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Singer, Mark.

Funny Money.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Dave Thompson- I often re-read this book and always find it highly entertaining. Good Luck- Mark Singer 8/18/89.” The recipient, British film critic and historian David Thomson, as Thomson contributed to the NewContinue reading "Funny Money."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152326

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Buchanan, Patrick J. [John Glenn].

The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998.

First edition of Patrick Buchanan’s fiery manifesto against free trade and economic globalization, a bestseller that helped define the economic nationalism of his insurgent presidential campaigns. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Senator John Glenn, With Admiration and Best Wishes,Continue reading "The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-152960

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Lewis, Michael.

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.

First edition, early printing of “one of the best business books of the past two decades” (Malcolm Gladwell). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Mark: Best, Michael Lewis.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-153000

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Friedman, Milton.

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. A very sharp example.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152856

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Gann, William D. [Edna Gann Dunn].

Truth of the Stock Tape.

New York: Financial Guardian Publishing Co., 1923.

First edition of the legendary market theorist W. D. Gann’s first book. Octavo, original purple cloth lettered in gilt, frontispiece portrait of the author, and illustrated with graphs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To my dear Sister Edna Gann Dunn with all goodContinue reading "Truth of the Stock Tape."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152836

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Heilbroner, Robert L.

The Worldly Philosophers.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.

First edition of this bestselling classic, which has went on to sell more than 4 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-153012

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Galbraith, John Kenneth.

John Kenneth Galbraith: Economics and Its History.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977-1994.

A collection of three first edition works by John Kenneth Galbraith exploring the great sweep of economic history and ideas, including his celebrated venture into fiction. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s original publisher’s cloth or half-cloth. The collection comprises: The Age of Uncertainty (Houghton Mifflin, 1977), his acclaimed history of economic thought and its makers;Continue reading "John Kenneth Galbraith: Economics and Its History."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-152757

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Gann, William D.; John L. Gann [Edna Gann Dunn] [W.D.].

How To Make Profits Trading In Commodities: A Study of the Commodity Market with Charts and Rules for Successful Trading and Investing.

New York: W. D. Gann & Son, Inc., 1941.

First edition of one of the most sought-after works in the literature of commodity trading, distilling the charts, rules, and forecasting methods of the twentieth century’s most famous and mysterious market operator. Octavo, original purple cloth lettered in gilt. From the library of the author’s sister, Edna Gann Dunn. Written with the author’s son JohnContinue reading "How To Make Profits Trading In Commodities: A Study of the Commodity Market with Charts and Rules for Successful Trading and Investing."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152837

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Hayek, F.A. [Friedrich August von].

Money, Capital, and Fluctuations: Early Essays.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1984.

Review copy of the first edition of this collection of essays on monetary and capital theory, the business cycle, and the history of economic analysis. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With the publisher’s printed Review Copy slip laid in, giving the title, author, price, and the publication date of August 14,Continue reading "Money, Capital, and Fluctuations: Early Essays."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152791

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Yavlinsky, Grigory. [William Safire].

Reforms From Below: Russia’s Future.

Nizhni Novgorod: EPIcenter, 1994.

First edition in English of Grigory Yavlinsky’s study of Russia’s economic future. Quarto, handsomely rebound in blue cloth, the spine lettered in gilt (lettered in error Russia’s Failure for Russia’s Future). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to William Safire on the title page, “To William Safire With best wishes, great respect and HOPE. YoursContinue reading "Reforms From Below: Russia’s Future."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152752

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Galbraith, John Kenneth.

John Kenneth Galbraith: The Abiding Liberal.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970-1992.

A collection of three first edition works by John Kenneth Galbraith, America’s most celebrated liberal economist, gathering his political and occasional writings as a public conscience. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s cloth or half-cloth. The collection comprises: Who Needs the Democrats and What It Takes to Be Needed (Doubleday, 1970), his bracing call to theContinue reading "John Kenneth Galbraith: The Abiding Liberal."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152759

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Galbraith, John Kenneth.

John Kenneth Galbraith: Money, Power, and Economic Systems.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975-1988.

A collection of four first edition works by John Kenneth Galbraith on money, power, and the rival economic systems of the modern age. Octavo, four volumes, original publisher’s cloth or half-cloth. The collection comprises Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went (Houghton Mifflin, 1975), his history of money and its mysteries; The Anatomy of PowerContinue reading "John Kenneth Galbraith: Money, Power, and Economic Systems."

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-152758

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Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.].

The Sensory Order. An Inquiry Into the Foundations of Theoretical Psychology.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Limited, 1952.

