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  • A handsome, early edition of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, bound in contemporary mottled calf
    A handsome, early edition of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, bound in contemporary mottled calf

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1799.
    $5,108.00

  • A handsome edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia, bound in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere
    A handsome edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia, bound in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere

    MORE, Sir Thomas.
    The Utopia of Sir Thomas More 1895.
    $613.00

  • An early edition of this English-language translation of Seneca's Morals
    An early edition of this English-language translation of Seneca's Morals

    SENECA; L'ESTRANGE, Roger (translator).
    Seneca's Morals by way of Abstract. 1728.
    $681.00

  • The second edition, much expanded of William Wotton's Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, bound with Richard Bentley's Dissertation for the first time
    The second edition, much expanded of William Wotton's Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, bound with Richard Bentley's Dissertation for the first time

    WOTTON, William; BENTLEY, Richard.
    Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning... 1697.
    $1,022.00

  • The final lifetime edition of Thomas Hobbes's English-language translation of Thucydides History of the Grecian War
    The final lifetime edition of Thomas Hobbes's English-language translation of Thucydides History of the Grecian War

    THUCYDIDES; HOBBES, Thomas (translator).
    History of the Grecian War: 1676.
    $4,767.00

  • This edition of Thomas Hobbe's Art of Rhetoric marks the first publication of his Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Student of the Common-Laws of England
    This edition of Thomas Hobbe's Art of Rhetoric marks the first publication of his Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Student of the Common-Laws of England

    HOBBES, Thomas.
    The Art of Rhetoric, 1681.
    $6,810.00

  • The first edition of Stewart Kyd's Treatise on the Law of Corporations, uncut in the orignal boards
    The first edition of Stewart Kyd's Treatise on the Law of Corporations, uncut in the orignal boards

    KYD, Stewart.
    A Treatise on the Law of Corporations. 1793-1794.
    $6,810.00

  • The first edition in English of the collected letters of Paolo Sarpi, translated out of the Italian by Edward Brown
    The first edition in English of the collected letters of Paolo Sarpi, translated out of the Italian by Edward Brown

    SARPI, Paolo; BROWN, Edward (translator).
    The Letters of the Renowned Father Paul, 1693.
    $1,090.00

  • The second edition of the collected works in English of Niccolò Machiavelli, bound in cotnemporary blind-ruled calf
    The second edition of the collected works in English of Niccolò Machiavelli, bound in cotnemporary blind-ruled calf

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; NEVILLE, Henry (translator).
    The Works 1680.
    $6,810.00

  • The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne
    The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; WHITEHORNE, Peter (translator).
    The Arte of Warre Anno. M.D.L.X. Menss. Iulii and M.D.LXII. Mense. Aprilis [1560-1562].
    $115,766.00

  • An attractive set in contemporary sprinkled calf of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, following the English-language translation of Ellis Farneworth
    An attractive set in contemporary sprinkled calf of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, following the English-language translation of Ellis Farneworth

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò.
    The Works of Nicholas Machiavel, 1775.
    $4,086.00

  • The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons
    The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons

    WEBER, Max.
    The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism. 1930.
    $9,194.00

  • A handsome copy in contemporary tree-calf of Jean-Louis de Lolme's study of The Constitution of England
    A handsome copy in contemporary tree-calf of Jean-Louis de Lolme's study of The Constitution of England

    LOLME, Jean-Louis de.
    The Constitution of England, 1784.
    $613.00

  • The first edition of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Public Wealth, an important early commentary on Adam Smith
    The first edition of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Public Wealth, an important early commentary on Adam Smith

    LAUDERDALE, James Maitland (Earl of).
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth, 1804.
    $1,090.00

  • The first edition of the first book in the English languages devoted to the Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, anonymously printed and attributed to Sir John Dodderidge
    The first edition of the first book in the English languages devoted to the Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, anonymously printed and attributed to Sir John Dodderidge

    [WOMEN'S RIGHTS].
    The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights: 1632.
    $34,049.00

  • The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism
    The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism

    STALIN, Joseph; PAUL, Eden & Cedar (née Gertrude Mary Davenport).
    Leninism. 1928.
    $1,090.00

  • The first edition of this important textbook by the father of the economist John Maynard Keynes, The Scope and Method of Political Economy
    The first edition of this important textbook by the father of the economist John Maynard Keynes, The Scope and Method of Political Economy

    KEYNES, John Neville.
    The Scope and Method of Political Economy. 1891.
    $613.00

  • The first edition of this scarce continuation by John Polemon The Second Part of the Book of Battailes, a major sorce for George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar
    The first edition of this scarce continuation by John Polemon The Second Part of the Book of Battailes, a major sorce for George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar

    [POLEMON, John].
    The Second Part of the Booke of Battailes, 1587.
    $5,108.00

