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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). Signed Limited Edition. Large Octavo. 384 pp, Signed by JKG. blue moiré e.p.'s have 1" band slight fading all around the edges. 6.4" x 9.4" blue leather, gile Near Fine, binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved. Replica Library catalog cards laid in loose. .

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1971 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. xiii, 78 pp, editor's foreword, preface, abbreviations, I. General Trends in the Performance of the Economy, II. Bibliographies on Special Phases or Topics, III. Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877, IV. The Era of Rapid Econimic Growth, 1877-1914, V. Work, Wealth,and Welfare During the Fifty Years' War, 1914-1970, notes, index. Goldentree Bibliographies in American History series. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

London New York : Longmans, Green and Company, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition/2nd printing. Octavo. xii + 464 pp, This copy @1933, 1st ed, First printing was @1932. prevous owner's pencil name & place ffep, 8 chapters with footnotes, 5.9" x 9" green cloth boards, gilt spine letters. Binding tight and square, pages clean , unmarked, and paper well-preserved. Text block even, cloth sith a few faint dots of soil on spine, lower forecorner board tip slightly bumped. In glassine mylar wrapper. .

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. xii, 530 pp, acknowledgments, Part I: Introduction and Background, Part II: The Control of International Payments, Part III: Control of the International Movement of Goods, Part IV; International Commercial Bargaining, conclusions, selected bibliography, index. Price clipped with 1/2" square chip at top edge spine near front panel dj, 2/1" closed tear and minor edgewear to top edge of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with gilt letter and blind stamped borders to front board, gilt lettering to spine..

Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press/The Macmillan Company, 1948 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. xv, 514 pp, preface, I. Transitional Period and Period of 'War Communism'; II. Period of Restoration and Preparation for the Reconstruction of the National Economy; III. Period of Extensive Industrialization, Collectivization of Agriculture and Rationing; IV. Period of Intensive Endeavour to Improve the Country's Economy and Economic System; bibliography, index. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Economic and Social Studies, V: Reprinted, October 1948. Price clipped. Inked name ffep. Two very small chips to top edge spine dj with age-toned spine of same. Lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

Austin: Published for the Institute of Latin American Studies by the University of Texas Press, 1970 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xlviii, 318 pp, Foreword by Carlos Quintana; Introduction; I. Foreign Trade and the Development of Latin America; II. Industrialization and Development; III. Planning Concepts and Experiences; IV. Remarks on Financing and Foreign Investment; V. Economic Integration in Relation to the Decelopment of Latin America; VI. Inflation and Growth in Latin America; VII. Social Conditions and Effects of Economic Development; VIII. Problems and Policies Relating to World Trade; IX. Toward a Dynamic Development Policy for Latin America; annex: ECLA Publications, index. First Edition, 1970. "Since World War II the ECLA, an agency of the United Nations, and its long-time head, Raul Prebisch, have pioneered in a manner unique among international organizations. This wholly Latin American group of social scientists has gained… Read More

Washington DC: The Brookings Institution, 1950 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. vii, 238 pp. First Edition, 1950. "The dialogue written in the form of a play, tells the dramatic story of American Industrial progress during the 19th century and set forth the policy requirements for continued economic advancement. From decade to decade the participants, who represent the various groups in society, survey current economic developments, seeking to answer the age-old question, whether there can be progressive improvemnt in living standards for the masses. The discussions are thus concerned with fundamental economic issues which have been recurrent throughout our history. The result is a dramatic story of the forcces which have overcome the limitations of nature and transformed the 'statec' state, which earlier writers foresaw, into a dynamic society. The method of presentatiion is unique in economic literature. The dialogues put… Read More

Baltimore, maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Slim Octavo. xii + 140 pp, Resources for the Future, Inc. pencilled name on pastedown, Foreword, acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2 - 6 - titled chapters with 18 text tables, 9 figures, footnotes. Appendixes 1,2,3; Index. 6.3" x 9.3" light blue cloth boards, black spine letters & fr emblem, in blue clipped DJ in acetate protector. .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. (8) iv + 298 (2) pp. Prevous owner's name inked ffep, First American Edition, 1920. Preface, 7 chapters with footnotes, no index. Light wear. 1/8" nick & indent fr board foredege. No markings, binding tight, pages clean, white and well-preserved. 6" x 8.75". dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. .

