Here are 64 economic and economic history books that were on our shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on March 6, 2008. Enjoy browsing through, and feel free to place your order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller.
1. Abbott, Edith, WOMEN IN INDUSTRY: A STUDY IN AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY, Arno & The New York Times, New York, 1969, 409pp, good, tan cloth (hardcover), First published in 1910., (Order No: 37412 ), $30.00
2. Angas, L. L. B., THE PROBLEMS OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGES, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1935 1st ed, 316pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Author, a noted economist, discusses perhaps the gravest international economic problem of the moment [1935]. Beginning with an examination of the principles of exchange, Major Angas goes on to discuss the theory of gold and paper currencies and their effects upon the mechanism of the foreign exchanges., (Order No: 51695 ), $20.00
3. Atack, Jeremy (edited by), BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC HISTORY - SECOND SERIES, VOLUME FIFTEEN [15] - 1986, BERR - Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1986, 204pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Papers presented at the thirty-second annual meeting of the Business History Conference, March 13-15, 1986., (Order No: 52192 ), $25.00
4. Atkins, Willard E., GOLD AND YOUR MONEY, Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, 1934, B&W illustrations, 164pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, How much gold is there in the world? What is the gold standard? Is gold an ideal money or an idol? To what does the gold buying policy of the Administration lead? What are the ideas of Warren, financial advisor to President Roosevelt? What is the compensated dollar? What is the Adminstration trying to do with Gold and Your Money? What are the ideas of Father Coughlin? These questions and a hundred more are answered in this volume., (Order No: 28054 ), $12.00
5. Bagwell, Philip S. & Mingay, G. E., BRITAIN AND AMERICA 1850-1939: A STUDY OF ECONOMIC CHANGE, Praeger Publishers, New York, (1970), B&W figures, tables, maps, 312pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), This book, the first authoritative comparison of economic development in Great Britain and the United States, is a unique study and a pioneering effort in the field of comparative economic history. Utilizing the techniques and resources of two disciplines, the authors compare the two economic systems, explaining and evaluating the factors that promoted change-or the lack of it-within each structure., (Order No: 14127 ), $10.00
6. Bergengren, Roy F. (in collaboration with Agnes C. Gartland and James W. Brown) (foreword by Percy S. Brown), CRUSADE: THE FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY IN NORTH AMERICA, 1921-1945, Exposition Press, New York, (1952) 2nd ptg, B&W ill., 379pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) light fray spine, This book is the chronicle of a Crusade. Its characters are a multitude, men and women of every race, creed, color, and political opinion: four Presidents of the United States, statesmen, politicians, workers, clergymen, industrial leaders, loan sharks--a bewildering variety of heroes and villains troop through these pages., (Order No: 35002 ), $20.00
7. Bogart, Ernest L. and Rawles, William A., TRIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND OUTLINE OF LECTURES ON THE FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, Greenwood Press, Publishers, New York, (1969), 49pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0837121574 Originally published in 1901. Covers from the Colonial Period through the Civil War., (Order No: 10721 ), $20.00
8. Bogart, Ernest Ludlow, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE, 1760-1939, Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1942 1st ed, B&W figures, 734pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A sound economic and social study of modern Europe from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the outbreak of war in 1939., (Order No: 37888 ), $30.00
9. Bookwalter, John W., HOME AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE - HOW THE TARIFF AFFECTS IT, Brentano Bros., New York, 1886, 97pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contents includes: The Genesis of the Boom; India and Its Resources; India and the Wheat Situation; Business Depressions and Their Compensations; English and American Farming; Trade Crisis in America; America's Danger; The Burden of Protecdtion and Where it Falls., (Order No: 48487 ), $35.00
10. Bowen, Francis, AMERICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY, Greenwood Press, New York, 1969 reprint, charts, 495pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as issued), ISBN 0837118018 "Including Strictures on the Management of the Currency and the Finances Since 1861." How wealth is created, nature of capital, etc. An update (1870) of Bowen's earlier work in 1856 which was an influential treatise. Larson 168 for 1856 edition., (Order No: 1892 ), $10.00
