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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1989.
First edition of this classic volume on investing; one of the all-time best-selling books in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Lynch and co-author John Rothchild on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with John Rothchild. Jacket design by Barry Littman. Jacket photograph by Larry Maglott.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1951.
First edition of the new edition of this “work on political economy in the tradition of the great moral philosophers, a Montesquieu or Adam Smith, containing both acute knowledge and profound wisdom by von Mises” (F.A. Hayek). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine inContinue reading "Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "The Great Crash 1929."
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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. Boldly signed by the author on the page preceding the half-title page, “Alfred P. Sloan Jr. New York Jan 29, 1965.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratkin. Jacket painting of Sloan by RobertContinue reading "My Years With General Motors."
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001 & 2009.
First editions of this seminal work on the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original cloth, 2 volumes. Both volumes one and two are inscribed by Allan Meltzer and signed Alan Greenspan in volume one. Fine in a near fine dust jackets. Foreword by Alan Greenspan. Rare and desirable signed by both Meltzer and Greenspan.
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London : Macmillan and Company, 1940.
First edition of this wartime work by Keynes. Octavo, original boards. In near fine condition.
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New York : Laissez Faire Books, 1986.
Signed limited edition, one of only 200 numbered copies of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Henry Hazlitt. In fine condition. Rare and desirable.
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Rare autograph signature from American financier and banker John Pierpont Morgan. Boldly signed in ink on an off-white slip clipped from a document, “J. Pierpont Morgan.” In fine condition. Matted and framed with a large portrait of Morgan and a biographical placard. The entire piece measures 14.75 inches by 25 inches.
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St. Petersburg, Russia : Imperial Commission of the Sinking Fund, 1822.
Rare Russian Imperial bond signed by banker and Lord of Finance Nathan Mayer Rothschild. Quarto, two pages partially printed in three languages, the document is dated March 1, 1822 and certifies the bearer is entitled to 720 rubles with a 5% annuity. Signed in ink by Rothschild at the upper right. In very good condition.
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London : MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1922.
First edition of Keynes’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips.
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London : The New Statesman and Nation, October 28,1933.
Rare caricature portrait of the “father of macroeconomics.” Pencil portrait print of John Maynard Keynes sitting in a chair next to a stool stacked with books and papers. Boldly signed by Keynes next to his facsimile signature on the lower margin. Portrait by Low for The New Statesman and Nation magazine dated October 28, 1933.Continue reading "Caricature Portrait of John Maynard Keynes."
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Dubuque, Iowa : WM. C. Brown Company, 1953.
First edition of this comprehensive approach to the growing field of motion and time study. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with tables, graphs, charts, and photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. J. Rislak. With compliments and best wishes. J.G. Lesperance 2/13/61.” Near fine in very good dust jacket.
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Boston : Harvard University Press, 1934.
First edition of the economist’s classic work, the author’s earliest substantial version of what came to be known as the Schumpeterian system. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition, toning to the spine. From the library of economist Tom E. Davis, with his name to the front free endpaper. Davis was a economics professor andContinue reading "The Theory of Economic Development. An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and the Business Cycle."
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New York : John W. Parker, 1843.
First edition of this classic work on logic. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with some wear to the cloth and overall toning. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First editions in the original cloth are rare.
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New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve’s account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Alan Blinder.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amanda Dewy.
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New York : Published by The Author/One Wall Street, 1933.
First edition of Wyckoff’s early manual on trading stocks. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles, with advertisements to the rear. In very good condition.
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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 Ken, Paul R. Krugman.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1939.
Rare first edition of the economist’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In very good condition with rubbing and bumping to both volumes.
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New York : Viking, 1988.
First edition of “the funniest book about investing ever written” (New York Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily and humorously signed by the author on the title page, “Considering the fortune you might have lost, you’re rich already John Rothchild.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by RafalContinue reading "A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor."
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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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