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New York : Arlington House Publishers, 1975-79.
First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed four volume series. Octavo, four volumes, original cloth. Each are near fine in excellent dust jackets with a touch of shelfwear. An exceptional set.
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New York : New York University Press, 1975.
First edition of the sixteenth book in the Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire with my admiration for the quality of your thought… and the courage of your convictions and with many thanks for all your helpContinue reading "Leaders and Followers in an Age of Ambiguity: The Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lectures."
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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. In near fine condition, small name to the front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
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Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001.
First edition of this collection of writings by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists Robert M. Solow and Peter Howitt on the title page. Howitt contributed an essay in this volume. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.
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London : Noel Douglas, 1928.
First edition in English of See’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Translated by Homer B. Vanderblue and Georges F. Doroit.
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London : Hutchinson, 1959.
First edition of “one of the most important documents of the twentieth century” (Peter Medawar, New Scientist). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Karl Popper on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1953.
First edition of one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips to the spine. First editions are scarce.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1963.
First edition of Safire’s controversial book. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by Abner Dean. From the library of the author, William Safire. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by S. A. Summit, Inc.
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New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1982.
First edition of Jack Valenti’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bill Safire Thanks for your embrace – with the loving good wishes of Jack Valenti.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. HeContinue reading "Speak Up With Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver Effective Speeches."
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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.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1975.
First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Amartya Sen on a slip attached to the front pastedown. In near fine condition.
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1970.
Original photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist. Signed by the author in the year of his being awarded the prize seated next to the moderator of Meet the Press Lawrence E. Spivak from December 20, 1970, “For Larry Spivak, Paul A. Samuelson, December 1970.” In fine condition.
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Englewood, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1960.
First edition of Fisher’s classic second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Bloomington, IL : Author House, 2008.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John with kind regards, Vernon 9-16-2015.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : McGraw-Hill, 2000.
First edition of Henry Kaufman’s memoir of his life spent on Wall Street. Octavo, original half cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Volker. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Peter with best wishes Henry Kaufman 2/5/05.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : The Macmillan Company,, 1933.
Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve Act. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Company, Inc, 1958.
First edition of this classic text. Octavo, original gray cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. In very good condition with notes and marginalia.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 1969.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s early work on computers. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Bill Sharpe.” Near fine in a good dust jacket, name to the endpaper.
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New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1993.
First edition of this collection of essays on behavioral finance. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contributors include Richard H. Thaler, Robert J. Shiller, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers, Kenneth French and Richard Roll.
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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.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
First edition of this work regarding the papers of Nobel Prize winner Lloyd Shapley. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economists on the front free endpaper, “Best wishes to John Rogers, Alvin E. Roth Stanford, 4 Nov ’13” and “For John Bob Aumann.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The Shapley Value: Essays in Honor of Lloyd S. Shapley."
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New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. Fine a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.
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New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1923.
First edition of this seminal work on charts and graphs. Octavo, original leatherette boards, illustrated throughout. Introduction by Carl Snyder. In very good condition. First editions are rare.
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1946 : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1946.
First edition of this classic work by Schumpeter. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Rare.
Read more Shultz, George P. [William Safire]
Pecora, Ferdinand
Safire, William
Valenti, Jack [William Safire]
Gilder, George
Kaufman, Henry. Foreword by Paul A. Volker
Samuelson, Paul A.; Robert M. Solow; Robert Dorfman
Roth, Alvin E. [Lloyd Shapley]
Karsten, Karl G
Crum, W.L. and Joseph A. Schumpeter
