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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1933.
Scarce first edition in English of Hayek’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Translated from the German by N. Kaldor and H.M. Croome. Rare in the original dust jacket.
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Yale University : Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1988.
Print of Coase’s classic paper. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Coase on the title page. In fine condition.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. In near fine condition as issued without a dust jacket. First editions are rare.
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Reading, Massachusetts : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1969.
First edition of this seminal work in organizational development and management studies. Octavo, original wrappers. Lengthily signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Where the standard consultant is more concerned about passing on his knowledge, the process consultant is concerned about passing on his skills and values. Ed Schein June 2, 2015.”Continue reading "Process Consultation: Its Role In Organization Development."
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New York : Academic Press, 1979.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To James Best wishes, Thomas J. Sargent.” In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Michael Lewis on the title page and by Nobel Prize-winning economist and subject, “Best wishes! Daniel Kahneman” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar. Rare and desirable signed by both LewisContinue reading "The Undoing Project."
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Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1969.
First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Solow in the University of Manchester. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Rogers with best wishes Robert Solow.” In very good condition with residue to the front and rear panels.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
First edition of this work, basis for the Academy award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Adrienne, ‘The extraordinary journey of this American genius, this man who surprises people, continues,’ Sylvia Nasar December 2008.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by TimothyContinue reading "A Beautiful Mind."
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Dallas, TX : The Fisher Institute, 1978.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of Drucker’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on his letterhead notecard, “I never quote with best wishes Peter F. Drucker.” With the original letter addressed in Drucker’s hand. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1957.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book and groundbreaking work on discrimination. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Richard Gary Becker.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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London : George Routledge & Sons, 1957.
Author’s presentation copy, third editions of Popper’s magnum opus, one of the most important books of the twentieth century. Octavo, 2 volumes, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in volume one, “To Richard Robinson from K.R.P. November 1957.” Each are near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Open Society And Its Enemies."
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New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1964.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus, credited with popularizing and solidifying the term human capital. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his brother and sister-in-law, ‘To Marvin and Marilyn, here is some bedtime reading, Gary.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association, most rareContinue reading "Human Capital."
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New York : Grossman Publishers, 1965.
First edition, early printing of this early work by Nader. Octavo, original red cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For continuing advances in life saving motor vehicle safety – To the Collins Family Ralph Nader 11/10/85.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. BeckettContinue reading "Unsafe At Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile."
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London : MacMillan & Company, 1921.
First edition of “undoubtedly the most important work on probability that has appeared for a very long time” (Bertrand Russell). Octavo, original brown cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. In near fine condition. An exceptionally fresh example.
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Homewood, Il : Richard D. Irwin, Inc, 1974.
First edition of this landmark text in modern macroeconimics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Charles Upton on the front free endpaper, “For Adrienne hope you continue to enjoy the study of economics Charles W. Upton.” In near fine condition.
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New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.
First edition of Boesky’s first and only book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “6/4/85 To Dennis Ryan keep up the great work at PWJC- Ivan F. Boesky.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Rare andContinue reading "Merger Mania. Arbitrage: Wall Street’s Best Kept Money-Making Secret."
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London : Macmillan and Company, 1940.
Rare first edition of this wartime work by Keynes. Octavo, original boards. In very good condition. Uncommon in this condition.
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New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1948.
First edition of the reprint of the original 1948 first edition of this influential text by the father of modern economics. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT, December 2007.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. With a new foreword by the author.
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Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1948.
Third printing of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original burgundy cloth with titles in gilt. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Paul A. Samuelson MIT” on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. AnContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."
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New York : The Free Press, 1999.
First edition of this work by the award-winning economist. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Stvan. Jacket calligraphy by Anita Karl. Uncommon signed.
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1930.
First edition of this classic work by Wyckoff who implemented his methods of technical analysis of the financial markets (the study of charts showing movements of stock-prices and other data). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, giltContinue reading "Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years."
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Philadelphia : Centennial Board of Finance, 1877.
Rare Centennial International Exhibition lithographic capital stock certificate. Elephant folio, one page, the certificate is dated April 24, 1877 and grants one share of stock in the Centennial Board Finance to Cornelius C. Felton, illustrated with impressive engraved vignettes of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a Native American mourning the progress of industrialization, RomanContinue reading "Centennial International Exhibition Capital Stock Certificate."
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New York : Random House, 2007.
First edition, later printing of this work concentrating on outlier events. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed signed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the front free endpaper, “To Lyle – for the Black Swan affect your life. Best, Nassim.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and creasing. Jacket design by ThomasContinue reading "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable."
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