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PRICE, Reynolds. The Source of Light.New York : 1981
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page "Laura Bellinger Sams with every good wish, Reynolds Price, Columbia 15 April 81". The dedicatee of the book is the poet Stephen Spender, who has signed the dedication leaf. Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 59419
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PRICE, Reynolds. The Surface of Earth.New York : 1975
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Price on the title page: "For Burke, with thanks for kindness, from Reynolds Price, 23 July 1975." Advance review copy with the publisher's slip and two publicity letters laid in. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 110384
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PRICE, Richard. Observations on Reversionary Payments; on Schemes for providing Annuities for Widows, and for Persons in Old Age;London : 1792
Fifth edition. Price was "working on this edition at the time of his death, and had seen the revised version of the first volume through the press, but it was left to his nephew, William Morgan, to complete the second and write the General Introduction. In his introduction to the fifth edition Morgan noted that it contains a new table for the life of... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 135492
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PRICE, Bonamy. Chapters on Practical Political EconomyLondon : 1878
First edition. Bonamy Price (1807-1888) was the Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford University from 1868 until his death. He was known for his clear and accessible lectures on economics. His skill was in exposition, and though he cannot be said to have made any major contributions to the field of economics, he was successful in popularising... Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 124799
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PRICE, David. Chronological Retrospect, or Memoirs of the Principal Events of Mahommedan History.London : 1821
First edition sheets with title pages dated 1821 and issued by the publishers on completion of the work, uncommon. A significant work by the orientalist and army officer David Price (1762-1835), who saw action in the Third Anglo-Mysore War against Tipu Sultan, and, on retiring from the East India Company's service, settled in Wales and "devoted himself... Learn More£5,500.00Stock Code: 107059
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PRICE, L. L. Economic Science and Practice,London : 1896
First edition. Langford Lovell Price (1862-1950) was an English economist who "was never accorded full recognition for his original contributions to the analysis of bargaining under bilateral monopoly, for his strong and effective opposition to the use of the authority of economists to support the free trade position on tariff reform, and for his seminal... Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 124201
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PRICE, L. L. Industrial Peace, its Advantages, Methods, and Difficulties.London : 1887
First edition of the author's first book. Langford Lovell Price (1862-1950) was an English economist. This work is based upon a paper that Price delivered to the Statistical Society of London on 21 December 1886 titled "Sliding Scales and other Methods of Wage-Arrangement in the North of England". Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 124306
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PRICE, Anthony. Here Be Monsters.New York : 1985
Signed limited edition. Number 125 of 250 copies signed by the author. Here Be Monsters was first published in the UK in the same year. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 109985
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PRICE, Reynolds. The Forseeable Future.New York : 1991
First edition, first printing. Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 59418
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PRICE, Reynolds. Early Dark. A Play.New York : 1977
First edition, first printing. Learn More£40.00Stock Code: 59407
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PRICE, Reynolds. Permanent Errors.New York : 1970
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Learn More£60.00Stock Code: 59405
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PRICE, Reynolds. Love and Work.New York : 1968
First edition, first printing. Learn More£30.00Stock Code: 59410
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PRICE, Reynolds. A Whole New Life.New York : 1994
First edition, first printing. Learn More£20.00Stock Code: 59411
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PRICE, Reynolds. Mustian.New York : 1983
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Learn More£80.00Stock Code: 59417
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PRICE, Reynolds. The Promise of Rest.New York : 1995
First edition, first printing. Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 59420
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PRICE, Reynolds. Clear Pictures. First Loves, First Guides.New York : 1989
Furst edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 59403
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PRICE, R. J. Lloyd. Rabbits for Profit and Rabbits for Powder.London : 1884
First edition of this introduction to rabbit farming. Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 140252
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RUSCHA, Edward; Ken Price; Joe Goode. Crackers.Hollywood, California : 1969
First edition, first printing. A typically mad Ruscha production - a pastiche of the photoplay genre being putatively based on a film entitled, "How to Derive the Maximum Enjoyment from Crackers". With the photographer's signed presentation inscription to the first blank, "Peter van Beveren van ed ruscha 21.11.72." With the recipient's shelf numbers... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 36914
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GALBRAITH, John Kenneth. A Theory of Price Control.Cambridge : 1952
