The complete works of Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 8 of 12 vols) by Emerson, Ralph Waldo - 1903

Paris, Jules Renouard, 1829. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Four books in one volume. Royal octavo. Pp. xvi, 391 (but 387, as pagination skips numbers 257-260 which are nevertheless counted in the total). Nice Publisher's device to title. HARDCOVER, original half calf and marbled boards, untrimmed; corners and spine chafed, head of spine worn, foxed. In fair condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Later editions and reprints appeared in the same year (Bruxelles, Le Charlier) and in 1837, 1841, 1846, 1854, and 1874. Francois Xavier Joseph Droz (1773-1850), French economist and historian. His "Économie politique" contains the widely-quoted remarks, "Certain economists seem to think that products are not made for men, but that men are made for products" and "Capital left to itself is an idle toll." Of his historical writings, "Histoire du regne de Louis XVI" (1839) is well known. Palgrave 1894-1901. Goldsmith 25751. Kress C.2268. Not in Einaudi. TIMO-2

(Paris), n.p., 1784. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Three volumes. Octavo. Pp. Half-title (verso blank), title (verso blank), (ii numbered v-vi) Table des chapitres, clix, (i) blank, 352 [with section 65-112 bound within the introduction]. Plus 2 tables printed on a single folding sheet; half-title (verso blank), title (verso blank), (ii numbered v-vi) Table des chapitres, 536; half-title (verso blank), title (verso blank), (iv) Table des chapitres, 468. Volume II contains the 4-page Supplément. Head- and tail-pieces. Printer's device to each title. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in handsome contemporary full mottled calf, gilt decorated spines in compartments between raised bands, two matching gilt morocco labels to each, boards' edge rolled in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges red, green ribbon markers; some wear to spine ends, small other blemishes to leather. In a very fine internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION, corrected. This work again strengthened Necker's (1732-1804) popularity.… Read More

Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Five books in two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xxxiv, 669; viii, 646, (2) publisher's ads. With a divisional title to each book. Indices. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in contemporary half calf, spines gilt, decorative endpapers, cloth inner hinges, marbled edges. Binding in poor condition but the interior of both volumes is in fine condition. Excellent binding copy. ~ FIRST EDITION of Sombart's most important work. [Provenance:] From the library of noted Dutch pediatrician Ph. H. Fiedeldij Dop, with his handsome bookplate to first free endpaper of each volume. Werner Sombart (1863-1941), German economist. A specialist in Marxian socialism he was not a socialist himself but expressed radical views in many of his books. In "Der moderne Kapitalismus" Sombart offered a systematic historical picture of economic development in Europe from the beginning to 1927. (Sills. IESS. 1972. Schumpeter 1963, p. 816-7). "A history of… Read More

London: The Macmillan Co,, 1903. Near Fine, small darkened area base of spine, end pages slight browning. Pages are uncut, a gorgeous copy of this classic economics text. Gustav Cassel was a founding member of the Swedish school of economics, along with Knut Wicksell and David Davidson. A professor at Stockholm University, his notable students include Nobel Prize in Economics laureates Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1992. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1992, first printing. 8vo., xxi+602pp., illustrated. "'In Reserve' presents the history of banking in Australia. The post-war period in particular has seen dramatic changes in the control and subsequent deregulation of Australia's financial industry and this book gives a detailed account of monetary and economic policy since that time. "In Reserve" chronicles Australia's changing involvement with the international monetary system and the evolution of central banking in a small, open economy; the rise and decline of a system of monetary regulation; the formation of economic and monetary policy since World War II; interaction between Bank and Government and the powerful personalities such as Dr H.C. Coombs and Sir Roland Wilson who shaped post-war policy and institutions." Fine in fine dust jacket. Out of print. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.… Read More

Paris, Jules Renouard, 1829. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Four books in one volume. Royal octavo. Pp. xvi, 391 (but 387, as pagination skips numbers 257-260 which are nevertheless counted in the total). Nice Publisher's device to title. HARDCOVER, original half calf and marbled boards, untrimmed; corners and spine chafed, head of spine worn, foxed. In fair condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Later editions and reprints appeared in the same year (Bruxelles, Le Charlier) and in 1837, 1841, 1846, 1854, and 1874. Francois Xavier Joseph Droz (1773-1850), French economist and historian. His "Économie politique" contains the widely-quoted remarks, "Certain economists seem to think that products are not made for men, but that men are made for products" and "Capital left to itself is an idle toll." Of his historical writings, "Histoire du regne de Louis XVI" (1839) is well known. Palgrave 1894-1901. Goldsmith 25751. Kress C.2268. Not in Einaudi. TIMO-2

(Paris), n.p., 1784. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Three volumes. Octavo. Pp. Half-title (verso blank), title (verso blank), (ii numbered v-vi) Table des chapitres, clix, (i) blank, 352 [with section 65-112 bound within the introduction]. Plus 2 tables printed on a single folding sheet; half-title (verso blank), title (verso blank), (ii numbered v-vi) Table des chapitres, 536; half-title (verso blank), title (verso blank), (iv) Table des chapitres, 468. Volume II contains the 4-page Supplément. Head- and tail-pieces. Printer's device to each title. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in handsome contemporary full mottled calf, gilt decorated spines in compartments between raised bands, two matching gilt morocco labels to each, boards' edge rolled in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges red, green ribbon markers; some wear to spine ends, small other blemishes to leather. In a very fine internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION, corrected. This work again strengthened Necker's (1732-1804) popularity.… Read More

Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Five books in two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xxxiv, 669; viii, 646, (2) publisher's ads. With a divisional title to each book. Indices. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in contemporary half calf, spines gilt, decorative endpapers, cloth inner hinges, marbled edges. Binding in poor condition but the interior of both volumes is in fine condition. Excellent binding copy. ~ FIRST EDITION of Sombart's most important work. [Provenance:] From the library of noted Dutch pediatrician Ph. H. Fiedeldij Dop, with his handsome bookplate to first free endpaper of each volume. Werner Sombart (1863-1941), German economist. A specialist in Marxian socialism he was not a socialist himself but expressed radical views in many of his books. In "Der moderne Kapitalismus" Sombart offered a systematic historical picture of economic development in Europe from the beginning to 1927. (Sills. IESS. 1972. Schumpeter 1963, p. 816-7). "A history of… Read More

London: The Macmillan Co,, 1903. Near Fine, small darkened area base of spine, end pages slight browning. Pages are uncut, a gorgeous copy of this classic economics text. Gustav Cassel was a founding member of the Swedish school of economics, along with Knut Wicksell and David Davidson. A professor at Stockholm University, his notable students include Nobel Prize in Economics laureates Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1992. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1992, first printing. 8vo., xxi+602pp., illustrated. "'In Reserve' presents the history of banking in Australia. The post-war period in particular has seen dramatic changes in the control and subsequent deregulation of Australia's financial industry and this book gives a detailed account of monetary and economic policy since that time. "In Reserve" chronicles Australia's changing involvement with the international monetary system and the evolution of central banking in a small, open economy; the rise and decline of a system of monetary regulation; the formation of economic and monetary policy since World War II; interaction between Bank and Government and the powerful personalities such as Dr H.C. Coombs and Sir Roland Wilson who shaped post-war policy and institutions." Fine in fine dust jacket. Out of print. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.… Read More