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First Edition of The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College
GRANT, Gerald; David Riesman.
The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978.
First edition of this work by famed sociologist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "For the Institute of Advanced Study with appreciation David Riesman December, 1978." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 62018
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First Edition of John Maynard Keynes' Two Memoirs. Dr. Melchior: A Defeated Enemy And My Early Beliefs
KEYNES, John Maynard [J.M.].
Two Memoirs. Dr. Melchior: A Defeated Enemy And My Early Beliefs.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1949.
First edition of this memoir by the famed economist. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece photograph of Keynes, Bertrand Russell and Lytton Strachey at Garsington. Introduction by David Garnett. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135355
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First Edition of Evaluation and Measurement of Investment Performance
KIRBY, Robert G.; John W. O'Brien; Myron S. Scholes; Rodger F. Smith; Jack L. Treynor.
Evaluation and Measurement of Investment Performance.
Charlottesville: The Financial Analysts Research Foundation, 1977.
First edition of this collection of essays on investment performance. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 117761
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First Edition of P.J. O'Rourke's Eat the Rich; humorously inscribed by him
O'ROURKE, P.J.
Eat The Rich: A Treatise on Economics.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998.
First edition, early printing of the best-selling author's economic treatise. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Lucie Bon Appetite! P. J. O'Rourke 4/27/99 NYC." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Whitney Cookman and Charles Rue Woods.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 133080
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First edition of Hayes Robbins' Human Relations in Railroading; from the library of American labor activist John Philip Frey
ROBBINS, Hayes [John Philip Frey].
Human Relations in Railroading.
New York: General Publishing Company, 1927.
First edition of Robbins' work on labor relations on the railroads. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of John Philip Frey with his ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. John Philip Frey was a labor activist and president of the American Federation of Labor’s Metal Trades Department during a crucial period in American labor history. In 1918, Frey became chairman of the National Bureau of Economic Research, helping to raise money and incorporate the organization in 1920. He remained chairman of the board of directors until 1927. During the presidency of AFL president William Green, Frey was one of…
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 142524
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First edition of John Maynard Keynes' The Means to Prosperity
KEYNES, John Maynard [J.M.].
The Means to Prosperity.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1933.
First edition of the enlarged version of four of Keynes' articles printed in The Times in March 1933, making his case for counter-cyclical public spending. Octavo, original wrappers. Library stamp.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135403
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First Edition of Alvin Hansen's Business Cycles and National Income
HANSEN, Alvin H.
Business Cycles and National Income.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1951.
First edition of this work by the "American Keynes." Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 4286
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First edition in English of Ragnar Frisch's Theory of Production
FRISCH, Ragnar.
Theory of Production.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1965.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian economist's work on production theory. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 127011
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First edition of Britain's Industrial Future. Being the Report of the Liberal Industrial Inquiry
VARIOUS AUTHORS. [KEYNES, J.M.; David Lloyd George].
Britain’s Industrial Future. Being the Report of the Liberal Industrial Inquiry.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.
First edition, second impression of this collection of essays put forth by the Liberal Industrial Inquiry, members of which include David Lloyd George and John Maynard Keynes. Octavo, original wrappers In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135700
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Ludwig von Mises' Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War.
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1969.
First edition of the re-issue of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120643
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First Edition of George Gilder's Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World; signed by Him
GILDER, George.
Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013.
First edition of Gilder's work, which introduces an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by George Gilder on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Henry Pereira.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 135625
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Daniel Yergin's The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
YERGIN, Daniel.
The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money and Power.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Early printing of "the best history of oil ever written" (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack- With gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the AMC '91 and appreciation for the gracious hospitality Best wishes, Daniel Yergin Jan 3, '99 Pittsburgh." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 120452
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First edition of The Theory of Interest Rates: Proceedings of a Conference Held by the International Economic Association
EDITED BY F.H. HAHN AND F.P.R. BRECHLING,.
The Theory of Interest Rates: Proceedings of a Conference Held by the International Economic Association.
New York: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1965.
First edition of this collection of talks delivered at the 1962 International Economic Association Conference held in Royaumont, France. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Ownership signatures. Jacket design by Sarah Shervington.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 101480
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The American Economy in Transition
FELDSTEIN, Martin.
The American Economy in Transition.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, "To Lee Bach With Best Wishes Martin Feldstein." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Martin Feldstein. Includes articles by Milton Friedman, Paul A. Samuelson, George P. Schultz, Alan S. Blinder, Irving Kristol and Simon Kuznets.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 102797
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First edition of Peter Howitt's The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays
HOWITT, Peter [John Maynard Keynes].
The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays.
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1990.
First edition of Howitt's collected essays analyzing Keynesian and Walrasian economics. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "John with best wishes Peter Howitt." Laid in is an additional note inscribed by the author which reads, "12/9/14 John, With best wishes and many thanks for the kind words. Peter." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 110737
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Rare first edition of Fifty Years of Banking in Chicago 1857-1907
HARPER, William Hudson and Charles H. Ravell.
Fifty Years of Banking in Chicago 1857-1907.
np: The Merchants' Loan and Trust Company, nd.
First edition of one of the earliest works on the history of banking in Chicago. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 124773
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First Edition of Roads To Freedom: Essays in Honour of Friedrich A. von Hayek
[FRIEDRICH VON AUGUSTE HAYEK] [F.A],.
Roads To Freedom: Essays in Honour of Friedrich A. von Hayek.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969.
First edition of this collection of essays on the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Hayek. Edited by Erich Steissler, Gottfried Haberler, Friedrich A. Lutz and Fritz Machlup. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, ownership name.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 146448
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First Edition of James Tobin's Full Employment and Growth
TOBIN, James.
Full Employment and Growth: Further Keynesian Essays On Policy.
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $100.00 Item Number: 131476