THEORY OF GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR by Von Neumann, John, and Oskar Morgenstern - 1963

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1826. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. viii, 304. HARDCOVER, contemporary half black smooth calf and matching pebbled cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, all edges sprinkled red; old signature to title, contemporary pencil annotations to endpapers; some rubbing to leather on extremities. In a very good condition. A nice copy. ~ Third, revised and corrected edition. This is the first appearance of the revised edition, the final version of Mill's classic work and in many respects the best edition. All later editions are reprint of this one. James Mill (1773-1836), British historian, philosopher, and economist. The first edition of "Elements of Political Economy", "Mill's masterpiece", appeared in 1821. According to his son, John Stuart Mill, it originated in 1819 in instructions given to him by his father during their daily walks. The abstracts of these lessons, prepared by the son, served the father as notes from which to… Read More

Paris, Lottin l'Aîné & Dessain Junior, 1764. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Three parts, in six, bound in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Pp. xviii, (ii) (Explication de l'estampe, Fautes), 584 (erratically numbered 608), (ii) blank. The "Manuel." comprises of the first 3 parts; the "Réfutation." comprises of the next 2 parts; the volume concludes with the Supplément. With a charming engraved frontispiece (Cochin Filius 1764, engraved by Prevost). Half-title present. Decorative head- and tail-pieces. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary full tree calf (polish on leather cracked & blemished as often is the case with old, acid-molted tree calf), spine gilt extra in compartments between raised band, matching gilt morocco label, gilt French fillet on sides, gilt inside dentelles and boards' edges, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, green ribbon marker, corners and extremities somewhat rubbed. Fine, handsome wide margined copy with bright… Read More

Editorial Department Hellenic Federation of Labour Party of America, 1923. Paperback. Good. Good with some faults as shown in image, former owners name, paperback.NOTICE. We are looking for more info about the "Editorial Department" and the "Hellenic Federation" of Labour Party of America. GREEK

MILL,John Stuart. A képviseleti kormány. A Második Kiadás után Magyarra forditotta Jánosi Ferencz. Pest, Emich Gusztáv Tulajdona, 1867
Octavo, contemporary quarter cloth and marbled boards, spine lettered gilt, pp.(4), 350, (1), title and final leaf browned.
First edition in Hungarian. Very rare. [no copy in copac]

MILL,John Stuart. Dissertations and Discussions Political, Philosophical, and Historical. Reprinted chiefly from the Edinburgh and Westminster Reviews. London, John W Parker and Son 18592 volumes octavo, original publishers brown cloth, a little faded, spines lettered gilt, a little wear to the hinges, pp.vi, (ii), 474, (6) adverts; (iv), 563, (1), ownership in ink on both titles Isabella Sanders 1870, a fine set £350
First editions. Articles included in these volumes are Civilisation [first published 1836], Bentham [1838], Coleridge [1840], M de Tocqueville on Democracy in America [1840], Vindication of the French Revolution of February 1848, in reply to Lord Brougham and others [1849], Enfranchisement of Women [1851], and Whewell on Moral Philosophy [1852]

Editorial Department Hellenic Federation of Labour Party of America, 1923. Paperback. Good. Good with some faults as shown in image, former owners name, paperback.NOTICE. We are looking for more info about the "Editorial Department" and the "Hellenic Federation" of Labour Party of America. GREEK

1831 1ed Precious Metals Economics Commerce Silver GOLD Mining Watches 2v SET
William Jacob was a 19th-century English author who began a study into the production and market of precious metals both in Britain and Ireland as well as the rest of Europe. In this book, Jacob discusses the manufacturing of gold and silver watches in Dublin as well as mining in America. Jacob concerns all of this through the lens of commerce and economics.
Item number: #18226
Price: $499
JACOB, William
An historical inquiry into the production and consumption of the precious metals
London : J. Murray, 1831. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – [16 ads]; xvi, 380
o Vol. II – xi, [1], 415, [1]
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References: Goldsmiths' 26788
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1948. First edition. Octavo. Original boards and dust jacket (not price-clipped). One-inch closed tear to foot of front jacket and small sticker stain to head of rear jacket panel, minor edgewear and toning to the dust jacket, else a fine first edition in a very good-plus dust jacket.. Exceptional first edition of Richard Weaver's (1910-1963) seminal work on the decline of the West and the consequences of its movement away from philosophical realism in favor of moral and intellectual relativism. Weaver was an American professor of English and rhetoric at the University of Chicago and a conservative intellectual in the Southern tradition. Weaver earned his degree in English in 1932 from the University of Kentucky and thereafter pursued his master's degree in English at Vanderbilt University, where John Crowe Ransom supervised his thesis, The Revolt Against Humanism-a critique of the humanism of Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer More. He would later pursue a Ph.D.… Read More

1923 ECONOMICS 1ed Money Credit and Commerce Alfred Marshall Finance Trade RARE
A rare, true first edition of esteemed British economist Alfred Marshall's final work, 'Money Credit and Commerce.' The title directly points to the subject of this work's contents. Within, Marshall offers analysis and commentary regarding economic theory, market practices, gold and silver standards for currency, the usage and limitations of credit, and much more. A truly influential work from the teacher of the famed economist John Maynard Keyes.
Item number: #40227
Price: $499
MARSHALL, Alfred
Money Credit and Commerce
London: MacMillan and Co., 1923. First edition. First printing.

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xv, [1], 369, [3]
· Provenance: Handwritten – A. Scotney Dennis
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Possibly Arthur Scotney Dennis, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Black cloth
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1826 ECONOMICS 1st ed Scenes Wealth BEER Blacksmith Farming Industry Capitalism
Isaac Taylor's "Scenes of Wealth" is a rare, early 19th-century history of industry in Great Britain with reports on trade and manufacturing. Filled with dozens of illustrated figures, this book offers descriptions of sugar trade, steel wares, ship building, oyster fishing, wheat harvesting, wool and silk weaving, ale and beer making, pottery, blacksmithing, and much, much more!
Item number: #21429
Price: $499
TAYLOR, Isaac
Scenes of wealth , or, Views and illustrations of trades, manufactures, produce, and commerce, for the amusement and instruction of tarry-at-home travelers
London, Hartford: Harris and Son, Re-published by O.D. Cooke, 1826. First American edition.

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VI, 9-168
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23 leaves of plates
83 numbered illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 11.5cm)
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