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By: (Carey, Henry Charles; 1793-1879). Baird, Henry Carey
Price: $250.00
Publisher: Philadelphia [PA}: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1875.: 1875.
Seller ID: 27012
Condition: Good
Philadelphia [PA}: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1875.. 1875.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream self-wrappers sewn with cream cord. 15 pages plus a 1-page publisher's catalog. The page corners are bumped with creases to the top page corners. There is some light staining to the title page & catalog. Good. First edition.A defense of the economic ideas of Henry C. Carey, possibly written by his nephew, Henry Carey Baird who popularized his ideas [DAB].Rare. WorldCat locates four copies in the U.S. and one in Europe. First Edition. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Toronto: C. R. Jenner & Co., n.d. [circa 1943].: n.d. [circa 1943].
Seller ID: 16605
Condition: Very good
Toronto: C. R. Jenner & Co., n.d. [circa 1943].. n.d. [circa 1943].. Very good. - Small quarto [9 inches high by 6 inches wide]. The brochure consists of a sheet of tan stock, which unfolds to 27 inches high by 12 inches wide & is printed on both sides in black ink. Pages of varying sizes are demarcated by the folds. Their edges are slightly darkened & there are a few very tiny tears at the folds. Illustrated with a diagram of the mine workings, a plan of "Canada's Greatest Gold Mining Area" & photographic illustrations of miners at work & of the mine buildings. Very good. A brochu... View more info
Price: $85.00
Publisher: Milan: Credito Italiano, 1920.: 1920.
Seller ID: 29305
Condition: Very good
Milan: Credito Italiano, 1920.. 1920.. Very good. - Small quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide] hardcover bound in natural vellum titled in black & with a vignette in black on each front cover. Yapp edges & cotton ties further enhance the binding. There is some light staining to the Vol. 1 covers with a short tear to the rear yapp. xiv & 238 pages plus 39 folding black-and-white plates in decorative green frames; and xiv & [1] leaf plus a folding plate & 255 tipped-in black-and- white plates in decorative green frames. There is minor staining to the bottom margins of a few of the Vol... View more info
By: (Einaudi, Luigi). Firpo, Luigi; editor
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Torino, Italy: Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 1971.: 1971.
Seller ID: 7084
Condition: Very good
Torino, Italy: Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, 1971.. 1971.. Very good. - Thick octavo, cloth, in dw. Bumped, heavily stained & spotted; dw lightly soiled & chipped with the spine darkened & lightly stained. 909 pp. Color portrait frontispiece, B&W plates & B&W facsimiles. There is some light staining to the edges of the endpapers, else the contents are very good. The text is in Italian. Dust jacket present. View more info
By: (Hanna, J. L.)
Price: $10.00
Publisher: (San Francisco, CA: Standard Oil Company, 1948).: 1948).
Seller ID: 24545
Condition: Fine
(San Francisco, CA: Standard Oil Company, 1948).. 1948).. Fine. - Quarto [12-3/8 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], maroon paper covered boards backed with tan cloth & titled in gilt on the spine with initials stamped in gilt on the front board. The boards are lightly rubbed with a very small area of the surface of the front board rubbed away. [7] leaves printed in black with calligraphed words & decorations in red. Near fine. A unique proof copy of a "Resolution of Appreciation". The calligraphy is by Fridolf Johnson.The Standard Oil Company of California T-2 tanker "J. L. H... View more info
By: (Jellicoe, Charles; Brown, Samuel; Hodge, William Barwick; Younger, Samuel; Sprague, T.B.; et al)
Price: $200.00
Publisher: London: Charles and Edwin Layton, 1857-1858.: 1857-1858.
Seller ID: 13208
Condition: Good
London: Charles and Edwin Layton, 1857-1858.. 1857-1858.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly soiled & foxed with the issue numbers handwritten in the top left corners of the front wraps. The spines are darkened & chipped with small pieces out. The Part 6 spine is torn & the lower third of each wrap is detached. Title, [1] leaf & pages [1]-60 plus index & ads; title, [1] leaf & pages [61]-120 plus ads; title, [ii] & pages [121]-180 plus ads; title, [ii] & pages [181]-240 plus ads; and title, [ii] & pages [301]-360 plus ads. Partially unopened. Illustrate... View more info
By: (Keynes, John Maynard). Harris, Seymour E.; editor
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947.: 1947.
