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Popular Delusions

MacKay, Charles

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

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."

$10,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150126

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The Battle for Investment Survival

Loeb, Gerald M. [G.M.]

The Battle For Investment Survival.

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.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148704

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The Open Society and Its Enemies

Popper, Karl R

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

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.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150082

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The Strategy of Conflict

Schelling, Thomas C

The Strategy of Conflict.

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.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150025

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Fargo, William

William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate for American Merchants Union Express Company.

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."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-148491

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The Intelligent Investor

Graham, Benjamin

The Intelligent Investor.

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."

$150,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150060

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Attention and Effort

Kahneman, Daniel

Attention and Effort.

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.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-150064

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Ways and Means of Payment

Colwell, Stephen [Peter Cooper]

The Ways and Means of Payment: A Full Analysis of the Credit System, With Its Various Modes of Adjustment.

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."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148629

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Arms and Influence

Schelling, Thomas C

Arms and Influence.

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."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150026

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One Up on Wall Street

Lynch, Peter with John Rothchild

One Up On Wall Street.

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.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150059

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Socialism

von Mises, Ludwig

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis.

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."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150051

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The Great Crash 1929

Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Great Crash 1929.

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."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150045

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Sloan Jr., Alfred P

My Years With General Motors.

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."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-150012

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Meltzer, Allan H.; Foreword by Alan Greenspan

A History of the Federal Reserve, Volumes 1 & 2.

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.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150022

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

How To Pay For the War.

London : Macmillan and Company, 1940.

First edition of this wartime work by Keynes. Octavo, original boards. In near fine condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-148882

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Hazlitt, Henry

Economics In One Lesson.

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.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149556

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Morgan, John Pierpont [J.P.]

John Pierpont Morgan Autograph Signature.

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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.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148494

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Rothschild, Nathan Mayer

Nathan Mayer Rothschild Russian Imperial Bond Signed.

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.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-148501

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.]

A Revision of the Treaty. Being A Sequel To The Economic Consequences of the Peace.

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.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148614

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Keynes, John Maynard [J.M.}

Caricature Portrait of John Maynard Keynes.

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."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148438

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Lesperance, J.P

Economics and Techniques of Motion and Time Study.

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.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-148411

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Schumpeter, Joseph

The Theory of Economic Development. An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and the Business Cycle.

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."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148613

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Mill, John Stuart

A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive, Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation.

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.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-34033

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Blinder, Alan S

After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead.

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.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-141012

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