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Rare First Edition of Friedman's canonical defense of classical, 19 Century liberalism. Here Milton Friedman provides his first and definitive statement of his immensely influential economic philosophy, "one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom." This copy, in the ORIGINAL publisher's blue cloth, has some neat underlinings in ink on a few pages, brief marginalia, and PO's name on front flyleaf, else a fine copy. The rare UNclipped jacket, still bright, has very minor chipping at edges and a tiny closed tear. Book #Pv5b203. $1250. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED by author Carl Snyder, whose "thesis is that there is one way, and only one way, that any people in all history have ever risen from barbarism and poverty to affluence and culture, and that is by that concentrated and highly organized system of production and exchange which we call Capitalistic." Seventh printing in extremely good condition with very minor foxing; no writings or markings of any kind other than author's inscription. Jacket has edgewear and a 5" closed tear with scattered soiling. For years, this title was recommended by Ayn Rand and sold by Nathaniel Branden Institute and the Objectivist Book Service. A tough book to find, very scarce signed. Book #Pv5b203. $495. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

The last edition to be edited by Johnson himself, presented is Sixth Edition of Samuel Johnson's "most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography… The preface ranks among Johnson's finest writings… It is the dictionary itself which justifies Noah Webster's statement that 'Johnson's writings had, in philology, the effect which Newton's discoveries had in mathematics" (PMM 201). Published shortly after Johnson's death (Dec 13, 1784), this edition contains many revisions Johnson had planned after the Fourth Edition (1773). Too, it is the first edition to carry Dr. Johnson's portrait. No missing pages, text generally fresh, usual foxing and a neat previous owner's signature. Handsomely bound in calf and printed cloth. $2400. Book#Pv8b101a We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIGHTERS FOR FREEDOM. First Edition, Inscribed by Read on the front flyleaf. Read is best known for his two earlier books, Read's Salesmanship and The Abolition of Inheritance. In these brief stories, written in first person to readers, he recounts the battles for liberty--"The inspiring story of Men and Women Who Fought for Liberty throughout the Ages"-- waged by its giants, known (Socrates, Milton) and unknown (Clarkson, Decatur). While some of Read's choices for distinction may be questionable, his charm and dramatic technique appeal to idealists of all ages. Book is very good, square, firm, with slight spine split and darkening to back pastedown. The jacket is chipped at the top and bottom of spine and on the back panel, but maintains its vibrant red, white and blue cover. For lovers of freedom, a welcome, inscribed addition for the library of Liberty. Book #P5a102. $25. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

All books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing. Fox and Wilkes First Edition printing of this classic of liberty, a collection of essays on liberty by diverse thinkers as Thomas Paine, Oscar Wilde, Thoreau, Shaw and others, originally published in 1913. A fine copy in a bright jacket with a few tiny stains. Book #P3105. $48. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED second printing of Whitehead's memoirs from Goldman Sachs to chairman of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation after 9 11. A very near fine signed copy with no other wwritings or markings save for Whitehead's inscription to "a great leader in his own right." Book #P5b110. $58. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by Mike Piazza, perfect condition! "Think," muses Hall of Famer Mike Piazza in his epilogue to Long Shot, "how much simpler things would be if, instead of complicated laws and ordinances, we all followed the Ten Commandments." Unopened, unread Signed First Edition copy of Mike's bestseller. "As he played angry, so he writes angry. He peevishly logs grudges, typically characterized by the feeling that he had been cheated or that others had compromised 'pure baseball' " (The New York Times). When I met Mike at the signing, we spoke Italian to each other. His is more fluent than mine. This signed copy, as new in like jacket, opened only by Paisano Mike for his signature. Authentic first editions signed by Piazza have already become scarce. Book #P2101. $188. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED on cover by Gene Simmons, presented here is his story of personal achievement and his support for freedom and capitalism. An unread First Edition copy. You'll never see a finer one! Book #Pv5b109. $88. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by DeLong on front free endpaper. An evidently unread copy in a very good jacket with some bumping, toning, and a closed tear on the back panel. Scarce signed in this condition. Book #v5a3233. $78. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history and science.

SIGNED by DeLong on front free endpaper. An evidently unread copy in a very good jacket with some bumping, toning, and a closed tear on the back panel. Scarce signed in this condition. Book #v5a3233. $78. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history and science.

