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New York : The Free Press, 1999.
First edition of this work by the award-winning economist. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Stvan. Jacket calligraphy by Anita Karl. Uncommon signed.
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1930.
First edition of this classic work by Wyckoff who implemented his methods of technical analysis of the financial markets (the study of charts showing movements of stock-prices and other data). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, giltContinue reading "Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years."
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Philadelphia : Centennial Board of Finance, 1877.
Rare Centennial International Exhibition lithographic capital stock certificate. Elephant folio, one page, the certificate is dated April 24, 1877 and grants one share of stock in the Centennial Board Finance to Cornelius C. Felton, illustrated with impressive engraved vignettes of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a Native American mourning the progress of industrialization, RomanContinue reading "Centennial International Exhibition Capital Stock Certificate."
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New York : Random House, 2007.
First edition, later printing of this work concentrating on outlier events. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed signed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the front free endpaper, “To Lyle – for the Black Swan affect your life. Best, Nassim.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and creasing. Jacket design by ThomasContinue reading "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable."
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists on the front free endpaper, “Kenneth J. Arrow 80/01/14″; Amartya Sen 9.22.14″; Eric Maskin 12-19-14” and Joseph Stiglitz, who contributed to this volume on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series)."
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New York : Bantam Books, 2007.
First edition of this work which tells from Belfort’s perspective on his career as a stockbroker, basis for the classic 2013 Martin Scorsese film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbi and Matthew McConaughey. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Jordan Belfort and Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio on the front free endpaper. FineContinue reading "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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London : Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1789-1793.
Mixed early edition set of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in one quarter modern calf over cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine. Volumes I and III are seventh editions (1793), Vol. II is a fifth edition (1789). In near fine condition.Continue reading "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991.
First edition, early printing of “the best history of oil ever written” (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Daniel Yergin on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
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New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1966.
First edition, second printing of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Becker on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the rear panel. Rare signed.
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New York : Doubleday & Company, 1964.
First edition of Sloan’s influential work, which has since become a classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page, “For my good friend Ernest C. Arbuckle with my very best regards. Alfred P. Sloan New York Jan 17, 1964.” The recipient, ErnestContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."
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London : Routledge & Sons, 1944.
First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism ever published. Octavo, original black cloth. The British edition (which this example is) was published in March of 1944, preceding its American counterpart, which was published later that same year in September. Very good in a very good dust jacket, contemporaryContinue reading "The Road To Serfdom."
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London : Richard Bentley, 1841.
First edition of this classic study of crowd psychology, a compilation of human folly throughout the ages. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three-quarters half crushed red morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, greenContinue reading "Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds."
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1957.
First edition of the third edition of Loeb’s classic work. Boldly signed by Gerald M. Loeb on the front free endpaper. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : George Routledge & Sons, 1945.
First editions of Popper’s magnum opus. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In near fine condition with the rare original dust jackets in very good condition.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1960.
First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William Tom Schelling. June ’10.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
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New York : American Merchants Union Express Company, 1869.
Rare American Merchants Union Express Company stock certificate signed by American businessman William Fargo. In November 1868, the American Express Company and the Merchants Union Express Company merged, and Fargo became the president of the American Merchants Union Express Company, a position he held until his death. The company then became the American Express CompanyContinue reading "William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate for American Merchants Union Express Company."
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
First edition, first printing with D-Y on the copyright page of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Major Benj. H. Namm with the regards of Ben Graham May 1951.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed first editions are ofContinue reading "The Intelligent Investor."
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1973.
First edition of the Nobel laureate’s influential first book, which claimed that attention can be identified with effort, cemented the association as a research paradigm in the cognitive sciences. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with a sticker to the side panel and chip to the rear panel.
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Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1859.
First edition of this detailed critique of the 19th-century credit system. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Peter Cooper Esq with respects of the Author.” Additionally signed by Peter Cooper on the third free endpaper. Peter Cooper (1791–1883) was anContinue reading "The Ways and Means of Payment: A Full Analysis of the Credit System, With Its Various Modes of Adjustment."
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1966.
First edition of this “exemplary text on the interplay of national purpose and military force” (Book Week). Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “I’m pleased that John Rogers wants my signature on this book Tom Schelling.” Also laid in is an autographed letter signed by Schelling, whichContinue reading "Arms and Influence."
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