  • The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets
    The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets

    MILTON, John; PHILIPS, Edward (translator).
    Letters of State, 1694.
    $2,520.00

  • The first edition of this reply by the religious controversialist John Jackson to Cato's Letters
    The first edition of this reply by the religious controversialist John Jackson to Cato's Letters

    JACKSON, John.
    A Defense of Human Liberty, 1725.
    $681.00

  • The first edition of this English language translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Politics by John Gillies
    The first edition of this English language translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Politics by John Gillies

    ARISTOTLE; GILLIES, John (translator).
    Aristotle's Ethics and Politics, 1797.
    $2,043.00

  • The first edition of Bentham's critique of English libel law, The Elements of the Art of Packing
    The first edition of Bentham's critique of English libel law, The Elements of the Art of Packing

    BENTHAM, Jeremy.
    The Elements of the Art of Packing, 1821.
    $1,090.00

  • The second edition of James Mill's Elements of Political Economy inscribed by him to Thomas L. Peacock
    The second edition of James Mill's Elements of Political Economy inscribed by him to Thomas L. Peacock

    MILL, James.
    Elements of Political Economy. 1824.
    $4,086.00

  • The first edition of Henry Hamon's New York Stock Exchange Manual, an eaarly guide to investing
    The first edition of Henry Hamon's New York Stock Exchange Manual, an eaarly guide to investing

    HAMON, Henry.
    New York Stock Exchange Manual, 1865.
    $1,090.00

  • One of only four known copies of this unpublished and Unfinished Draft of a Skethc of a Biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein by Friedrich August von Hayek
    One of only four known copies of this unpublished and Unfinished Draft of a Skethc of a Biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein by Friedrich August von Hayek

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Unfinished Draft of a Sketch of a Biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein. November 1959.
    $12,939.00

  • The first edition of Gibson's important work on the operation of the London, Paris, and New York stock exchanges, containing the earliest mention of the efficient market hypothesis
    The first edition of Gibson's important work on the operation of the London, Paris, and New York stock exchanges, containing the earliest mention of the efficient market hypothesis

    GIBSON, George Rutledge.
    The Stock Exchanges of London, Paris, and New York 1889.
    $6,129.00

  • The first edition of these collected essays by Friedrich August von Hayek expounding his theory of business cycles, Profits, Interest and Investment
    The first edition of these collected essays by Friedrich August von Hayek expounding his theory of business cycles, Profits, Interest and Investment

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Profits, Interest and Investment 1939.
    $1,703.00

  • The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Constitution of Liberty
    The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Constitution of Liberty

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    The Constitution of Liberty. 1960.
    $3,065.00

  • The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Prices and Production, published after his lecture series given at the London School of Economics in 1930-1931, preceding the German language edition
    The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Prices and Production, published after his lecture series given at the London School of Economics in 1930-1931, preceding the German language edition

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Prices and Production 1931.
    $6,129.00

  • The first edition of Edmund Bolton's history of Roman Emperor Nero, one of the earliest works to be illustrated with engravings of Roman coins
    The first edition of Edmund Bolton's history of Roman Emperor Nero, one of the earliest works to be illustrated with engravings of Roman coins

    [BOLTON, Edmund].
    Nero Caesar, 1624.
    $1,703.00

  • The first edition of the Encyclopédie compiled by Denis Diderot, with the supplements by Jean Le Rone D'Alembert

    DIDEROT, Denis; D'ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond.
    Encyclopédie, 1751-1765; 1776-1777; 1776-1780.
    $88,527.00

  • The frist edition of thi translation of Cornelius Nepos' De Viris Illustribus, The Lives of Illustrious Men
    The frist edition of thi translation of Cornelius Nepos' De Viris Illustribus, The Lives of Illustrious Men

    NEPOS, Cornelius.
    The Lives of Illustrious Men. 1684.
    $1,362.00

  • A rare association copy of this collection of Philosohpical Essays by A.J. Ayer, inscribed by him to Sir Ifor Evans
    A rare association copy of this collection of Philosohpical Essays by A.J. Ayer, inscribed by him to Sir Ifor Evans

    AYER, Alfred Jules.
    Philosophical Essays. 1954.
    $2,554.00

  • The first edition of Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth, inscribed by him to Robert Story, Principal of the University of Glasgow
    The first edition of Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth, inscribed by him to Robert Story, Principal of the University of Glasgow

    CARNEGIE, Andrew.
    The Gospel of Wealth, 1901.
    $6,810.00

  • The Life of Socrates.
    The Life of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert (translator).
    The Life of Socrates. 1750.
    $1,022.00

  • The first edition of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations to be printed and published abroad in English
    The first edition of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations to be printed and published abroad in English

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1791.
    $4,086.00

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