First edition of Hayek’s foundational study of cognitive behavior, “an exercise in profound thinking.” Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a uncommon dust jacket which is in good condition with loss to the spine and chips. Introduction by Heinrich Kluver.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-152715

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Yavlinsky, Grigory. [William Safire].

Я выбираю свободу. [I Choose Freedom.]

Moscow: EPIcenter, 1996.

First edition of Grigory Yavlinsky’s 1996 presidential campaign program, I Choose Freedom, issued for his candidacy in the Russian presidential election. Octavo, written in Russian, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to William Safire in English on the title page on the day of the first round of the Russian presidential election,Continue reading "Я выбираю свободу. [I Choose Freedom.]"

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-152753

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[Rockefeller, John D.; Henry Morrison Flagler].

John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate.

New York: Standard Oil Trust, 1888.

Rare Standard Oil Trust stock certificate signed by both John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler. Partially printed document signed “J.D. Rockefeller” as President and “H.M. Flagler” as Secretary, numbered A1241 and dated the 9th of July, 1888, at the City of New York. A certificate for one hundred shares in Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust,Continue reading "John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152698

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Yergin, Daniel.

The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money, and Power.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

First edition, 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 Alita Paine, with congratulations on the 100th anniversary, appreciation for all your efforts – and allContinue reading "The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money, and Power."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-152066

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The Black Swan

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas.

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.

New York: Random House, 2007.

First edition, early printing of this work concentrating on outlier events. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the title page, “To Dave (congratulate Dana for her intuition). Nassim.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Thomas Beck Stvan. Jacket art by Photodisk/ Getty Images.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-148720

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Greene, Asa.

The Perils Of Pearl Street, Including A Taste Of The Dangers Of Wall Street.

New York: Betts and Anstice, and Peter Hill,, 1834.

First edition of a very early Wall Street work. Octavo, original cloth, leather label. In very good condition, rebacked, with light rubbing. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable.

$3,250.00

Item Number: RRB-24014

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Hicks, J. R.

A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1950.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s influential theory of the trade cycle, a landmark attempt to explain the recurring booms and slumps of industrial economies through the interaction of the multiplier and the accelerator. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with equations and graphs. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chipping and edge wearContinue reading "A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle."

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-152789

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Malkiel, Burton G.; John G. Cragg.

The Journal of Finance: The Consensus and Accuracy of Some Predictions of the Growth of Corporate Earnings.

University of Chicago: The Journal of Finance, 1968.

Rare offprint of the March 1968 issue of The Journal of Finance, containing John G. Cragg and Burton Malkiel’s article “The Consensus and Accuracy of Some Predictions of the Growth of Corporate Earnings.” Octavo, original wrappers, volume 23. Boldly signed by Burton Malkiel on the front wrapper. Burton Gordon Malkiel (born 1932) is one ofContinue reading "The Journal of Finance: The Consensus and Accuracy of Some Predictions of the Growth of Corporate Earnings."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152011

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Galbraith, John Kenneth.

American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.

First edition of the economist’s second book and breakthrough work. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara Hobbs. An exceptional example.

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152622

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Petty, William.

Political Arithmetick, or a Discourse concerning the Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings.

London: Robert Clavel and Henry Mortlock, 1691.

Rare second edition of Petty’s pioneering work in the history of statistics and economics, the first to bring quantitative and statistical method to the study of political economy. Octavo, bound in full calf, rebacked, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. In very good condition.Continue reading "Political Arithmetick, or a Discourse concerning the Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152555

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Levy, Sidney J.

Stalking the Amphisbaena.

Journal of Consumer Research, 1996.

Rare offprint of the December 1996 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, containing Sidney J. Levy’s Essay “Stalking the Amphisbaena”. Quarto, original printed wrappers, reprinted from the Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 23, Number 3. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “John Rogers, thank you for your interest, Sidney.” InContinue reading "Stalking the Amphisbaena."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152557

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Malkiel, Burton G.; William J. Baumol; Richard E. Quandt.

The Quarterly Journal of Economics: The Valuation of Convertible Securities.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1966.

Rare offprint of the February 1966 issue of The Quarterly Journal of Economics, containing William J. Baumol, Burton G. Malkiel, Richard E. Quandt’s article “The Valuation of Convertible Securities.” Octavo, original wrappers, volume 80. Boldly signed by Burton Malkiel on the front wrapper. Burton Gordon Malkiel (born 1932) is one of the most consequential financialContinue reading "The Quarterly Journal of Economics: The Valuation of Convertible Securities."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151951

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