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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of Drucker’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on his letterhead notecard, “I never quote with best wishes Peter F. Drucker.” With the original letter addressed in Drucker’s hand. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1957.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book and groundbreaking work on discrimination. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Richard Gary Becker.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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London : George Routledge & Sons, 1957.
Author’s presentation copy, third editions of Popper’s magnum opus, one of the most important books of the twentieth century. Octavo, 2 volumes, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in volume one, “To Richard Robinson from K.R.P. November 1957.” Each are near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Open Society And Its Enemies."
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New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1964.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus, credited with popularizing and solidifying the term human capital. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his brother and sister-in-law, ‘To Marvin and Marilyn, here is some bedtime reading, Gary.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association, most rareContinue reading "Human Capital."
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New York : Grossman Publishers, 1965.
First edition, early printing of this early work by Nader. Octavo, original red cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For continuing advances in life saving motor vehicle safety – To the Collins Family Ralph Nader 11/10/85.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. BeckettContinue reading "Unsafe At Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile."
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New York : Columbia University Press, 1977.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and father of the Euro currency. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Mundell and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on the title page, who contributed an article to this volume. Very good in a very good dust jacket,Continue reading "The New International Monetary System."
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London : MacMillan & Company, 1921.
First edition of “undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time” (Bertrand Russell). Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. In near fine condition. An exceptionally fresh example.
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Homewood, Il : Richard D. Irwin, Inc, 1974.
First edition of this landmark text in modern macroeconimics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Charles Upton on the front free endpaper, “For Adrienne hope you continue to enjoy the study of economics Charles W. Upton.” In near fine condition.
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New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
First edition of Boesky’s first and only book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “6/4/85 To Dennis Ryan keep up the great work at PWJC- Ivan F. Boesky.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Rare andContinue reading "Merger Mania. Arbitrage: Wall Street’s Best Kept Money-Making Secret."
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London : Macmillan and Company, 1940.
Rare first edition of this wartime work by Keynes. Octavo, original boards. In very good condition. Uncommon in this condition.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1948.
First edition of the reprint of the original 1948 first edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT, December 2007.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. With a new foreword by the author.
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New York : Harper & Brothers, 1915.
First edition of Lefevre’s novel about a young man’s rise from obscurity as a bank clerk to New York business mogul headed for the White House. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With the best wishes of Edwin Lefevre, Dorset, VT, 7 August 1919.” In near fineContinue reading "H.R. [Hendrik Rutgers] of Wall Street."
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Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1948.
Third printing of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original burgundy cloth with titles in gilt. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT” on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. AnContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."
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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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