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First Edition of The Essential John Nash; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist John F. Nash
NASH, JOHN F.; EDITED BY HAROLD W. KUHN AND SYLVIA NASAR.
The Essential John Nash.
Princeton: Princeton University Press 2003.
First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed John F. Nash, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 138031
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First edition of a celebration of John F. Nash; Inscribed by "one of the most outstanding mathematicians of the 20th century" Louis Nirenberg
NASH, JOHN F. AND HAROLD W. KUHN [LOUIS NIRENBERG AND PETER SARNAK].
A Celebration of John F. Nash Jr.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press 1996.
First edition of this collection of Nash’s writings. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the mathematician on the title page, “To John Rogay Best wishes Louis Nirenberg.” In near fine condition. Edited by Harold W. Kuhn, Louis Nirenberg and Peter Sarnak. Managing editor Morris Weisfeld. Louis Nirenberg was considered one of the most outstanding mathematicians of the 20th century.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144405
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Contributions to the Theory of Games Volumes I-IV; Signed by John Von Neumann, John Nash, Kenneth Arrow and Others
VON NEUMANN, JOHN; JOHN F. NASH; KENNETH J. ARROW; ROBERT J. AUMANN; PHILIP WOLFE; JOHN MILNOR; MARTIN SHUBIK; W.H. FLEMING LLOYD SHAPLEY ET AL. EDITED BY HAROLD W. KUHN & A.W. TUCKER.
Contributions To The Theory Of Games Volumes 1-IV.
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1950-1959.
First edition of each work in this ground-breaking four volume work on game theory. Octavo, 4 volumes, original orange wrappers. Volume one is signed by contributors John von Neumann and John Nash on the title page. Contains the article by the Nobel Prize-winning economist entitled, “A Simple Three Person Poker Game.” Volume II is signed by contributors Kenneth J. Arrow and John Milnor. Volume III is signed by contributors W.H. Fleming and Philip Wolfe on the title page. Volume IV is signed by contributors Robert J. Aumann and Martin Shubik. In near fine condition with some rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional set, most rare and desirable signed by von Neumann and other contributors.
Price: $42,500.00 Item Number: 48080
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“People look to the order of numbers when the world falls apart": First Edition of A Beautiful Mind; Signed by Sylvia Nasar and John F. Nash
NASAR, SYLVIA; JOHN F. NASH.
A Beautiful Mind.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1998.
First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Sylvia Nasar and additionally signed by Nobel Laureate and subject John F. Nash on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Timothy Hsu.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 58990
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First edition of Col. Harold P. Sheldon's Tranquility: Tales of Sport with the Gun
SHELDON, COL. HAROLD P. INTRODUCTION BY NASH BUCKINGHAM.
Tranquility: Tales of Sport with the Gun.
New York: The Derrydale Press 1936.
First edition of Sheldon’s collected outdoor sketches. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated by Ralph L. Boyer. One of 950 numbered copies, this is number 94. In near fine condition.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 116019
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Rare original photograph of the 946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference; signed by Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Jan Smuts and each other sitter
ATLEE, CLEMENT; BEN CHIFLEY; WALTER NASH; JAN SMUTS; ET AL.
Clement Atlee Signed 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference Photograph.
: 1946.
Large original photograph of the 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, signed by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee among every other sitter. The large silver gelatin print is signed on the mount by UK Prime Minister Clement Atlee, Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Walter Nash, South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts, and Labour Cabinet Minister Arthur Henderson among others. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 34.5 inches by 24.5 inches.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 137423
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"The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty": First American Edition of the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century: John Maynard Keynes' The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money; signed by Paul Samuelson, Kenneth Arrow, Edmund Phelps, Robert J. Shiller, John Nash, and Robert C. Merton
KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD. [J.M.].
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company 1936.
First American edition of the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century, signed by six Nobel Prize-winning economists. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economists Paul A. Samuelson, Kenneth J. Arrow, Edmund Phelps, Robert J. Shiller, John Nash, and Robert C. Merton. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to the extremities. An exceptional example of the utmost scarcity signed by this extraordinarily influential group of Nobel laureates, who were deeply influenced by the work of the economist J.M. Keynes.
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 111012