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Penney, J.C

View From the Ninth Decade: Jottings From a Merchant’s Daybook.

New York : Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961.

First edition, third printing of this work of sage advice on the principles of business success from one of America’s most influential twentieth-century retailers. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Major Benjamin Namm – Best wishes sincerely JCPenney -.” The recipient, Benjamin Namm was theContinue reading "View From the Ninth Decade: Jottings From a Merchant’s Daybook."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-149211

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Malkiel, Burton G.; Patricia A. Taylor; with Jianping Mei and Rui Yang

From Wall Street to the Great Wall: How Investors Can Profit from China’s Booming Economy.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2008.

First edition of this work by the author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Burt Malkiel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the library of the author, Burt Malkiel.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-149189

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Bernanke, Ben S.; Thomas Laubach; Frederic S. Mishkin; Adam S. Posen

Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1999.

First edition of this ground-breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Matthew Best wishes Ben Bernanke.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-149188

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Popper, Karl R

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD, 1952.

Second editions of Popper’s magnum opus, one of the most important books of the twentieth century. Octavo, 2 volumes, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in volume one, “To Lionel Robbins with kindest regards. February 6th 1952. K.R. Popper.” Lionel Robbins (1898-1984) was an economist and prominentContinue reading "The Open Society And Its Enemies."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149138

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.

First edition of the economist’s second book and breakthrough work. Octavo, original blue boards. Fine in a very good price clipped dust jacket with chipping to the spine. Jack design by Barbara Hobbs.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-149105

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What Has Government Done To Our Money?

Rothbard, Murray N

What Has Government Done To Our Money?

Novato, CA : Libertarian Publishing, n.d..

Original pamphlet by the famed libertarian economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front panel. In fine condition.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-148197

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The Federal Reserve Act as Amended to October 1, 1935.

Owen, Hon. Robert L. [Ben Bernanke]

The Federal Reserve Act as Amended to October 1, 1935.

Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office, 1935.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150270

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Fisher, Kenneth L

The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends.

Chicago : Contemporary Books, 1987.

First edition of this work which provides a look at Wall Street and the stock market’s history through dramatic charts and visuals. Oblong quarto, original black cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed on by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Why short stories are not old enough to drink. Enjoy. Ken Fisher.”Continue reading "The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149243

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The Random Walk Guide To Investing.

Malkiel, Burton G

The Random Walk Guide To Investing.

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2003.

First edition of this essential book for any investor. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Ted with best wishes Burt December 2003.”Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tamaye Perry.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150407

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The theory of Moral Sentiments

Smith, Adam

The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

London : For A. Milar, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, 1759.

Rare first edition of Adam Smith’s first book, with a recorded “print run of 1,000 copies” (Sher, “Editions of Adam’s Smith’s Books,” 13). Octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, morocco spine label, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full calf clamshellContinue reading "The Theory of Moral Sentiments."

$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150275

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The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power

Yergin, Daniel

The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991.

First edition of “the best history of oil ever written” (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes Daniel Yergin.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148592

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The People Centered Economy: The New Ecosystem For Work.

Nordfors, David; Vint Cerf; et al

The People Centered Economy – The New Ecosystem For Work.

California : IIIJ Foundation, 2018.

First edition of this work arguing a shift from a task-centered to a people-centered economy to reduce unemployment. Octavo, original green wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by internet pioneer on the title page, “With best wishes, Vint Cerf.” In near fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-148942

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Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One

Thorp, Edward O

Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One.

New York : Random House, 1962.

First edition of Thorp’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Gary Best Wishes Ed Thorp.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the half-title page, tear to the half-title page. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140340

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Theory of Value

Debreu, Gerard

Theory of Value: An Axiomatic Analysis of Economic Equilibrium.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1959.

First edition of the groundbreaking work by Debreu, winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Economics, viewed as “one of the few classics of our period” by the prestigious American Economic Review for his revolutionary insights into the economics of “‘general equilibrium”—demonstrating a “freely competitive economy can, in theory, reach a state in which supplyContinue reading "Theory of Value: An Axiomatic Analysis of Economic Equilibrium."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150369

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Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle

Hayek, Friedrich A. [F.A.]

Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1933.

Scarce first edition in English of Hayek’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Translated from the German by N. Kaldor and H.M. Croome. Rare in the original dust jacket.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150344

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The Nature of the Firm: Influence

Coase, Ronald H

The Nature of the Firm: Influence.

Yale University : Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1988.

Print of Coase’s classic paper. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Coase on the title page. In fine condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150343

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Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment

Swensen, David F

Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment.

New York : The Free Press, 2000.

First edition of this classic work by the Wall Street legend. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-150398

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Economic Theory

Becker, Gary S

Economic Theory.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. In near fine condition as issued without a dust jacket. First editions are rare.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150320

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Schein: Process Consultation

Schein, Edgar H

Process Consultation: Its Role In Organization Development.

Reading, Massachusetts : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1969.

First edition of this seminal work in organizational development and management studies. Octavo, original wrappers. Lengthily signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Where the standard consultant is more concerned about passing on his knowledge, the process consultant is concerned about passing on his skills and values. Ed Schein June 2, 2015.”Continue reading "Process Consultation: Its Role In Organization Development."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148901

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Sargent, Thomas J

Macroeconomic Theory.

New York : Academic Press, 1979.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Best wishes, Thomas J. Sargent.” In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-106789

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Lewis, Michael [Daniel Kahneman]

The Undoing Project.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Lewis on the title page and by Nobel Prize-winning economist and subject, “Best wishes! Daniel Kahneman” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Rare and desirable signed by both LewisContinue reading "The Undoing Project."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138129

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Price Expectations and the Behavior of the Price Level

Solow, Robert Merton

Price Expectations and the Behavior of the Price Level: Lectures Given in the University of Manchester.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1969.

First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Solow in the University of Manchester. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Rogers with best wishes Robert Solow.” In very good condition with residue to the front and rear panels.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150327

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A Beautiful Mind

Nasar, Sylvia [John F. Nash]

A Beautiful Mind.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Adrienne, ‘The extraordinary journey of this American genius, this man who surprises people, continues,’ Sylvia Nasar December 2008.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by TimothyContinue reading "A Beautiful Mind."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150326

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Tax Limitation, Inflation & the Role of Government

Friedman, Milton

Tax Limitation, Inflation & the Role of Government.

Dallas, TX : The Fisher Institute, 1978.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150325

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