11. Branch, Mary Sydney, WOMEN AND WEALTH: A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF AMERICAN WOMEN, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1934), B&W tables, 153pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The aim of this study is to portray the economic status of women in the United States., (Order No: 53258 ), $20.00
12. Brill, John, ANTI-UTOPIA: A REFUTATION OF THE MARXIAN DOCTRINE AND A DEFENSE OF CAPITALISM, Lucas Brothers, Columbia, MO, 1940, 133pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), In tracing human progress and invention through the years, the author creates a mighty and convincing defense of capitalism. A scholar looks at Marxism, and finds it a Will-o-the-wisp., (Order No: 11230 ), $12.50
13. Browder, Earl, MARX AND AMERICA: A STUDY OF THE DOCTRINE OF IMPOVERISHMENT, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, (1958) 1st ed, 146pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A detailed criticism of Communist theory., (Order No: 32345 ), $14.50
14. Carter, Charles, WEALTH: AN ESSAY ON THE PURPOSES OF ECONOMICS, Basic Books, Inc., Pub., New York, (1968), 175pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A distinguished economist discusses various aspects of wealth including the purposes that wealth serves., (Order No: 14696 ), $7.50
15. Chick, Martin, INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN BRITAIN 1945-1951: ECONOMIC PLANNING, NATIONALISATION AND THE LABOUR GOVERNMENTS, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, (1998), 221pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0521482917 An archive-based study of the economic planning of the Attlee governments, in which the author seeks to analyse the interaction between the decisions of central planners and the micro-economic effects of those decisions., (Order No: 37696 ), $35.00
16. Clark, Colin (in collaboration with Henryk Frankel; with the assistance of Lynden Moore), THE COMMON MARKET AND BRITISH TRADE, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1962), B&W tables and diagrams, 149pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), "The countries of Western Europe are forming the Common Market, and seeking still closer union, with motives which are primarily political, in order to defend themselves and their institutions in a far from peaceful world. The case for Britain's entering the Common Market is also primarily political: by staying out we may imperil the security both of ourselves and of our neighbours.", (Order No: 24473 ), $10.00
17. Cleveland, Frederick A., FIRST LESSONS IN FINANCE: (SCHOOL EDITION OF FUNDS AND THEIR USES), D. Appleton and Company, New York, (1903), B&W illustrations, 304pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 30911 ), $25.00
18. Crouzet, F., Chaloner, W. H., & Stern, W. M. (editors), ESSAYS IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY 1789-1914, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1969), 280pp, very good, purple cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Slight bow to boards., (Order No: 3446 ), $12.50
19. Davidson, Eric A. (foreword by George M. Woodwell), YOU CAN'T EAT GNP: ECONOMICS AS IF ECOLOGY MATTERED, Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, MA, (2000) 1st ptg, 247pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release laid in, ISBN 0738202762 A clear and inspired vision of how we can, and must, marry the two seemingly contrary interests of economic growth and environmental sustainability., (Order No: 27935 ), $12.00
20. Donaldson, John, THE DOLLAR: A STUDY OF THE "NEW" NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM, Oxford University Press, New York, 1937, 271pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Contents include: Monetary Terms; Monetary Policies; Monetary Theories; Effects on the Internal Economy; International Backgrounds and Theories; External and International Economic Effects; International Stablization; Appendix, Statistical Tables., (Order No: 52257 ), $35.00
21. Elliott, Larry and Atkinson, Dan, THE AGE OF INSECURITY, Verso, London, (1998), 312pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1859848435 This volume presents a vivid portrait of the deep-rooted insecurity affecting our lives in an age of untrammeled finance and confronts the poverty of today's new economic creed., (Order No: 53253 ), $8.00
22. Fanno, Marco (translated by Cyprian Blamires; forewords by Lionello F. Punzo and Michio Morishima), A CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEORY OF SUPPLY AT JOINT COST, St. Martin's Press, Inc., New York, (1999), 131pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 031221698X Marco Fanno was among the most distinguished of Italian economists, and an important contributor to the history of economic thought., (Order No: 35708 ), $35.00
23. Faulkner, Harold Underwood, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES - THE WORLD TODAY BOOKSHELF, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1928 1st ed, 301pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) slight cant to book block, (Order No: 43243 ), $10.00