Seller ID: 28703
Condition: Good
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947.. 1947.. Good. - Octavo, maroon cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly rubbed with some tiny white stains to the covers. The cloth of the spine is bubbled & the head of the spine is faded. The dust jacket is rubbed, creased & chipped with tears & pieces out. xxii, 686 & ix pages plus colophon. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. There is a previous owner's book plate on the front pastedown. There are a few light stains to the top edge & the front & bottom edges of a few pages are chipped where they have been roughly opened. Good in... View more info
Price: $45.00
Publisher: (London: Lloyd's Bank), 1947.: 1947.
Seller ID: 17172
Condition: Very good
(London: Lloyd's Bank), 1947.. 1947.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial tan wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped with a few tiny stains to the rear wrap. The spine & extremities are darkened & the head & tail of the spine are slightly chipped. Title & 76 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait plate and with graphs & tables. The bottom page corners are lightly bumped. Very good. Among the contents of this issue are "Mantoux v. Keynes" by Alwyn Parker, "Economic Prospects" by Lionel Robbins, "Reconstruction of the Low Countries" by Paul Barea... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: (San Francisco, CA: Standard Oil Company, 1948).: 1948).
Seller ID: 24546
Condition: Very good
(San Francisco, CA: Standard Oil Company, 1948).. 1948).. Very good. - Quarto [12-3/8 inches high by 9-3/8 inches wide], maroon paper covered boards backed with tan cloth & titled in gilt on the spine with initials stamped in gilt on the front board. The boards are lightly rubbed with a few tiny white stains to the front board. 15 & [1] leaves printed in black with calligraphed words & decorations in red. Very good. A unique proof copy of a "Resolution of Appreciation". The calligraphy is by Fridolf Johnson.The Standard Oil Company of California T-2 tanker "J. H. MacGaregill... View more info
By: (Malthus). Lebrecht, Vittorio
Price: $250.00
Publisher: Torino: Ermanno Loescher, 1893.: 1893.
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 11039
Condition: Good
Torino: Ermanno Loescher, 1893.. 1893.. Good. - Small quarto [9-5/8 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide], rebound [without original wraps] in dark green cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine. The covers are slightly warped & the binding is bumped & rubbed, affecting the titling. The head of the spine is chipped & frayed. 167 pages plus errata/corrigenda page. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened & there is scattered foxing & light staining. Good. First edition. The text is in Italian.The book is inscribed by the author but the inscription & signature have been partia... View more info
By: (Marshall, Alfred). Pigou, A[rthur] C[ecil]
Price: $25.00
Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co Ltd / New York: St. Martin's Press, 1953.: 1953.
Seller ID: 11221
Condition: Very good
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd / New York: St. Martin's Press, 1953.. 1953.. Very good. - Small octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The spine & extremities are very slightly darkened. The dust wrapper is darkened & lightly soiled & chipped. vii, 84 & [1] pages. There is some very light foxing to the prelims & rear blanks. There are a few light pencil markings. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition.The first part of the book is a slightly revised version of Pigou's Marshall Lectures given at Cambridge University in 1952. The second part is a statistico-economic paper on Problems of th... View more info
By: (Ricardo, David; 1772-1823). Stephinger, Ludwig
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinand Enke, 1910.: 1910.
Seller ID: 17175
Condition: Good
Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinand Enke, 1910.. 1910.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed greenish gray wrappers. The wraps are darkened & chipped around the edges. The spine is chipped. There is a large piece out of the head of the spine & the top sections of the wraps are detached. Title, [2] leaves & 51 pages with a folding table in the rear. The top section of the last signature is detached. There is an owner's ink name on the half title, with pencil markings & notations on a few pages. Good. The text is in German. View more info
By: (Ricardo, David; Carey, Henry Charles). Adler, Abraham
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Leipzig: J. M. Gebhardt's Verlag, 1873.: 1873.
