rare first edition of this argument on the economic practice of short selling, translated to the German language by Dr. Carl Hundhausen. Octavo, original blue cloth, top stain black, illustrated with economic graphs. In very good condition.
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New York : McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc, 1940.
First printing of the second edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. RareContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."
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Denver : The Clason Publishing Co, 1930.
First paperback edition of this classic pamphlet on financial wisdom. Octavo, original wrappers, with black and white illustrations. In fine condition. First editions are rare.
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New York : AKPE, 1994.
First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Warren Buffett and Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey on the front free endpaper. Bob Kerrey (born 1943) is a decorated Vietnam War Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient who went on to serve as governor of Nebraska (1983–87) and U.S. senatorContinue reading "Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett."
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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.
First edition of the best-selling book that established Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
First edition, early printing of this overview of the work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Thomas Schelling on the title page, “For John Rogers Though I no longer teach, I’m glad I still have students. Tom Schelling May, 2015.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1940.
The second edition of this classic work, from the library of Ayn Rand with her signature to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, on the front free endpaper. Security Analysis would have occupied a central place in Rand’s working library, supplyingContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."
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New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.
First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “To John and Pam Best Wishes Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by BrianContinue reading "13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown."
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2002.
First edition of this work by the legendary success of Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper, “To Tim Warren E. Buffett.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Tom Osborne.
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942.
First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First editions in the original dust jacket are rare.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2017.
First edition of this foundational contribution to modern market design by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Paul Milgrom on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover design by Noah Arlow.
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New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.
First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “James Thank you! Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Barth.
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Oxford/ New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
First edition of this collection of papers “the economist who has had the greatest influence on macroeconomic research since 1970″ (Nobel Committee). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Rogers with my best wishes Robert E. Lucas Jr.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Virginia Beach, VA : Donning Company Publishers, 2005.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Charlie Munger on the half-title page, “to Rick Charlie Munger.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Warren E. Buffett. Edited by Peter D. Kaufman. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Rick Levey about acquiring the book laidContinue reading "Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger."
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
First edition of the best book on index investing ever published. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and signed by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wall Street Burton Malkiel on the front free endpaper, “To Andrea Karlosak with best wishes John C. Bogle” and additionally signed by financialContinue reading "Common Sense on Mutual Funds."
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New York : McGraw-Hill, 1948.
First edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT.” Fine in the rare original dust jacket in near fine condition with a small chip to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. EasilyContinue reading "Economics: An Introductory Analysis."
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Rare original Christmas card signed by John D. Rockefeller. Octavo, with an inlay black and white image of the Japanese teahouse on the grounds of Rockefeller‘s ‘Kykuit’ estate to the front. Boldly signed by John D. Rockefeller inside in fountain pen. The printed holiday greeting above reads in full, “With hearty Christmas Greetings and allContinue reading "John D. Rockefeller Signed Christmas Card."
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January 25 [1698-1699].
Rare vellum manuscript signed by Sir Isaac Newton as Warden of the Royal Mint, in which he makes a case against his nemesis, coin counterfeiter William Chaloner, soon to be hanged for high treason. One page, vellum manuscript document signed by Isaac Newton, “Is. Newton,” January 25 [1698-1699]. Recognizance bond issued by Isaac Newton asContinue reading "Isaac Newton Document Signed."
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Princeton and Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2023.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s work on closing the gender wage gap. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Claudia Goldin on the title page. In fine condition. Cover design by Lauren Michelle Smith.
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New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934.
First edition, Benjamin Graham’s personal copy and inscribed by him to his nephew, of this seminal work, which is considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, his personal copy and signed twice by Graham on the front free endpaper, “Instructors text Benj. Graham” andContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."
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London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1911.
First edition of this work on the challenges of writing biography. Octavo, bound in full synthetic leather with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands. Association copy, inscribed twice by John Maynard Keynes to his mother Florence Ada Keynes, once on the title page without the date and once onContinue reading "The Leaves of the Tree: Studies in Biography."
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New York : Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1929.
First edition of this history on the evolution of advertising. Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth with orange titles, top stain orange, with more than 350 illustrations. In very good condition.
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London : Printed for A. Churchill and A. Manship, 1722.
Rare second edition of the collected works of John Locke, “the most worthy… of the indisputably great philosophers.” Folio, three volumes, bound in full speckled brown calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine with morocco spine labels in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins, all edges stained red. Frontispiece of JohnContinue reading "The Works of John Locke [Including: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Some Considerations of the Consequences of Lowering the Interest, and Raising the Value of Money, An Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coin, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Etc.]"
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