First edition, first printing, of the author's first major work. Drawing on his experience as head of the Office of Price Administration (OPA), Galbraith argues that price control is an overlooked but necessary part of all anti-inflation policies, and that "the theory of control is fated to become one of the expanding universes of economics" (Foreword,... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 131188
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YAMEY, Basil Selig. The Economics of Resale Price Maintenance.London : 1954
First edition, first printing, of Yamey's study of Resale Price Maintenance, examining the conditions before it was introduced, its current effects, and the potential consequences if it was abolished. Learn More£90.00Stock Code: 132434
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MEADE, J. E. Planning and the Price Mechanism.London : 1948
First edition, first impression, of Meade's solution to the contemporary economic problems faced by Britain in the post-war years. Written during his LSE years, he contributed this book to the public debate on planning where "he argued persuasively for the restoration of the market system and the use of financial policy instruments which work through... Learn More£40.00Stock Code: 129794
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(ROBBINS, Lionel.) ROBERTSON, Dennis Holme. Banking Policy and the Price Level.London : 1926
First edition, first impression, the copy of the British economist Lionel Robbins, with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper, and a few of his annotations in the form of underlining and marginal exclamation marks. Robbins, along with Keynes, was the leading British economist of the inter-war period; at the London School of Economics, he... Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 140219
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ROBERTSON, Dennis Holme. Banking Policy and the Price Level.London : 1926
First edition. In Banking policy and the Price level, Robertson developed his earlier theme, first displayed in A Study of Industrial Fluctuation (1915), of the importance of saving and investment as the determinants of the level of economic activity, with the banking systems as the means whereby savings are transferred (or not transferred) into investment.... Learn More£350.00Stock Code: 89081
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TOOKE, Thomas. Thoughts and Details on the High and Low Prices of the Last Thirty Years.London : 1823
First edition of Tooke's first book, occasioned by the price instability throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and their aftermath. "The work of 1823, Thoughts and Details on the High and Low Prices of the Last Thirty Years, provided the basis for Tooke's monetary thought until and including the publication in 1838 of the first two volumes... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 134907
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HOWLETT, John. An Examination of Dr. Price's Essay on the Population of England and Wales;Maidstone : 1781
First edition. The statistician and economist John Howlett (1731-1804) published the present work in response to the demographer Richard Price's essay of 1780, which claimed that the population of England and Wales was in decline. Howlett instead argued, correctly, that the population was in fact increasing, and at a quickening pace. He calculated that... Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 125327
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[BULLION REPORT.] Report, together with Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts, from the Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion.London : 1810
First trade edition, preceded only by a small number of copies printed in folio for official use; the folio copies were issued in August 1810, these octavo trade copies on 23 September 1810. "The Bullion Report of 1810 holds a unique place in monetary controversy. It is probably the most famous public document in the history of economics" (Fetter, p.... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 140011
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RICARDO, David. An Essay on The Influence of a low Price of Corn on the Profits of Stock;London : 1815, 1819, 1822
Second, third, and fourth editions respectively of these three works by David Ricardo (first editions published 1815, 1816, and 1822), bound together in a contemporary binding, sympathetically rebacked. "Following his involvement in the bullion controversy, Ricardo's next significant publication was his Essay on the influence of a low price of corn... Learn More£4,250.00Stock Code: 129283
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(AGRICULTURE.) Reflections on the present High Price of Provisions; and The Complaints and Disturbances arising therefrom.London : 1766
First edition. The harvest of 1766 had been a poor one, leading to a rise in food prices and over 40 riots, by the count of that year's Annual Register. With much debate as to the appropriate response, the author of this anonymous tract argues against any form of price controls and interference with the free market, and criticises those who bow to mob... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 117474
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(ANGLO-BOER WAR.) Siege of Ladysmith, 1899-1900 - "correct and highest prices realised at my sales by public auction during the... siege".Ladysmith : 1900
A price list showing the astronomical prices realised for food and basic necessities at public auctions held by Joe Dyson, during the Siege of Ladysmith. 27 items are listed, including: eggs per dozen (2 8s.), 4 small cucumbers (15s 6d), and a bottle of jam (1 11s). A Huddersfield man; "Dyson was the first Secretary of both the Huddersfield Fabian Society... Learn More£95.00Stock Code: 118614
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FISHER, Irving. Mathematical Investigations in the Theory of Value and Prices.New Haven : 1925
First edition in book form, first impression, publisher's presentation copy, of the "startlingly original PhD thesis" (Blaug) which expounds the monetary theories for which Fisher became famous and established his international reputation.
