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Dimock, Anthony W

Wall Street and the Wilds.

New York : Outing Company, 1915.

First edition of Dimock’s autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,Continue reading "Wall Street and the Wilds."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-4562

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Snyder, Carl

Capitalism the Creator: Economic Foundations of Modern Industrial Society.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1940.

First edition of this exposition on capitalism. Octavo, original cloth, with 44 original charts. Original promotional material laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-4506

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Rothbard, Murray N

The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1.

Washington, D.C : Lexington Books, 1987.

First edition of this overview of the Austrian School of Economics. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, “For D.A. Lambeck- For sound economics and free markets- Cordially Murray Rothbard March 1987.” In near fine condition, no dust jacket was issuedContinue reading "The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-4437

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Ricardo, David; Edited by Piero Sraffa & M.H. Dobb

The Works And Correspondence Of David Ricardo.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1951-55.

First editions of the works of economist David Ricardo. Octavo, original cloth, 10 volumes. Each are near fine to fine in excellent dust jackets. An very nice set, uncommon in such exceptional condition.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4284

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Friedman, Milton & Simon Kuznets

Income From Independent Professional Practice.

New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1945.

First edition of Milton Friedman’s first book, co-authored with fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist, Simon Kuznets. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition. Income From Independent Professional Practice served as his Ph.D. thesis at Columbia. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Income From Independent Professional Practice."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-4225

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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist on monetary history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Alan, some bedtime reading, Best regards Milton.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4119

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Coase, Ronald H

Essays on Economics and Economists.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.

First edition of this collection of articles by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Ronald Coase on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3919

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Friedman, Milton; Introduction by Anna Jacobson Schwartz

The Essence of Friedman.

Stanford : Hoover Press, 1987.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the Jackson Hole economist Tucker Smith, Milton Friedman.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Anna J. Schwartz. Foreword by W. Glenn Campbell. Edited by Kurt R. Leube.Continue reading "The Essence of Friedman."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-4000

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Pecora, Ferdinand

Wall Street Under Oath: The Story of Our Modern Money Changers.

New York : Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1939.

First edition of Pecora’s account of his role as chief counsel in the dramatic 1930s Senate hearings on Wall Street’s role in the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original blue cloth. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3824

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

The Affluent Society.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958.

First edition of the economist’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth with titles to the spine in silver. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Laid in this book is an autographed signed letter to Mr. James English, President of The Connecticut Trust Company dated December 19, 1966. Fine in a brightContinue reading "The Affluent Society."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3855

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Wieser, Friedrich von

Natural Value.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1893.

First edition in English. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by Christian A. Molloch. Edited with a preface and analysis by William Smart.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-3681

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Wieser, Friedrich von

Social Economics.

New York: : Adelphi Company, 1927.

First edition in English. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by A. Ford Hinrichs. Preface by Wesley Clair Mitchell.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-3682

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Friedman, Milton

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-3694

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Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.]

A Treatise on Probability.

London : MacMillan & Company, 1921.

First edition of what Bertrand Russell called, “undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time,” and a “book as a whole is one which it is impossible to praise too highly.” Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. In near fine condition with theContinue reading "A Treatise on Probability."

$1,350.00

Item Number: RRB-3669

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Fisher, Irving

Booms and Depressions: Some First Principles.

New York : Adelphi Publishers, 1932.

First edition of Fisher’s classic work connecting monetary fluctuations to extreme periods of the business cycle. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket with some wear to the spine and a few small tears.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3664

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Samuelson, Paul A

Foundations of Economic Analysis.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1947.

First edition 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. Signed “Paul A. Samuelson MIT” on the title page. An excellent example with light wear to the cloth, some toning to the spine, near fine. HousedContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3541

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

Individualismus und Wirtschaftliche Ordnung [Individualism and Economic Order].

Erlenbach-Zurich : Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1952.

First German edition of this collection of economic essays rejecting socialism in favor of true individualism. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Scarce and desirable signed.

$6,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3468

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Clews, Henry

Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.

New York : Irving Publishing Co, 1888.

First edition of Clews’ classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Herman Ury Esq. With the compliments of Henry Clews Nov. 12, 1896.” In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-3398

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Rhea, Robert

The Dow Theory: An Explanation of Its Development and an Attempt to Define Its Usefulness As An Aid In Speculation.

New York : Barron's, 1932.

First edition of this classic work by one of the pioneering figures in the history of Dow Theory. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Katherine Hubert from the compiler of these notes Robert Rhea June 22, 1933.” Laid into this volume is a pamphlet by Rhea,Continue reading "The Dow Theory: An Explanation of Its Development and an Attempt to Define Its Usefulness As An Aid In Speculation."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3180

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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. Boldly signed by Thomas Schelling on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing to the spine. A very nice example of an important book, that is uncommon signed.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-2912

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Fogel, Robert William and Stanley L. Engerman

Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1974.

First edition of this work which attracted widespread attention in the media and generated heated controversy and criticism for its methodology and conclusions. Octavo, original brown cloth, 2 volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by both authors to the same recipient. Volume one is near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear toContinue reading "Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-2415

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Hansen, Alvin H

Fiscal Policy and Business Cycles.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1941.

First edition of this work by the “American Keynes.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket with chipping and wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-2272

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Buchanan, James M

The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan.

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 1999-2002.

First editions of each of volume that comprise the collected works of Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan’s papers. Each volume is signed and dated by James M. Buchanan. Octavo, original half cloth, 19 volumes. In fine condition, dust jackets were not issued for these volumes.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-2374

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Galbraith, John Kenneth

The New Industrial State.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.

First edition of this Galbraith landmark work. Octavo, original brown cloth. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows only the lightest of wear. A very sharp example of this economic highspot.

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-1499

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