Search Results: History of Economic Thought: Important Books on the Theory & History of Economics from Librarium of The Hague

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 270. Footnotes, bibliography, appendices, index. With 29 tables. HARDCOVER, original cloth, spine gilt, with blurb from dust-jacket tipped-in onto first free endpaper; small ownership stamp inside. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Professor Pei-kang Chang (1913), a pioneer of Development Economics. Obtained a B.A. in Economics from Wuhan University in 1934, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1945. His doctoral dissertation "Agriculture and Industrialization" won the prestigious David A. Wells Prize as the best dissertation in economics for the year 1946-1947 at Harvard. Chang is now Honorary Dean of School of Economics and Director of Research Center for Economic Development in HUST and Honorary Chairman of China's Society for Study of Western Economic Doctrines. TIMO-2

Chemnitz, Joh. Dav. Stötzels Erben & Putschern, 1780. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 148. Handsome decorative head- and tail-pieces. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary sprinkled boards, bit rubbed, all edges sprinkled red, old stamp to verso of title, lightly age toned. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare. Preserved entirely in the original state. Not in Einaudi, Goldsmiths, Kress, Higgs, etc. Hänel wrote also "Gedanken über die Handlung und Münzwesen als worinnen gezeiget wird (.)" which was published in 1777 by Stötzels, followed by "Fortsetzung der Gedanken über die Handlung und Münzwesen enthält Erstlich (.)" which was published a year later by the same publisher. H-2 OUT

Edinburgh, William Tait; London, Simpkin, Marshall; Dublin, John Cumming, 1843. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xxiii, (i) blank, 419, (1) blank. Plus lithograph frontispiece portrait, from an engraving made by C. Fox after H. W. Pickersgill, printed by the lithographer S. Leith of Edinburgh, with facing tissue-guard. Half-title present. Index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth, embossed in blind, spine gilt; first inner hinge cracking but very firm, lower joint mended, wear at head of spine, cloth bit dull. Good copy, preserved in the original state, with rather fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Republished in 1844, and recently in 1998. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English social philosopher whose influence on the development of economic thought and theory was very great. Burton was an Edinburgh lawyer and a professional writer for literary journals. He established his name as an author with the "Life and Correspondence of David Hume" (1846), in which he threw… Read More

Bruxelles, Bruylant-Christophe, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. vii, 238. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome contemporary quarter smooth calf, marbled boards, spine in compartments between black-ruled raised bands, gilt morocco label to second compartment, gilt ornament to each remainder, marbled endpapers. Overall a fine copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. A-3

New York, Macmillan, 1954. Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xiii, 376. Appendices, notes, index. Half-title present. HARDCOVER, bound in green full cloth, spine lettered in gilt with matching shelf number, remnant of a bookplate on first blank, library card and stamp to first paste-down, stamp on title-page. Fine ex-lib copy, fresh interior, no marking inside. ~ Revised edition. First published 1947. "The most elegant overview in the discipline of historiography." - The Peace Palace Library Centennial Exhibition: The Collection As a Mirror of the Historical Development of International Law (2005). Arthur Nussbaum (1877-1964), German legal scholar. 001-2

New York, Macmillan, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xi, (iii), 361. Appendix, notes, index. Half-title present, discrete blind stamp to title. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's light-blue cloth, spine lettered in white with matching shelf number, spine-ends worn, small remnant of a bookplate on last blank, library card on last paste-down. Overall a very good ex-lib copy, fresh interior. ~ FIRST EDITION, first printing. Reprinted in 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962. "The most elegant overview in the discipline of historiography." - The Peace Palace Library Centennial Exhibition: The Collection As a Mirror of the Historical Development of International Law (2005). Arthur Nussbaum (1877-1964), German legal scholar. 001-2

New York, Macmillan, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xi, (iii), 361. Appendix, notes, index. Half-title present. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's light-blue cloth, spine lettered in white, spine ends lightly bumped, bookplate removed leaving very small, unobtrusive rubbing marks on first paste-down. A few pages with single underlining or minute annotation in pen, else in fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION, first printing. Reprinted in 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962. "The most elegant overview in the discipline of historiography." - - The Peace Palace Library Centennial Exhibition: The Collection As a Mirror of the Historical Development of International Law (2005). Arthur Nussbaum (1877-1964), German legal scholar. 001-2

Amsterdam, et se trouve à Paris, Chez la veuve Valade, 1787. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 499, (3) notes, (2) errata (verso blank). Engraved device to title, engraved head-piece and many tail-pieces. Footnotes. HARDCOVER, bound in quarter calf and marbled boards, spine lettered and dated in gilt, bit curved; head of spine mended for a tear, a partly split joint neatly restored; contemporary signature to title, small stamp to verso. An entirely uncut, wide-margined copy, printed on handmade paper. Overall an excellent interior in fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION, uncommon in the original, unaltteredd state, and entirely uncut. Gabriel Senac de Meilhan (1736-1803), a French writer. In 1790 he published "Des Principes et des causes de la Révolution en France". His "Considérations" was republished in 1789. Kress B.1336. Goldsmith 13327. Cf. Palgrave 1894-1901. Not in Einaudi 5228, which lists the 1789 edition only. I-4 OUT

London, Althone, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 506. Frontispiece portrait. Index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's blue cloth, spine gilt, with very good dust-jacket. Book is in a fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Volume 4 in the series. 006-4

Paris, Sirey, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. vii, 795, (1) errata, (8) publisher's catalogue. Index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's burgundy limp cloth, gilt lettering within embossed frame, repeated on spine, top edge red. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Charles Gide (1847-1932), French economist. Professor of political economy. Devoted great efforts to international understanding and to cooperation among intellectuals of different countries. He was also a pioneer in stressing the importance of the consumer. Wrote "Histoire des doctrines économiques". In 1914 appeared in London (George G. Harrap) "Political economy: authorized translation from the third edition (1913) of the 'Cours d'économie politique' under the direction of Professor William Sharp by Constance H. M. Archibald". H-5 OUT