This is a photo-engraved reprint of Fisher's doctoral work, first published in the Transactions of the Connecticut... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 121008
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FISHER, Irving. Mathematical Investigations in the Theory of Value and Prices.New Haven & London : 1925
First edition in book form, first impression, author's presentation copy, of the "startlingly original PhD thesis" (Blaug) which expounds the monetary theories for which Fisher became famous and established his international reputation.
This is a photo-engraved reprint of Fisher's doctoral work, first published in the Transactions of the Connecticut... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 131968
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LLOYD, William Forster. Prices of Corn in Oxford in the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century:Oxford : 1830
First edition of this study of Oxford corn prices. The economist William Forster Lloyd (1794-1852), then a lecturer at Christ Church, used documents in the University's collection and the account books of various colleges to chart the change in prices. His later writings on population proved a significant influence on economic thought.
Provenance:... Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 129248
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FISHER, Irving. Mathematical Investigations in the Theory of Value and Prices.New Haven : 1892
Original offprint of Fisher's "startlingly original PhD thesis" (Blaug) which contained, among other things, the design of a machine to illustrate general equilbrium in a multi-market economy. This work expounds his monetary theories and established his international reputation. According to the current owner, this copy was acquired from the library... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 133723
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WILLIAMS, Gertrude. The Price of Social Security.New York : 1944
First edition, US issue with new title and preliminary pages, published by Kegan Paul in the UK the same year. Gertrude Williams (1897-1933), whose writings had an influence on the foundation of the welfare state in Britain, was then serving in the Ministry of Labour during the war. Her present book gives an analysis of labour control, both in Britain... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 134869
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LANGE, Oscar. Price Flexibility and Employment.Bloomington, IN : 1944
First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author, "With compliments, Oscar Lange", on the front free endpaper. Oscar Lange (1904-1965) was a Polish-American economist who advocated the use of market pricing tools in socialist systems. "The book is something like a restatement of the theory of general economic equilibrium in which money is incorporated... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 124864
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TILLITT, Malvern Hall. The Price of Prohibition.New York : 1932
First edition, first printing. An excellent copy in the eye-catching dust jacket. Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 100237
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THORBURN, Grant & Son[s]. Price Catalogue of Kitchen Garden, Herb, Flower, Tree and Grass Seeds, Bulbous Flower Roots, Greenhouse Plants, Agricultural, Gardening and Botanical Books, Garden Tools, Etc. For Sale by G. Thorburn & Sons, Seedsman and Florists, 67 Liberty Street, New-YNew York : 1830s
An impressive, large and unrecorded broadside from one of the most important horticultural firms of the day, listing over a thousand varieties of vegetable, herb and ornamental plants, as well as books and tools. The printer was at this address in 1832. Of note, is the cancelling by hand of the "S" of the word "Sons", no doubt a result of William Thorburn... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 115416
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KUZNETS, Simon S. Secular Movements in Production and Prices:Boston and New York : 1930
First edition, first printing, of Kuznets's second book, following on from his doctoral thesis Cyclical Fluctuations (1926), and later followed by Seasonal Variations in Industry and Trade (1933). "Together these three works analyze the cyclical, seasonal, and secular trends in economic data, and they describe the nature, causes, and propagation of... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 131189
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WICKSELL, Knut. Interest and Prices (Geldzins und Güterpreise).London : 1936
First English language edition, first impression, of the most influential work of the Swedish economist Knut Wicksell (1851-1926), which proved a major influence on the Keynesian school. The work was originally published in Germany in 1898. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 138461
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BOND, Frederic Drew. Stock Prices.New York : 1911
First edition, first printing. Bond's introduction to stocks and bonds - which begins with a discussion on "investment vs. speculation" and concludes with a chapter on the psychology of trading - was published as as volume six of "The Investor's Library" series, joining similarly accessible works on the cycles and pitfalls of speculation and the market.... Learn More£225.00Stock Code: 140055
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HESLOP, Luke. Observations on the Statute of the Thirty-first George II. ch. 29. concerning the Assize of Bread;London : 1799
First edition. The Revolutionary Wars had led to a sharp increase in the price of bread. The statute mentioned in the title had limited the price of bread, with the bakers remaining under the limit, but there was still great complaint among the poor that the price was too high. The present treatise considers the statute, its justness, and its potential... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 129230
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SHAW, George Bernard. Press Cuttings:London : 1909
First edition, fourth impression, with the price on the wrapper reading "Price One Shilling net" and publisher's imprint on title of "Constable and Company". With the bookplate of John Quinn. Learn More£100.00Stock Code: 73680
