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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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Sen, Amartya Kumar

Choice of Techniques: An Aspect of the Theory of Planned Economic Development.

Oxford : Basil Blackford, 1960.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s dissertation. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed on the title page by Amartya Sen to a fellow economist. In very good condition.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-1049

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Bernstein, Peter

The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession.

New York : Wiley, 2000.

First edition of this work on the history of gold. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For William good as gold- Peter Bernstein.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-322

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Roosevelt, Eleanor

India and the Awakening East.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-4356

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Klein, Lawrence

Economic Theory and Econometrics.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985.

First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by Lawrence Klein on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Jaime Marquez.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-2922

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Wiener, Norbert

Ex-Prodigy: My Childhood and Youth.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1953.

First edition of Weiner’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Norbert Weiner on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-3729

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Maharaj, Mac] O'Malley, Padraig; Foreword by Nelson Mandela

Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle For South Africa.

New York : Viking, 2007.

First edition of this work on apartheid activist Mac Maharaj. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Padraig O’Malley. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$55.00

Item Number: RRB-3557

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Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom.

London : Little Brown and Company, 1994.

First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Dear Lynne, with thanks. Nelson Mandela 27.2.97.” The recipient was the realtor who sold NelsonContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4426

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Reagan, Nancy

My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

New York : Random House, 1989.

First edition of Nancy Reagan’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gene Williams Best Wishes Nancy Reagan Apr ’92.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written in collaboration with William Novak.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-1860

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Estienne, Robert and Henri

Thesaurus Linguae Latinae.

Basel : E. & J.R. Thurnis, 1740.

Folios, 4 volumes. Bound in contemporary vellum. In very good condition. Presents nicely.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-3016

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Nautical Lays of a Landsman.

Irwin, Wallace

Nautical Lays of a Landsman.

New York : Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1904.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Illustrated with plates by Peter Newell.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-657

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Tobin, James [Robert M. Solow]

Essays in Economics: Volume 1 Macroeconomics.

Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company, 1971.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow, who contributed an article in this volume. Name to the front free endpaper, in near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-5556

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