Paris, Guillaumin, 1874. Hardcover. .. Two volumes in one. Octavo. Pp. cclxxviii, (i) errata; 354, (1) errata. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter polished green calf and matching boards, cloth French corners, gilt spine, inner hinges mended. In good condition with fine interior. ~ Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch (1808-1883). I-2 OUT

Wien, Springer, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. ix, 562, 2 publisher's catalogue. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half calf and hand-marbled boards, spine in compartments between raised band, gilt ruled, with brown morocco label lettered in gilt, cloth inner hinges; extremities bit rubbed, corner-tips chafed, upper joint slightly cracked. Fine, notably well preserved interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. English translation, "The law of power", was published in 1983 by the University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. Friedrich Freiherr von Wieser (1851-1926), Austrian economist. Appointed in 1917 to the Austrian Upper House and served as minister of commerce in the last two cabinets of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Made original and important contributions to economics, notably in his book "Der natürliche Werth" (1889) - also offered by Librarium - which brought him international recognition. With Menger and Böhm-Bawerk he represents the Austrian School. A-6

Paris, Prévot & Besançon, Bintot imp. successeur de Proudhon, 1843. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. (iv) 582. Half-title present. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf, spine in compartments between raised bands, gilt decorated and lettered, marbled boards and endpapers, sprinkled edges, minute chip at head of spine, corner-tips bit rubbed. In fine overall condition, handsome binding and bright interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Proudhon (1809-1865) hoped to eliminate private enterprise through the establishment of a bank that would grant loans to co-operatives of workers. This, in his opinion, would bring justice and equality. Such co-operatives would make any form of government unnecessary and the ideal conditions of anarchy would reign. In the present work, Proudhon he develops and articulates his "dialectique sérielle". The book was not well received. Proudhon was accused of misappropriating Kant's "antinomies", as he was later to be… Read More

Paris, Librairie Phalanstérienne, 1847. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Duodecimo. Pp. 70, (2) publisher's catalogue. Original printed wrappers, sewn, spotted, trifle edge-frayed, spine panel worn. In good condition, very good internally, preserved entirely in the original state. ~ FIRST EDITION. Published posthumously. Charles Fourier (1772-1837). H-2 IN

Londres et se trouve à Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788. Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 544. Half-title present; errata. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf, spine in gilt-ruled compartments between raised bands, gilt crimson morocco label, silken ribbon marker, small stain to fore-edge; upper joint worn but firm, remnants of old label inside cover. In fair external condition, interior rather clean and free from foxing. A-1

Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Five books in two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xxxiv, 669; viii, 646, (2) publisher's ads. With a divisional title to each book. Indices. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in contemporary half calf, spines gilt, decorative endpapers, cloth inner hinges, marbled edges. Binding in poor condition but the interior of both volumes is in fine condition. Excellent binding copy. ~ FIRST EDITION of Sombart's most important work. [Provenance:] From the library of noted Dutch pediatrician Ph. H. Fiedeldij Dop, with his handsome bookplate to first free endpaper of each volume. Werner Sombart (1863-1941), German economist. A specialist in Marxian socialism he was not a socialist himself but expressed radical views in many of his books. In "Der moderne Kapitalismus" Sombart offered a systematic historical picture of economic development in Europe from the beginning to 1927. (Sills. IESS. 1972. Schumpeter 1963, p. 816-7). "A history of… Read More

Berlin, Duncker, 1866. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 49, (1) publisher's ad. Full-page table. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, contemporary quarter cloth and marbled paper over boards, paper label to spine; small chip to paper on upper board, corner of first free endpaper finger-soiled, stamp to title. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. A very scarce original copy of Schulze-Delitzsch's attack on Lassalle's "Herr Bastiat-Schulze von Delitzsch, der ökonomische Julian, oder: Capital und Arbeit" (1864) (see here). Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch (1808-1883) was a German jurist, member of the Prussian National Assembly, Chamber of Deputies, and the German Reichstag. He advocated free-trade, unrestricted competition, and self-help rather than state-help. In 1863 he wrote "Capitel zu einem deutschen Arbeiterkatechismus", borrowing his fundamental principles in the main from Bastiat. Ferdinand Lassalle (1825-1864), a German… Read More

Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1922. Soft cover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. xiv, 579. Original printed wrappers, spine panel bit cracked. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ Zweite, neu bearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Beiträge zur Lehre von den industriellen, Handels- und Verkehrsunternehmungen, Heft 5. 006-4

Tübingen, Laupp, 1918-19.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two volumes. Octavo. Pp. viii, 475; 403. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering, spines decorated in gilt, all edges red; few underlines in one volume. In fine condition. A handsome set. ~ First volume is 12th & 13th edition; second volume is first edition. TIMO-2

Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1860. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. xv, (i), 792. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, later three-quarter light green cloth and marbled boards, gilt morocco label bit rubbed; light dampmark and sporadic foxing to first few leaves, old private ownership stamp to endpaper. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Theorie und Geschichte der National-Oekonomie 2. Teil. "During the last generation, American readers of German appear to have relied, as a rule, for information about early phases of German economic thought, chiefly upon two writers, Kautz ("Die Geschichtliche Entwickelung der National-Oekonomik und ihrer Literatur") and Roscher. Of Kautz, it is enough to say that he was of the rear guard of the rhetoricians. His book is wonderfully plausible, if not lucid, reading. Its early pages appear to express methodological conclusions which the maturest scholarship has not superseded." - Albion W. Small, "The Cameralists: The Pioneers… Read More