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“A DISTINCT STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPIRICAL SCHOOL”: FIRST EDITION OF JAMES MILL’S MAGNUM OPUS, ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENA OF THE HUMAN MIND; WITH A 4 PAGE AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER TO LORD ASHLEY IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION
MILL, James.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind.
London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1829.
First edition of this classic exploration of the processes of human thought by the father of John Stuart Mill, whose own “logical and ethical doctrines are evidently suggested” by this work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, armorial stamp to the front panel of the Earl of Shaftesbury, with a four page autographed letter signed by James Mill discussing his interest in the book to Lord Ashley dated 8 July 1829, the year of publication of this volume. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury was a British politician, philanthropist, and a social reformer. He was the eldest son of…
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 141327
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First Edition of Ludwig von Mises' Epistemological Problems of Economics; Signed by Him
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Epistemological Problems of Economics.
Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Co, 1960.
First edition in English of a “milestone” in Mises’ groundbreaking theory of human action, containing “his seminal philosophical and methodological” argument for the scope of economic science. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by Ludwig von Mises on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Translated by George Reisman.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 96745
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First Edition of Stable Money; Inscribed by Irving Fisher
FISHER, Irving.
Stable Money.
New York: Adelphi Publishers, 1934.
First edition of Fisher's classic treatise. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. Alden A. Potter with the compliments and good wishes of Irving Fisher November, 1941." Near fine in the rare dust jacket that has a small chip to the crown and light rubbing to the exterior. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 2825
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First Edition of Price Theory; Signed by Milton Friedman
FRIEDMAN, Milton.
Price Theory: A Provisional Text.
Chicago: Aldine Publishing, 1962.
First edition of the economist's classic text on price theory used at the University of Chicago. Quarto, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition with light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 99675
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First Edition of America’s Great Depression "a staple of modern economic literature"; Signed By Murray Rothbard
ROTHBARD, Murray N.
America’s Great Depression.
New York: MacMillan Company, 1973.
First edition of Rothbard's classic treatise on the 1930s Great Depression and its root causes. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 23068
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Philip Carret has "the best long term investment record of anyone I know" Warren Buffett: First Edition of Art of Speculation; Inscribed by Philip Carret to His Mother
CARRET, Philip L.
The Art of Speculation.
New York: Barron's, 1927.
First edition of the Wall Street legend's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his mother in the year of publication, "To my beloved mother Philip L. Carret April 11, 1927." In near fine condition. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 90564
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SIGNED BY NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST F.A. HAYEK
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.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 3468
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Rare First Edition of Karl Karsten’s Scientific Forecasting
KARSTEN, Karl.
Scientific Forecasting: Its Methods and Application to Practical Business and to Stock Market Operations.
New York: Greenberg, 1931.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original maroon cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,800.00 Item Number: 4387
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Rare Signed Portrait of Ludwig Von Mises
VON MISES, Ludwig.
Ludwig Von Mises Signed Portrait.
1971.
Portrait of the influential Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises. Boldly signed, “August 27, 1971 Ludwig Mises.” The portrait measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 16.5 inches. Rare and desirable.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 62034
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“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes": First Edition of Peter Drucker's The New Society; Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The New Society: The Anatomy of the Industrial Order.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1950.
First edition of Drucker's classic fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare signed.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 89653
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First Edition of Continuous-Time Finance; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Robert C. Merton
MERTON, Robert C.; Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson.
Continuous-Time Finance.
Oxford and Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1990.
First edition of Merton's landmark work, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John, Robert C. Merton April 26, 2015." Also, with a laid in business card inscribed and signed by Robert C. Merton. Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 146444
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"PROFITS ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, BUT LOSSES NEVER DO": FIRST EDITION OF JESSE LIVERMORE’S HOW TO TRADE IN STOCKS
LIVERMORE, Jesse.
How to Trade in Stocks: The Livermore Formula for Combining Time Element and Price.
New York : Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940.
First edition of the only book by Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street’s most well-known traders. Octavo, original blue cloth, contains 16 full color charts. Octavo, original blue cloth. In near fine condition with light shelfwear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 5108
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First edition of Eugene F. Fama and Merton H. Miller's The Theory of Finance; signed by Eugene F. Fama
FAMA, Eugene F. and Merton H. Miller.
The Theory of Finance.
Hinsdale, Illinois: Dryden Press, 1972.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economists' landmark work. Octavo, original boards. Octavo, original boards. Signed by "the father of modern finance", Eugene F. Fama on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 126883
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"HARD WORK, UNUSUALLY STRICT DISCIPLINE, AND A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT HORIZON": FIRST EDITION OF SETH KLARMAN'S OF MARGIN OF SAFETY
KLARMAN, Seth A.
Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor.
New York: Harper Collins Business, 1991.
First edition of this now classic book on value investing. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barry Littmann. Photograph by Mark Morelli.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 119671
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First Edition of W.D. Gann's The Tunnel Thru the Air; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
GANN, William Delbert [W.D.].
The Tunnel Thru The Air or Looking Back from 1940.
New York: Financial Guardian Publishing Company, 1927.
First edition of this work by the legendary investor. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Robert Rend With all good wishes for the success of his new book sincerely W.D. Gann May 12, 1942." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the foot of the spine. Books signed and inscribed by W.D. Gann are rare.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 7387
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First Edition of Continuous-Time Finance; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Robert C. Merton and Paul A. Samuelson
MERTON, Robert C.; Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson.
Continuous-Time Finance.
Oxford and Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1990.
First edition of Merton's landmark work, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization. Octavo, original cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. Inscribed by Robert C. Merton on the title page. Additionally signed by Paul A. Samuelson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by these two Nobel Prize-winning economists.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 49003
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Rare First Edition of Harry Markowitz’s Landmark Work Portfolio Selection; Inscribed by Him
MARKOWITZ, Harry M.
Portfolio Selection.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1959.
First edition of the economist's work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For William Best Wishes Harry Markowitz." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 141319
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First Edition of Maurice Allais' Magnum Opus Economie & Interet; Inscribed by Him; From the Library of Kenneth Arrow
ALLAIS, Maurice (Kenneth J. Arrow).
Economie & Interet.
Paris: Imprimerie National, 1947.
First edition of Allais' groundbreaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Maurice Allais on the title page of volume one. From the library of fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, with his name in each volume. In near fine condition with light shelfwear, minor mending to the first few pages of volume one. A nice association linking these two Nobel Prize winning-economists and giants of twentieth century economics.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 16078
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"The only book by Drucker in which he systematically develops a basic social theory"; First Edition of The Future of Industrial Man Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The Future of Industrial Man.
New York: The John Day Company, 1942.
First edition of Drucker's second book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent example in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $6,200.00 Item Number: 99512
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First Edition of Pecora's Rare Work on Wall Street; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
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. Fine in a near dust jacket with light rubbing and a closed tear to the front panel. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 115692