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1965 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xx, 475 pp, preface, Part I. The Italian Miracle: I. The Postwar Economy of Italy in Perspective; II. Inflation and Monetary Policy, 1945-1949: The Inflation Process, The Impacts of Monetary Stabilization; III. The Long Boom, 1948-1961 -- Output, Prices, and Income: The Growth of Output and Its Stability, The Effects of Intervention into the South upon Interregional Imbalance; IV. The Long Boom, 1948-1961 -- The Foreign Balance and Money Supply: The Foreign Balance, Monetary and Fiscal Operations. Part II. The Labor Market: V. Population and the Labor Market: Quantitative Movements, Qualitative Changes; VI. The Labor Force -- Its Growth and Uses: Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics, Movements in the Structure of Employment; VII. The Problem of Unemployment: The History of the Unemployment Question in Italy, Postwar Unemployment, The Question of Underemployment, A… Read More

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, 1988 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. xi, 236 pp, preface, Introduction: Murphy's Law of Economic Policy, 1. Needed: Hard Heads and Soft Hearts, 2. Striking a Balance Between Unemployment and Inflation, 3. Do We Know How to Manage the National Economy?, 4. Who Will Protect Us From Protectionism?, 5. Cleaning Up The Environment: Sometimes Cheaper is Better, 6. It Can Happen Here: The Improbable Saga of Tax Reform, 7. On Breaking Murphy's Law, notes, index. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers / Routledge, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xii + 246 pp, foreword by Peter Berger, 7 papers by editors & contributors, list of contributors, notes, bibliography, index. 6.2" x 9.2" tan-ywllow cloth boards with black spine letters. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and white, cover cloth & spine letters Near Fine, unclipped DJ in acetate protector Near Fine..

New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. x, 696 pp, Preface, iIntroduction & 7 Parts / 27 chapters wuth footnotes throughout, Bibliography, Index. Only the very faintest external wear, else, Pristine Interior. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector..

Milano: Adelphi Edizioni, 2003 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 143 pp, introducione, Conflitto di interessi e mercati, Il conflitto di interesss oggi, L'utopia dei codici di autoregolamentazione, L'illusione delle autorita' sovranazionali, L'equivovo dell'etica degli affari e dei codici etici e il ruolo della moral. Saggi Nuova Serie, no. 41. First Edition, 2003. Inscribed by the Author on ffep. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 472 pp, General Introduction: A Decade of Debate on International Macroeconomic Policy. PART I. STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE: Introduction to Part I -- 1. International Adjustment with Wage Rigidity, William H. Branson and Julio J. Rotemberg with comments Jeffre D. Sachs and Richard Porter; 2. Comparing Productivity Growth: An Exploration of French and United States Industrial and Firm Data, Ziv Grilichesand Jacques Mairesse comments Martin N. Baily and Michael Bruno; 3. Housing Markets, Unemployment, and Labour Market Flexibility in the U.K, Gordon Hughes and Barry McCormack coments Martin N. Baily and Takenori Inoki, 4. Labour Market Flexibility in Japan in Comparison with Europe and the U.S., Toshiaki Tachibanaki comments Richard Layard and Jacques Mairesse; 5. Productivity, Wages, and Prices Inside and Outside of Manufacturing in the U.S., Japan, and Europe, Gobert j. Gordon comments William H. Branson and Heinz… Read More

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. xvi + 332 pp. First Edition, 1966. Inked name ffep. preface, list of 49 Tables, list of 27 figures, 11 chapters with footnotes - tables - figures, Appendixes A - F, index. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, well-preserved, Faintly foxed top text block, else, Pristine, no wear. 6.5" x 9.5". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Lightly faded age-toned spine dj. Price clipped In acetate protector..

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xi, 160 pp, preface, abbreviations. 1. The Economic Environment; 2. The History of the Public Sector in Italy; 3. State Enterprises; 4. The Growth of the Public Sector; 5. The Finance of Growth, 6. The Pattern of Investment; 7. The Performance and Control of Public Enterprises; tables, index. Price clipped with only the faintest age-toning to spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1952 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. 412 pp. Critical Edition Based on His Printed Works and Unprinted Manuscripts by W. Stark. Published George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. for the Royal Economic Society, London. Crease near top edge dj front panel. 1/2" rt. triangel chip at top spine dj with 1/4" chip at bottom front panel fore-edge same, and minor edgewear, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth..

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1821 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. 8vo. viii, 472 pp. First American Edition, 1821. Very scarce title, issued a year after the first English edition of 1820. Rebound in brown half-leather with tan cloth, a red title plate and gilt lettering to spine. 2" closed tear to bottom edge prelim and a 1" closed tear to bottom edge half-title, and age-toned text block edges. No markings, tight binding, pages clean and white. 5.75" x 9". In removable protective mylar. "Malthus proposed public works and private luxury investment as possible solutions for economic distress through their ability to increase demand and prosperity.".

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Ins., 1952 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xix (i), 460 pp. First Edition, 1952. Inscribed by the Author on ffep. Price clipped. Owner's ex libris plate on front pastedown. Light foxing to dj. Only the slightest foxing to boards, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.5". Yellow cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. In acetate protector..