History, Law, and Politics

Fisher, Irving

The Stock Market Crash—And After.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1930.

First edition of Fisher’s important work tracing the causes and the immediate aftermath of the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some tape repair to the spine. Rare in the original dust jacket.

Aristotle; Antonio Andreas. Edited by Walter Burley and Robert Grosseteste

Analytica Posteriora [bound with] Quaestiones super XII libros Metaphysicae Aristotelis.

Venice : Gregorium de Gregorijs, 1514.

Rare 16th century printing of Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics; bound together with Spanish Franciscan theologian Antonius Andreas’s best known work, Quaestiones super XII libros Metaphysicae Aristotelis. Quarto, bound in contemporary parchment over handmade paper-covered boards, woodcut initials, text in two columns. In very good condition. A rare and desirable collection.

Mitchell, S. Weir

Doctor and Patient.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1888.

Rare first edition, presentation copy of the father of American neurology’s most popular work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Mrs. Johnson with the author’s regards.” Weir has also noted “25 copies large paper No. 19.” In nearContinue reading "Doctor and Patient."

Victoria, Queen of England

The Great Seal of Queen Victoria with Royal Patent.

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Rare wax Great Seal of Queen Victoria presented with a large, elaborately illustrated patent granted to William Edward Newton. Housed in a custom metal case, the patent measures 7 inches in diameter and depicts Queen Victoria on the Royal Throne flanked by two ladies in waiting. The seal is affixed to the patent with aContinue reading "The Great Seal of Queen Victoria with Royal Patent."

Göransson, Göran Fredrik

The Sandvik Steel Works.

Gothenburg : John Antonsons Boktryckeri, 1931.

First Edition. Quarto. Bound in full blue morocco, gilt crowned monogram, “EP” to the front panel, gilt illustrated curtain frame to front and rear panel. Gilt tooling to the spine. Frontispiece portrait of G.F. Goransson, the first industrialist to implement the Bessemer process successfully on an industrial scale. With thirteen pantone-gravure plates illustrated by artist Ragnhild Nordensten. From theContinue reading "The Sandvik Steel Works."

Uris, Leon

Exodus: A Novel of Israel.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Lois Shapiro Shalom Leon Uris.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket drawing by Harlan Krakowitz. Signed firstContinue reading "Exodus: A Novel of Israel."

Shiller, Robert J

Macro Markets: Creating Institutions for Managing Society’s Largest Economic Risks.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by Robert Shiller on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Confucius

The Morals of Confucius, A Chinese Philosopher.

London : T. Horne, 1706.

Rare second edition in English of The Morals of Confucius. Small octavo, bound in full contemporary sheep contemporary sheep. In very good condition, toning to the extremities.

Kilpatrick, Andrew; Warren E. Buffett

Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street.

New York : Donald I. Fine, 1992.

First edition of this early biography on investing legend Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper, “To Mike- With best wishes Warren E. Buffett 4-9-93.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Author photograph by E. Kent Oztekin.

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. Boldly signed by Ben Bernanke on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.

Krugman, Paul

Geography and Trade.

Cambridge : The MIT Press, 1992.

Early printing of Paul Krugman’s work on economic geography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William Paul Krugman.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Popper, Karl R

The Poverty of Historicism.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957.

First edition of this undisputed classic in the philosophy of social science. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Lionel Robbins from K.R.P. October 31st, 1957.” The recipient, British economist Lionel Charles Robbins, was a prominent member of the economics department atContinue reading "The Poverty of Historicism."

Paine, Thomas

Dissertations on Government, the Affairs of the Bank, and Paper-Money.

Philadelphia : Printed by Charles Cist, 1786.

First edition of Paine’s defense of the Bank of North America. Small octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Rare.

Kotter, John P

Power in Management: How to Understand, Acquire, and Use It.

New York : Amacom, 1979.

First edition of this early work by Kotter. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

von Mises, Ludwig

The Free and Prosperous Commonwealth: An Exposition of the Ideas of Classical Liberalism.

Princeton, NJ : D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1962.

First edition of this classic work by von Mises. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Ludwig Mises March 2nd 1970.” Near fine in very good dust jacket. Translated by Ralph Raico. Edited by Arthur Goddard.

Mortensen, Dale T. and Christopher A. Pissarides

Job Matching, Wage Dispersion, and Unemployment.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economists. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Christopher Pissarides on the front free endpaper, “To John Rogers with best wishes C Pissarides.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Konstantinos Tatsiramos and Klaus F. Zimmermann.

Ben-Gurion, David

David Ben-Gurion Autograph Letter Signed.

[1954].

Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of the founder of modern day Israel and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion. One page, text in Hebrew, addressed to Eliahu Eliachar, a notable Sephardic Zionist and Member of the Knesset, the letter reads in full, “Greetings, We don’t need separate political lists – not thoseContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Autograph Letter Signed."

Treynor, Jack L., Patrick J. Regan and William W. Priest, Jr

The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA.

Homewood, IL : Dow Jones-Irwin, 1976.

First edition of this work on pension funding. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jack L. Treynor on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Cooke, Arthur O

The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard.

New York : Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1912.

First edition of Arthur O. Cooke’s The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard. Small octavo, original illustrated boards with pictorial pastedown, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with engravings from photographs, three full-page colored plates including frontispiece, mechanical charts. In near fine condition. Rare.

Kung, Hans

On Being A Christian.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday and Company, 1976.

First edition, early printing of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To my friend Matthew: confidence and courage! Hans Kung.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Translated by Edward Quinn.

von Mises, Ludwig; Preface by Murray N. Rothbard

Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution.

Auburn : The Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1985.

First edition of the re-issue of this classic work, the first to feature a preface by Murray N. Rothbard. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Preface by Murray N. Rothbard.

Drucker, Peter F

The New Realities: In Government and Politics in Economics and Business in Society and World View.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989.

First edition of this work by Drucker. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Graef.

Burnaby, Frederick Gustavus

On Horseback Through Asia Minor.

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877.

Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in original publisher’s green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, spine vignettes in black, illustrated with 3 folding maps and a mounted photographic portrait frontispiece. In near fine condition.

Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum S.PIIV. Pontificis Maximi Jussu Editum: Clementis VII. Et Urbani PP. VII.

Augsburg : Philippi Jacobi Veith, 1739.

Rare 18th century printing of the Roman Missal. Folio, bound in full contemporary black morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in seven compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, brass edges and engraved clasps, gauffered edges, marbled pastedowns and green, blue, and purple silk ribbons laidContinue reading "Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum S.PIIV. Pontificis Maximi Jussu Editum: Clementis VII. Et Urbani PP. VII."