24. Ferris, John Alexander, THE FINANCIAL ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES ILLUSTRATED, Burt Franklin, New York, (1970), 427pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published), "...AND SOME OF THE CAUSES WHICH RETARD THE PROGRESS OF CALIFORNIA DEMONSTRATED WITH A RELEVANT APPENDIX." Originally published in 1867. Further included is: A SEARCHING ANALYSIS OF THE ACTION OF PAPER MONEY UPON THE TRADE AND PROSPERITY OF THE UNITED STATES., (Order No: 15037 ), $10.00
25. Frese, Joseph R. and Judd, Jacob (edited by), AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, ECONOMIC EXPANSION, AND THE LAW, Sleepy Hollow Press, Tarrytown, NY, (1981) 1st ptg, 251pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0912882506 Examines the values and motivations of business leaders between the Civil War and World War I., (Order No: 38211 ), $8.00
26. Fusfeld, Daniel R., THE AGE OF THE ECONOMIST: A POPULAR HISTORY FROM ADAM SMITH TO JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH, William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, 1968, 209pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) UNDERLINE 5 LINES, This book examines the development of modern economic thought by analyzing the work of the men who have so greatly influenced the way in which we live and think., (Order No: 12734 ), $5.00
27. Galbraith, John Kenneth, THE VOICE OF THE POOR: ESSAYS IN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PERSUASION, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1983 1st ptg, 88pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0674942957, (Order No: 14371 ), $7.50
28. Gross, Herbert, AMERIKAS WIRTSCHAFT -- (TRANSLATES TO - OF AMERICAN ECONOMICS), Deutscher Verlag, Berlin, (1942), 268pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) small stain bottom edge, (Order No: 49927 ), $15.00
29. Hacker, Louis M., THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM: THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY TO THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Columbia University Press, New York, (1959) 4th ptg, 460pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Originally published in 1940. A classic by one of America's most distinguished history and economics scholars., (Order No: 2684 ), $7.50
30. Hardach, Gerd; Karras, Dieter; and Fine, Ben (Wickham, James translated by), A SHORT HISTORY OF SOCIALIST ECONOMIC THOUGHT, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1979), 101pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312721463 This is a critical account of socialist economic theories of capitalism from Malthus and Ricardo to the present. It is unique in linking pre-Marxist critics of capitalism to Marx himself and to those who followed him. In the final chapter the authors describe the theory of state monopoly capitalism and provide a guide to contemporary writing in this field., (Order No: 14000 ), $7.00
31. Heidensohn, Klaus (editor) & Lever, Harold (foreword by), THE BOOK OF MONEY: A VISUAL STUDY OF ECONOMICS, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1979), B&W and color ill., 208pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0356059944 This book has been compiled by a team of economists, researchers, and editors and addresses the following topics; resourcs and wealth, the different economic systems, how economic activity is financed, taxation, the national treasury, deficit financing, government spending, public enterprise, the financing of exports and imports, the balance of trade, exchange rates, currency movements, the gold standard, the money supply, inflation, the banks and the banking system, the international institutions, the economists, and other related issues., (Order No: 13977 ), $7.00
32. Heimann, Henry H., AMERICA'S BALANCE SHEET - A BUSINESS MAN LOOKS AT AMERICA, National Assn. of Credit Men, New York, 1939, 355pp, very good+, black cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 45357 ), $10.00
33. Hill, Polly and Keynes, Richard (edited by), LYDIA AND MAYNARD: LETTERS BETWEEN LYDIA LOPKOVA AND JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, Andre Deutsch, London, (1989), B&W illustrations, 367pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0233982833 An intimate picture of two remarkable people., (Order No: 43879 ), $4.50
34. Hofhansel, Claus, COMMERCIAL COMPETITION AND NATIONAL SECURITY: COMPARING U.S. AND GERMAN EXPORT CONTROL POLICIES, Praeger, Westport, CT, (1996) 1st ptg, B&W tables, 233pp, very good, clay colored cloth (hardcover), ISBN 027595465X Contents include: From Containment of Communism to Saddam Hussein: The International Politics of Export Controls; Persistence and Change: State Institutions, State Strength, and Export Controls; Hegemons, Regional Powers, and Trading States; The Domestic Politics of Export Controls; Faded Nuclear Dreams: German and U.S. Exports to Argentina and the Philippines; Guns and Oil, Natural Gas, and Energy Security; The Future of Export Control Policy., (Order No: 38885 ), $40.00
