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Middleton, DE: Supersummary, 2019. glossy printed wraps; 71 clean, unmarked pages/indeex. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 Vo.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944. First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Foreword by John Chamberlain. First editions are rare. "Hayek has written one of the most important books of our generation. It restates for our time the issue between liberty and authority with the power and rigor of reasoning that John Stuart Mill stated in his great essay, ‘On Liberty’" (Hazlitt, 82). [I]n my opinion it is a grand book. . . . Morally and philosophically I find myself in agreement with virtually the whole of it: and not only in agreement with it, but in deeply moved agreement" (John Maynard Keynes). The Road To Serfdom placed fourth on the list… Read More

London, New York: G. Routledge and Sons, 1944. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, SECOND IMPRESSION. Octavo, Pp. 184. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Clean pages, the top corners of a handful of pages turned down, clean and tightly bound. In original "First State" Jacket which is not price clipped. Fraying to spine and edges, light chipping and loss to front panel and corners. The jacket is identical to that of the first printing and examples of it are rarely found. Inscription to front of jacket and contemporary name and date ( 1944 ) to verso of front board. .

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1944. First American Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Good +/No DJ. Xi, 250 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, 1944. Light Wear With A Single Tiny Point Of Fraying At Base Of Spine; Spine Gilt All Present And Lettering All Clear, Spine Cloth A Little Faded. Covers Clean With Some Loss Of Color In A Thin Line And In A Small Spot On Front Cover. Publisher's Red Top Stain Without Spotting. Pages Just A Little Aged, Even Aging To Endpapers, No Foxing. No Names, A Few Pencil Marks In Text.The Ultimate Academic Statement That Government Will Not Offer Protection Against Commercial Bullies, Polluters, Liars And Sociopaths Of All Kinds, Arguing That This Passivity Is Somehow In The Best Interests Of The People; Also The Ultimate Statement That Academic Economists Are Somehow Experts In The Determination And Evaluation Of What Those Best Interests Are ( Otherwise They Could Not Make This Recommendation For Passivity!) The Epitome Of Specious Reasoning, Of Immense… Read More

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980. Reprint. Near Fine/Very Good+. Later printing. Signed by Friedrich A. Hayek on the title page. Bound in publisher's original umber cloth with spine stamped in black. Near Fine with trivial rubbing to spine ends, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with light rubbing, fading to spine panel.

London: George Routledge & Sons, LTD, 1944. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles on spine, lacking the scarce dust jacket. Near Fine with slight lean to the binding, light wear at extremities and soiling to cloth, corners bumped and pushed in. A lovely copy with gilt lettering bright and sharp. An influential exposition on classical liberalism.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944. First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips to the front panel. Foreword by John Chamberlain. First editions are rare. "Hayek has written one of the most important books of our generation. It restates for our time the issue between liberty and authority with the power and rigor of reasoning that John Stuart Mill stated in his great essay, ‘On Liberty’" (Hazlitt, 82). [I]n my opinion it is a grand book. . . . Morally and philosophically I find myself in agreement with virtually the whole of it: and not only in agreement with it, but in deeply moved agreement" (John Maynard Keynes). The Road To Serfdom placed fourth on the list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century by National Review magazine.

Chicago and New York: University of Chicago Press for Laissez Faire Books, 1984. Fortieth Anniversary Edition. Fine. The 40th Anniversary edition of this classic work in economics; one of a limited 200 copies signed by F. A. Hayek. Bound in publisher's original full morocco elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, and with ribbon placeholder bound in. Fine. A lovely copy of the author's best-known work.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1945. Sixth Printing. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, sixth printing. Signed by F. A. Hayek on the front free end paper and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's dark aqua cloth with spine stamped in gilt. A touch of wear to the corners, several markings to text, otherwise Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket (5th printing statement rubber over-stamped 6th printing on flap) with small pencil mark to front flap and light edge wear. A fantastic copy.

London: Routledge & Sons, 1944. First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism ever published. Octavo, original black cloth. The British edition (which this example is) was published in March of 1944, preceding its American counterpart, which was published later that same year in September. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare, especially in the original jacket. "Hayek has written one of the most important books of our generation. It restates for our time the issue between liberty and authority with the power and rigor of reasoning that John Stuart Mill stated in his great essay, ‘On Liberty’" (Hazlitt, 82). [I]n my opinion it is a grand book. . . . Morally and philosophically I find myself in agreement with virtually the whole of it: and not only in agreement with it, but in deeply moved agreement" (John Maynard Keynes). The Road To Serfdom… Read More

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1944 VG+/VG-. 8vo. original black cloth gilt (a little rubbed & nicked, slight toning and spotting to paperstock) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a little toned and frayed with some chipping at extremities, small piece detached, but mostly complete and presentable); pp. viii, 184. A very good copy of a significant first edition in the rare jacket. The title was inspired by the writings of the 19th century French classical liberal thinker Alexis de Tocqueville on the "road to servitude". In the book, Hayek "[warns] of the danger of tyranny that inevitably results from government control of economic decision-making through central planning.". He further argues that the abandonment of individualism and classical liberalism inevitably leads to a loss of freedom, the creation of an oppressive society, the tyranny of a dictator, and the serfdom of the individual. Hayek challenged the view, popular among British Marxists, that fascism (including… Read More

London: Routledge & Sons, 1944. First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism ever published. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dr Karl Popper a fellow struggler for freedom with friendly greetings from F.H. Hayek." Also included is a letter signed by Karl Popper to his assistant Melitta Mew, presenting her with this book as a birthday gift ("...It is the copy he sent me to New Zealand on publication of the book, with a beautiful dedication. And thank you for everything you are doing for my work (and me)... Karl"), on his stationery of 136 Welcomes Road, Kenley, Surrey, and dated 23 January 1994. While this book was very special to Popper, he had been diagnosed with cancer and passed away from complications in September. Ms. Mew helped to put together Popper's lectures and essays in a book, which was published in 1996: "In search of a better world : lectures and essays from thirty… Read More

London: Routledge & Sons, 1944.