Seller ID: 17160
Condition: Good
Leipzig: J. M. Gebhardt's Verlag, 1873.. 1873.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. The spine & extremities are darkened & the head & tail of the spine are chipped. The wraps are lightly chipped with light soiling to the rear wrap. 36 pages, unopened. The page edges are darkened. Good. First edition.Economist Abraham Adler [1850-1892] was born in Bavaria. He studied at the University of Leipzig and devoted himself to a scientific presentation of commercial exchange. In 1898, he founded the first commercial school in Leipzig. He was the author of numerous textbooks ... View more info
By: (Ruskin, John). Hobson, J. A
Price: $45.00
Publisher: London: James Nisbet & Co., Limited, 1898.: 1898.
Seller ID: 13802
Condition: Good
London: James Nisbet & Co., Limited, 1898.. 1898.. Good. - Octavo, dark green cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The binding is bumped & rubbed with the head & tail of the spine chipped. The label is darkened, rubbed & chipped. xi & 336 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. There are owner's names on the front endpaper & half- title. There is some foxing to the pastedowns, endpapers & prelims & there are blue pencil & ink markings to a few pages. Illustrated with a sepia- toned portrait frontispiece. Good. First edition. First Edition. View more info
By: (Sargent, Jonathan Everett).
Price: $45.00
Publisher: [New Hampshire], circa [1865].: [1865].
Seller ID: 34306
Condition: Fair
- Octavo, 9-3/8 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, printed self-wraps. 16 pages, un-cropped and unopened. The pages are toned and darkened with the first and last pages soiled. The first signature (consisting of 8 pages) is splitting along the spine. The front edges of the pages are slightly chipped. A rare separate publication of this case. The City of Concord issued a promissory note for $2,000 to the plaintiff Mr. George. When George sought to redeem the note, he was paid in paper currency, which he refused on the grounds that the currency was not legal tender. Seeking payment in ... View more info
By: (Shaw & Sanford)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: NY: Sanshaw Organization, 1929.: 1929.
Seller ID: 2070
Condition: Very good
NY: Sanshaw Organization, 1929.. 1929.. Very good. - Small octavo, black cloth titled in black within gilt rectangles on spine & front cover. The covers are lightly rubbed. 34 pp. B&W frontispiece & full-page B&W illustrations. The contents are fine. A booklet promoting investment in Sanshaw's co-operative ownership corporation. View more info
By: (Smith, Adam). Ginzberg, Eli
Price: $35.00
Publisher: New York: Columbia University Press, 1934.: 1934.
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 10034
Condition: Good
New York: Columbia University Press, 1934.. 1934.. Good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in black with decorations in black on the spine. The binding is lightly soiled with 2 tiny stains to the rear cover. The head of the spine is chipped & slightly frayed. viii, [i], 265 & [2] pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. The margins of the frontispiece are slightly darkened. Good. First edition.Inscribed by the author and signed "Eli 12/34" on the front endpaper. First Edition. View more info
By: (Smith, Adam). MacPherson, Hector C
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Edinburgh and London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, (1899).: (1899).
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 11937
Condition: Very good
Edinburgh and London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, (1899).. (1899).. Very good. - Small octavo, red cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine & in gilt with decorations & a vignette in gilt on the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The binding is lightly bumped & soiled & the spine is somewhat faded. viii & pages 9-160. There is a previous owner's name & address on the front endpaper. Very good. First edition. A title in the "Famous Scots Series".Inscribed by the author and signed in full on the front endpaper. First Edition. View more info
Price: $250.00
Publisher: [New York?]: (1913).: (1913).
Seller ID: 16850
Condition: Very good
[New York?]: (1913).. (1913).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The wraps are bumped with small stains at the staples & some very light foxing. The spine & extremities are darkened. The head of the spine is torn with a piece out & the tail is chipped. 67 pages. A few top page corners are bumped. Very good. First edition.Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island played a leading role in the creation of a United States central bank. Aldrich conducted a nationwide campaign for sweeping banking reforms "with a view to creating a flexible currency that would expa... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1937.: 1937.
Seller ID: 36440
Condition: Very good
- Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed. The spine & extremities are darkened with a stain to the spine and the top edge of the jacket is chipped with small pieces out. vii & 400 pages. There is a small stain to the bottom edge. Very good in a good dust jacket. First edition.Arnold analyzes how American dogmas, particularly those of its learned men, resemble the views of the University of Paris in the Middle Ages, who held, for example, that quinine could not cure fever, since this contradicted the principles of men of decency and erudition who all knew... View more info