Economics in One Lesson

New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1946. Stated at copyright: "Copyright, 1946, by Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated. First edition, early printing; unstated. Slate blue cloth boards, silver impressed spine titles, light shelf wear, edge toning. Deckled very good; no writing in text body. Small owner's name printed at front endpaper: "Graham Bass." Adjacent behind front flap is marked and underscored: "39." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Rare original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, chip; unpriced, protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near very good early issue in same wrapper. Contents: "Preface; Part One: The Lesson I. The Lesson; Part Two: The Lesson Applied. II. The Broken Window; III. The Blessings of Destruction; IV. Public Works Mean Taxes; V. Taxes Discourage Production; VI. Credit Diverts Production; VII. The Curse of Machinery; VIII. Spread-the-Work Schemes; IX. Disbanding Troops and Bureaucrats; X. The Fetish of Full Employment; XI. Who's Protected by Tariffs?; XII. The Drive for Exports; XIII. 'Parity' Prices; XIV. Saving the X Industry; XV. How the Price System Works; XVI. 'Stablizing' Commodities; XVII. Government Price-Fixing; XVIII. Minimum Wage Laws; XIX. Do Unions Really Raise Wages?; XX. 'Enough to Buy Back the Product'; XXI. The Function of Profits; XXII. The Mirage of Inflation; XXIII. The Assault on Saving; Part Three: The Lesson Restated. XXIV. The Lesson Restated." Printed in the United States of America. 222 pages. Insured post.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.