35. Kelley, William D., SPEECHES, ADDRESSES AND LETTERS ON INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL QUESTIONS, Greenwood Press, Publishers, New York, (1969), 514pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) reprint edition, ISBN 0837113830 "To which is added an introduction, together with copious notes and an index." Originally published in 1872., (Order No: 9304 ), $10.00
36. Kjellstrom, Erik T. H. (with a foreword by H. Parker Willis), MANAGED MONEY: THE EXPERIENCE OF SWEDEN, Columbia University Press, New York, 1934, 109pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book will help to explain to the layman the monetary program of the Bank of Sweden., (Order No: 53274 ), $15.00
37. Klingaman, David C. and Vedder, Richard K., ESSAYS IN NINETEENTH CENTURY ECONOMIC HISTORY - THE OLD NORTHWEST, Ohio University Press, Athens, OH, (1975), 356pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 082140170X "In th 100 years between 1800 and 1900, the US evolved into the most economically developed nation in the world. These essays focus on the factors and the institutions that played important roles in this growth. The changes occurring before the Civil War in the five East Central states comprising the "Old Northwest" (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin), where the economic transformation was more pronouced, are emphasized.", (Order No: 9658 ), $7.50
38. Kuffner, Raoul (introduction by Willard E. Atkins and A. Anton Friedrich), PLANOMANIA: CAPITALISM MAKES SENSE, Richard R. Smith Publisher, New York, 1951, 232pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A rich case study of the problems that arise as state controls take over., (Order No: 39915 ), $5.00
39. Lebergott, Stanley, PURSUING HAPPINESS: AMERICAN CONSUMERS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, (1993) 1st ptg, B&W tables and figures, 188pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0691043221 Whether watching baseball or undergoing heart surgery, Americans have bought a fantastic variety of goods and services to achieve happiness. Here is a provocative look at what they have chosen to purchase., (Order No: 18774 ), $14.50
40. Macesich, George, INTEGRATION AND STABILIZATION: A MONETARY VIEW, Praeger, Westport, CT, (1996) 1st ptg, 138pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0275952428 Book argues that owing to the wide diversity of individual countries, their often conflicting policies, and their insistence on preserving their national sovereignty, the processes of integration are facilitated by tying these countries together in a system of flexible exchange rates externally while putting in place a rule-oriented monetary regime internally., (Order No: 37984 ), $30.00
41. May, Peter H. and da Motta, Ronaldo Seroa (edited by), PRICING THE PLANET: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Columbia University Press, New York, (1996) 1st ptg, B&W tables and figures, 220pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0231101740 Addresses our ecological future and explores alternatives to mainstream solutions., (Order No: 35883 ), $20.00
42. Mazur, Paul, THE STANDARDS WE RAISE: THE DYNAMICS OF CONSUMPTION, Harper & Brothers, Pub., New York, (1953), 175pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, A noted businessman and economist answers the question: How can we secure a rising level of prosperity at a time when recession may threaten?, (Order No: 39126 ), $10.00
43. Messer-Kruse, Timothy, BANKSTERS, BOSSES, AND SMART MONEY: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT TOLEDO BANK CRASH OF 1931, The Ohio State University Pr, Columbus, OH, (2004) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 196pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover) review slip laid in, ISBN 0814209777 This book deals with a largely unexplored domain--local banking panics during the Great Depression--through the lens of one Ohio city., (Order No: 45321 ), $42.50
44. Moore, Stanley, MARX VERSUS MARKETS, Pennsylvania State Univ. Pr., University Park, PA, (1993), 126pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0271008652 The challenge to Marxian theory presented by the current collapse of communist economies centers on the role of markets. This book points out that Marx defines communist economies--even in their lower stage of development--as classless economies without markets. It then examines his claims that classless economies with markets are in some sense inferior to communist economies., (Order No: 15254 ), $12.00
45. Mosk, Sanford A., INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN MEXICO, Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, 1950, 331pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Mr. Mosk presents in this book a case study in the nature and problems of industrializing an undeveloped country., (Order No: 9104 ), $14.50