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[SEUSS, Dr.] LESIEG, Theo. The Eye Book.New York : 1968
First edition, first printing, with the correct 195/195 price on the front flap. Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 133063
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HEY, Richard. Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty, And the Principles of Government.London : 1776
First edition of the first publication of the essayist and mathematician Richard Hey (1745-1835), a reply to Richard Price's own Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty (1776), a pamphlet written in defence of the American patriots, which led to various rebuttals and comments. Hey rejects the philosophical underpinnings of Price's support for the... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 140066
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O'BRIAN, Patrick. The Far Side of the World.London : 1984
First edition, first impression with the second state dust jacket of the tenth book in O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series. The publisher printed the incorrect price on the dust jacket and solved the error by price-clipping the jacket and adding a sticker for 9.95; this copy lacks the sticker. Very few survived with the original price. Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 92403
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CARROLL, Lewis. The Nursery Alice.London : 1890 [1896]
Second edition, second issue. As sales of the second edition and the People's Edition (the third issue of the first edition) were slow, Dodgson decided to re-issue the former, overprinted "Price One Shilling" with an ornamental bar over the earlier price. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 108911
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CANTILLON, Richard. Saggio sulla natura del commercio in generale. Autore Inglese.Venice : 1767
First edition in Italian of Cantillon's Essai sur la nature du commerce en général, first published in French in 1755. This translation, attributed to F. Scottoni who signs the dedication, is extremely scarce, OCLC locating only the British Library copy.
Richard Cantillon (c.1680-1734) was an Irish-born banker and economist, forced to emigrate... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 118599
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SEUSS, Dr. Scrambled Eggs Super!New York : 1953
First edition, first printing, first issue jacket with 2.50 price. Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 139436
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SEUSS, Dr. The Sneetches and Other Stories.New York : 1961
First edition, first printing, with the correct list of advertisements to rear flap and 295/295 price. Learn More£400.00Stock Code: 130358
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CANTILLON, Richard. Essai sur la nature du commerce en général.London Fletcher Gyles [but Paris : 1755
First edition. This copy is one of a very small number to contain at the end a copy of Barrois's catalogue of publications for sale, which lists Cantillon's work with his initial.
Richard Cantillon (c.1680-1734) was an Irish-born banker and economist, forced to emigrate to continental Europe by the Williamite confiscations. He honed his financial... Learn More£57,500.00Stock Code: 137110
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BURROUGHS, William. The Naked Lunch.Paris : 1959
First edition, first printing, first issue with the original price of 1500 francs on the rear cover. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 140317
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Engraved by J & C Walker SCOTLAND I & II1844
Price is for pair.
Benevolent societies with the intention to disseminate knowledge were a distinguishing feature of the Victorian age. SDUK was founded in 1827 by John, Earl Russell and Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England.
The Society published books that were deemed to be of high educational worth but with an affordable price. Learn More£175.00Stock Code: 55984
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[SEUSS, Dr.] LESIEG, Theo. The Eye Book.New York : 1968
First edition, first printing, with the correct 195/195 price on the dust jacket. Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 131028
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[SEUSS, Dr.] LESIEG, Theo. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet.New York : 1965
First edition, first printing, with the correct 195/195 price on the front flap. Learn More£725.00Stock Code: 138961
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SEUSS, Dr. The Cat in the Hat.New York : 1957
First edition, first issue, with the price listed on the dust jacket as 200/200 and the boards not laminated as in later issues. Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 99963
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SEUSS, Dr. I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew.New York : 1965
First edition, first printing, with adverts on the jacket rear panel and flap and 295/295 price. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 121506
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BURROUGHS, William. The Naked Lunch.Paris : 1959
First edition, first printing, first issue with the original price of 1500 francs on the rear cover. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 121796
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WALLACE, Carlton. The Devil Breathes But Once.London : 1937
First edition, first impression, in the remainder binding and dust jacket with price sticker over the spine panel. Learn More£525.00Stock Code: 81058
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[SEUSS, Dr.] LESIEG, Theo. The Many Mice of Mr. Brice.New York : 1973
First edition, first issue with orange binding. With a 2.50 price sticker, with a "peel off" request, to the front cover, not noted by Younger and Hirsch. Learn More£800.00Stock Code: 131031
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PHILLPOTTS, Eden. Saurus.London : 1938
First edition, first impression, secondary issue in the tan cloth with the price 4/6 on the dust jacket. Scarce. Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 45017