SIGNED Autobiographical Letter by Milton Friedman, explaining his own affiliation with the Boy Scouts, in the Rahway, NJ. chapter, which he helped start when he "was about eleven or twelve." Written in 1981 on Hoover Institution stationery. Friedman was st the time a Senior Fellow at Hoover. Here he writes an autobiographical letter detailing a not easily documented part of the Nobel Prize winner's boyhood. Folded twice for envelope mailing.Comes with an original photo of Friedman. Fine. Book #P1311. $1000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by Beck and opened only by him for his signature. Unread, As New in As New Jacket, First Edition of Beck's novel of political manipulation and corruption. "Change the debate and you change the country." Eerily contemporary. Book #vP5b234. $29. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED (sans personalization) on front flyleaf, this is a first edition of The Pete Rose Story in lovely condition. The book is square and tight with no writings or markings of any kind save author's signature. The UNclipped dust jacket is bright and complete, remarkably with no edgewear, with finger-handling evidence on back panel. Book #P5150. $125. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED by von Mises on front flyleaf. Original publisher's green cloth lettered in black; original unclipped dust jacket (light toning overall, with small spot of skinning to spine panel, else fine). FIRST EDITION, of the economist's planned epilogue to his work Socialism (1922). The central point of Planned Chaos is its devastating analysis and refutation of the disastrously "mixed economy," the omnipresent belief that capitalism and socialism are not the only alternative economic systems, that the "third way," variously called "interventionism" or the "hampered economy" is a viable alternative. Dr. von Mises' analysis and evaluation of issues 75 years old read like illuminating insights into today's headlines, particularly his critique of government enforced minimum wage rates (Do you read me, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders?) "The issue," he writes, "is always the same: the government or the market. There is no third solution. INSCRIBED BY VON MISES TO PHILANTHROPIST AND BUSINESSMAN HARRY B. EARHART… Read More

"Beware of the encroachments of the State! The mammoth growth of centralized power has always robbed people of their liberty in the long run." Boldly Signed without personalization by author, this is a fine First Edition of Prosperity through Freedom with No other writings of any kind save the author's greeting and signature on the front flyleaf. One of the original Mad Men executives (think Roger Sterling with character), Lawrence Fertig blended theory and practice, morality and practicality, in his life and work. He funded von Mises' professorship at NYU, and he armed his major work, Prosperity through Freedom, with an arsenal of factual ammunition for every advocate of free enterprise. Fine in a chipped, unclipped jacket. Book #Pv5b111. $65. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

"We all want to know why. Man is the asking animal." Coveted, highly collectible First Edition, First Printing copy of Boorstin's bestseller. Signed without inscription on the title page by the author. A lovely, unread copy, opened only by Boorstin for his signature. Book #P5a127. $48. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Does Communist China lie? Inscribed to Ronald Reagan by the author. A fine First Edition copy of Ta Ta, Tan Tan [Fight fight, talk talk] in a gently chipped jacket. The inscription to President Reagan reads "To Ronald Reagan--who is wise enough to fight for freedom lest he loses it! With best wishes" Accompanying the book is a copy of the Nov. 1963 of Ayn Rand's periodical The Objectivist Newsletter, in which the book is favorably reviewed. Book #P5a111. $550. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

First Edition/First Printing of Hazlitt's great novel, originally published as "The Great Idea" by Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1951 (New York, NY). In Time Will Run Back, Hazlitt envisions a future in which the communists won and have been in power for more than 100 years. All traces and artifacts of the ancient capitalist world have been wiped out. Hazlitt himself acknowledged his novel bears some similarities to 1984 (published two years earlier, which he hadn't read). He explained that authors like Orwell, Aldous Huxley (and his Brave New World) and he were: "plagiarizing from the actual nightmare created by Lenin, Hitler and Stalin….All the writers had done was to add a few logical extensions not yet generally foreseen." Toning to endpapers in very scarce complete unclipped jacket with small chips to edgewear. Book #vC2334. $295. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand and other legends and landmarks.

SIGNED by Helen Keller, a framed one-page typed lyrical letter describing her radiant joy riding in an automobile for the first time. This most unusual letter introduces us to the lighter side of Helen Keller, describing an adventure with the confident, benevolent, joyous self-flaunting of a child. "Thanks to your wonderful machine, which brought me home so swiftly on a star-lit night that I felt like an enchanted princess riding on the back of one of the winged horses of Fairyland. I love the fresh, cool night air on my face and the teasing wind in my hair. The peace and silence of the summer night was like a benediction upon our spirits." She concludes this unique letter with a reference to Annie Sullivan, ("Mrs. Macy") with whom Keller lived from 1904-1917. Slight dampstain at lower right margin, else fine. Frame has soiling. Item measures 9.5" x 7.75" Rare, joyous Helen Keller, the "enchanted princess"! Book #C2a001. $1500. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science..