46. Nicholson, J. Lee, NICHOLSON ON FACTORY ORGANIZATION AND COSTS, Kohl Technical Publishing Co, New York, 1909, B&W forms, 410pp, very good, 3/4 leather w/edgewear, "This work is intended primarily as a handbook for manufacturers who are interested in modern methods of Organization and Systems, for Accountants and Cost Specialists as a book of reference, and also as a textbook on cost accounting for the student. Furthermore, it is the author's purpose to outline and explain all the best known methods of Factory Organization that relate to Cost Finding in such a manner as to enable the manufacturer to compare these methods with those in use in his own plant, in order that he may see more clearly the defects in his organization and how to remedy them.", (Order No: 31253 ), $50.00
47. Perlo, Victor, THE EMPIRE OF HIGH FINANCE: THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF MONOPOLY IN THE UNITED STATES ..., International Publishers, New York, (1957), B&W charts and tables, 351pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In the process of uncovering the inner connections of the multi-billionaire families and their banks and corporations, the author details the various modes of corporate control and the workings of the entire big business structure. He examines the changes in monopoly relations, analyzes the battles and shifts among the tycoons, and advances new concepts toward a better understanding of contemporary American finance capital., (Order No: 17253 ), $12.50
48. Reich, Robert B., THE WORK OF NATIONS: PREPARING OURSELVES FOR 21ST-CENTURY CAPITALISM, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1991 4th ptg, 331pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394583523 A vivid analysis of what nations must do if their citizens are to flourish in the twenty-first century., (Order No: 17356 ), $7.50
49. Reich, Robert B., THE FUTURE OF SUCCESS, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001 1st ed, 293pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), review press release laid in, ISBN 0375411127 A brilliant analysis of the new economy and how it is affecting our lives, for better and for worse., (Order No: 30325 ), $4.00
50. Roscher, M. Guillaume (et annotes par M. L. Wolowski), PRINCIPES D'ECONOMIE POLITIQUE - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Librairie de Guillaumin, Paris, 1857, good++, wraps (softcover) - See Note, "Traduit en Francais avec l'Autorisation de l'Auteur sur la Deuxieme Edition." Volume I, 371pp; Volume II, 480pp. This set is uncut and untrimmed and in the original wraps from the printer. As was the custom in France, the purchaser would then take the book blocks from the printer to his or her binder to be bound as desired for his or her library in France., (Order No: 45008 ), $150.00
51. Sakolski, A. M. and Hoch, Myron L., AMERICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO PRESENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York, 1936, B&W illustrations, 448pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) some pencil marks/notes throughout, (Order No: 40354 ), $20.00
52. Scherman, Harry, THE PROMISES MEN LIVE BY - A NEW APPROACH TO ECONOMICS, Random House, New York, 1938, 492pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Author maintains "that it is well within the capacity of any intelligent person to fathom the greater part of the economic mysteries that have made the world so perplexing in the past ten years.", (Order No: 50241 ), $4.00
53. Smith, Adam, THE ROARING '80S, Summit Books, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 303pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671447882 The author takes the reader on a revealing and wide-ranging journey from Wall Street to the Pacific rim, from Seventh Avenue to the Federal Reserve, and from inside the investment banking boom to the shrinking towns around our smokestack industries during this remarkable financial decade., (Order No: 12520 ), $2.50
54. Spahr, Walter E., THE MONETARY POLICIES OF MARRINER S. ECCLES, 1935-1951, Economists' Nat'l Committee, New York, (1951), 40pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Significant theories advocated by Eccles; Eccles embraces the underconsumption theory of business recessions; Eccles embraces the stagnation theory as applicable to the depression and recovery following 1929; Fundamentals that are overlooked or ignored; Some notable omissions from the book; Eccles on devaluation of the dollar; Lack of precision in the writing; Subjective standards of appraisal and lack of precise and valid definition; Emotions versus intellect and principles versus personalities., (Order No: 45697 ), $30.00
55. Students and associates of Professor Taussig, EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMICS: NOTES AND ESSAYS CONTRIBUTED IN HONOR OF F. W. TAUSSIG, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1936, B&W frontis, charts, figures, 539pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Part I--International Trade and Tariff Problems; Part II--Wages and Capital; Part III--The Social Setting of Economic Activity., (Order No: 40284 ), $40.00
