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Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc, 1972. Softcover. Very Good. Trade paperback, 9 in. x 6 in., pp. 90. Beige cardstock covers with brown title to front and spine. Light age-toning to edges of cover. Light thumbing to corners. Unmarked interior. Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881 - 1973) was an Austrian-American Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism and the power of consumers. He is best known for his work on praxeology studies comparing communism and capitalism. In Planned Chaos, he argues that an economic system based on individual freedom is incompatible with socialism.

Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. 8vo, dark green with black lettering to front board and spine. 9.25 in. x 6 in., pp. 90. Rubbing, (or past biopredation?) to most edges of board,s which has been a little spruced up by our conservator. Clean interior. Solidly bound copy of this classic, a widely acknowledged as well as informative and to some, inspirational philosophical underpinning for conservatism, both fiscal and general. Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881 - 1973) was an Austrian-American Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism and the power of consumers. He is best known for his work on praxeology studies comparing communism and capitalism. In Planned Chaos, he argues that an economic system based on individual freedom is incompatible with socialism.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. Fifth Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, 7.2 in. x 4.8 in., pp. xi, [1], 382, [2] (advertising). Burgundy cloth boards with two embossed bars to top and bottom of boards, and gilt title and bars to spine. Light rubbing to extremities; shelfwear to bottom of spine. Dime-sized stain to rear board. Light age-toning to pages. Unmarked interior. Robert Hunter (1874 - 1942) was an American sociologist, progressive author, and golf course architect....Hunter's politics were largely affected by the grinding poverty he witnessed during the deep economic depression that hit America in the mid-1890s, juxtaposed to the wealth and privilege of his own family. His time in Chicago had brought him in close contact with a number of social reformers such as Jane Addams, Mary McDowell, Ellen Gates Starr, and others... In 1905 Hunter joined the Socialist Party of America along with his wife, his brother-in-law, James Stokes, and his sister-in-law, Rose Pastor Stokes, On… Read More