London: Macmillan, St. Martin's Press/Cambridge. Cloth. An uncommon example of The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes, complete in its 30 octavo volumes. All volumes in solid, VG condition and all include bright, VG dustjackets. THIS SET, ADDITIONALLY, COMES FROM THE LIBRARY OFTHE REDOUBTABLE HARVARD SOCIOLOGIST DANIEL BELL. Sweeping in... More
New York: American Tract Society, 1910. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARM, FULL-PAGE 1914 INSCRIPTION FROM DAVE RANNEY on the front free endpaper. An unusually bright, crisp copy to boot of the 1910 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with light fading to the gilt-lettering along the spine) in its wonderful pictorial... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon "Proceedings and Exhibits" of the International Monetary Conference of 1878. Solid and VG in its bevelled red boards, with blindstamped "Department of State" insignia at the front panel. Light soiling to the panels, mild darkening along the spine and very light wear... More
Rome: Commune Di Roma--Ufficio Studi e Programmazione Economica, 1984. Original Wraps. First Edition. 1984 catalogue, filled with hundreds of black-and-white and color photos thruout. A bright, Near Fine copy in its original pictorial wrappers. Thick octavo, 549 pgs. More
New York: Pergamon Press, 1983. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 1983 catalogue of the Malthus holdings at Jesus College, Cambridge. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial cloth. Octavo, 232 pgs. More
Boston: Loomis, Sayles & Company, 1931. 1931 promotional booklet by the renowned investment firm Loomis, Sayles and Company, issued, ironically, in the height of the Depression. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine (one light crease to each panel) in its uncommon glassine dustjacket, which shows a bit of chipping along... More
London: The Stationery Office, 1998. 1st. Hardcover. 1997 conference held in London in which the International community weighs all evidence and tries to determine the best methods for re-distributing the gold the Nazis had plundered during the War from both nations and individuals. A bright, Near Fine copy in its... More
Hartford, CT: The Legislature of the State of Connecticut, 1896. Decorative Cloth. Connecticut's 1896 Report of the Bank Commissioners. Tight and VG in its original dark cloth, with decorative blindstamping and bright gilt-lettering to the front panel. Octavo, 316 pgs. plus fold-out charts and "Laws Relating to Banks, Savings Banks... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919. 1st. Cloth. A study of the Treasury Department decisions under the recently-formed "Internal Revenue" laws during 1918. Solid and VG in its beige cloth, with light soiling to the panels and mild fading along the spine. Octavo, 600 pgs. More
Cambridge University Press, 1951. 1st. Cloth. The 1951 1st editions of Vols. I & II of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo. Both volumes solid and VG+ or better in bright, VG dustjackets, with mild darkening to the spines and a 6" closed tear (which in plastic does not... More
New York: The Magazine of Wall Street (Ticker Publishing Co. Inc.), 1941. 1st. Hardcover. The 1941 1st edition of this uncommon look at Wall Street. Clean and VG+ in its black leatherette, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. 12mo, 128 pgs. More
Mexico: Editorial "Bolsa Mexicana del Libro" 1963. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE AUTHOR ANTONIO MENENDEZ on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1st edition of this substantial study of Mexico's economic, political and social landscape in 1963 . Tight and VG+ in a.... More
Chappaqua, NY: Analysis Press, 1984. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ARTHUR A. MERRILL on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the second edition revised. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, this Wall Street guide is designed to "help predictions"... More
Chappaqua, NY: The Analysis Press, 1977. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ARTHUR A. MILLER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1977 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the endpapers and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1959. Cloth. A solid copy of the 6th printing of this 1959 second revised edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, light foxing to the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-intact ("$4.95"), VG dustjacket, with light creasing and chipping along the spine... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1876. Cloth. The 1876 1st American edition, taken from "Lectures on the Principles of Currency", delivered at Oxford in 1869, "and also in other writings". VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Mild bump at the front... More
Cambridge, MA: Investment Trust Analyst, Inc., 1928. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR BRADFORD DORR on the title page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its light-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. One thin band of rubbing along the... More
Phialdelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1937. 1st. Cloth. 1937 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-red cloth. Light staining at the foot of the panels and spine (carrying over--inconspicuously--to the edge of the pages) and offsetting at the gutters. Still though, a perfectly presentale copy of an elusive title. Octavo, 237 pgs. More
The Library of Wall Street, 1965. Original wraps. The 1965 stated 1st edition of this charming, heavily-illustrated guide to Wall Street and the Stock Market. Solid and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light offsetting at the front panel. Tall quarto, "A street. a.... More
Paris: V. Giard & E.Briere, 1904. Original Wraps. 1904 1st French edition, in its original wrappers. VG- in its light-blue wrappers, with chipping and fraying along the spine. Still tightly-bound though and very presentable. Octavo, 296 pgs. Light, neat pencil thruout. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. 1st. Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1915 1st edition. Tight and clean and VG+ in its original navy-blue cloth, with very light fading to the gilt-lettering along the spine. Thick octavo, 474 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
New York: The Century Co., 1917. Cloth. 1917 memoir/instructional by the legendary steel magnate and CEO of Bethehem Steel, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with very light chipping at the panel edges and splitting starting at the... More
Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1999. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 260 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Paris: M. Guillaume, 1807. 1st. 1807 1st edition, in its original 1/4 morocco over decorative boards. Solid and VG, with bright gilt-decoration along spine. Very light wear at the panels and light offsetting to the endpapers. 16mo, 190 pgs. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. Thomas Nast. Cloth. The 1876 1st edition, handsomely re-bound (in the mid 20th century) in a chocolate-brown cloth and new endsheets. A tight, VG octavo, with light soiling to the preliminaries and a former-owner stamp at the top of chapter 1's opening page. Otherwise... More