56. Terry, Roger, ECONOMIC INSANITY: HOW GROWTH-DRIVEN CAPITALISM IS DEVOURING THE AMERICAN DREAM, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, CA, (1995) 1st ed, 192pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 188105232X Terry questions and suggests we abandon, four fundamental pillars of capitalism: endless economic growth, ever- increasing productivity, accelerating technological advances, and self-interest., (Order No: 38833 ), $14.50
57. The Century Magazine, CHEAP-MONEY EXPERIMENTS IN PAST AND PRESENT TIMES, The Century Co., New York, 1892, 122pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), REPRINTED, WITH SLIGHT REVISION, FROM "TOPICS OF THE TIME" IN THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. Chapters include: The English Land Bank; The Rhode Island Paper Bank; Argentina Cheap-Money Paradise; Michigan's "Wild-Cat" Banks; Mississippi's Crop-Moving Currency; and much more., (Order No: 46627 ), $25.00
58. Thurow, Lester C., DANGEROUS CURRENTS: THE STATE OF ECONOMICS, Random House, New York, (1983) 1st ed, B&W tables, diagrams, 247pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394531507 Thurow challenges current economic thinking to demonstrate that economic theory no longer fits economic fact. Thurow takes his reader through the prevailing economic theories showing how, in each case, the model makes hypothetical sense but falls short of practical applicability by failing to account for the obvious economic or political situation at hand., (Order No: 11752 ), $3.00
59. Tooke, Thomas, THOUGHTS AND DETAILS ON THE HIGH AND LOW PRICES AND A HISTORY OF PRICES, AND OF THE STATE OF CIRCULATION 1793-1837 38- 39,39-47, very good+, 3/4 leather (hardcover) EXCEPTIONAL FIVE VOLUME SET, Five Volumes of Tooke's works including: THOUGHTS AND DETAILS ON THE HIGH AND LOW PRICES OF THE LAST THIRTY YEARS, John Murray, London, 1823; Two Volumes Bound in one, very good 3/4 vellum; Part I. On the Alterations in the Currency, 220pp, folding chart; followed by Part II. On the Effect of War, 61pp; Part III. On the Effect of the Seasons, 185pp; and Part IV. A Table of the Prices of Various Commodities from 1782 to 1822, 85pp; followed by a 77 page appendix. In addition a handsome uniformly bound four volumes including: A HISTORY OF PRICES, AND OF THE STATE OF CIRCULATION FROM 1793 TO 1837; PRECEEDED BY A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE CORN TRADE IN THE LAST TWO CENTURES, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, 1838, Volume I, 376pp, Volume II, 420pp; A HISTORY OF PRICES, AND OF THE STATE OF THE CIRCULATION, IN 1838 AND 1839, WITH REMARKS ON THE CORN LAWS..., Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, London, 1840, 298pp; and, A HISTORY OF PRICES, AND OF THE STATE OF THE CIRCULATION, FROM 1839 TO 1847 INCLUSIVE: WITH A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CURRENCY QUESTION..., Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, 1848, 500pp. A famous work on English price history, useful to American business history for comparison and English background (Larson 75). An exceptionally nice collection with the 1823 original work bound in a single volume, and the four additional works uniformly bound in 3/4 leather, raised bands, marbled boards and edges with only the lightest of edgewear. Clean and tight and a delight to, (Order No: 53639 ), $1500.00
60. Van Loo, Ina Kay, GUNNAR MYRDAL'S UNIQUE APPROACH TO PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Vantage Press, New York, (1989) 1st ed, 102pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0533066921 Ms. Van Loo presents to us an in-depth examination of the theories of the renowned economic scientist Gunnar Myrdal., (Order No: 32333 ), $40.00
61. Vickers, Douglas, STUDIES IN THE THEORY OF MONEY, 1690-1776, Chilton Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1959) 1st ed, 313pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An examination of the theory of money in the important but neglected hundred years preceding the appearance of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations." This book fills the significant gap in the history of economic analysis which has emerged from the failure to recognize the dependence of this earlier theory of money on the broader problems of prosperity, employment, and economic development., (Order No: 43053 ), $17.50
62. Vogel, Ezra F., COMEBACK - CASE BY CASE: BUILDING THE RESURGENCE OF AMERICAN BUSINESS, Simon and Schuster, New York, (1985) 1st ptg, 320pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 067146079X Author spells our what America must do to make our economy once again number one., (Order No: 21688 ), $5.00
63. Wells, David Ames, THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TAXATION, D. Appleton and Company, Concord, NH, 1900, 648pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, History and practice of taxation in the US and other countries., (Order No: 51808 ), $30.00
64. Williamson, John G., KARL HELFFERICH, 1872-1924: ECONOMIST, FINANCIER, POLITICIAN, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1971, 439pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0691051453 An important study of one of the most interesting and significant public figures in modern German history., (Order No: 33296 ), $8.00