The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.

KEYNES, John Maynard. [J.M.].

Item Number: 3759

London: Macmillan & Co., 1936.

First edition of the economist’s masterpiece. This volume is generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco, titles to the spine in gilt, raised bands. Gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, top edge gilt. A fine copy.

The General Theory ranks with Smith’s Wealth of Nations as an intellectual event and with Malthus’ Essay on Population as a guide for public policy. The London Review of Books has grouped The General Theory "...among the glories of modern publishing...edited with exemplary authority and lack of fuss..." Many innovations of The General Theory remain central to modern macroeconomics. It was placed on Time's 2001 top one-hundred non-fiction books written in English since 1923.