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London: George Allen and Unwin, 1957. Second Impression of Schumpeter's third major work, a history of economics; originally published in German in 1914.
Neat name hidden by dust wrapper flap, boards slightly bowed, otherwise near fine in like dust wrapper, slightly soiled and with a couple of edge tears but retaining the bright yellow color.

Princeton (NJ): D. Van Nostrand, 1964. First English language edition of this classic in economic thought first published in France in 1850. About fine in near fine dust wrapper with a small spotted area of color loss.

Macmillan: New York, 1915. First edition.
Signed "with the cordial regards of" Beard and dated January 12, 1921.
Beard was one of the intellectual leaders of the Progressive movement and of American liberalism. This work, a sequel to Beard's magnum opus An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, focuses on the nation's early political history from the adoption of the Constitution through the end of the Jefferson administration. In it, Beard places somewhat more emphasis on the philosophical context of political struggles, but he nevertheless reaffirmed his view of the importance of economic interests in governmental action.
A good copy, spine tips and corners rubbed, rear board a little marked, front and rear hinge started. Still a scarce first, especially signed.

Oxford (UK): Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1930. First edition of this important and uncommon book on the synthetic theory of evolution. Prior owner's name, otherwise a lovely copy, fine indeed, in a near fine price clipped and toned dust wrapper with two small edge tears. Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer (1 November 1899 – 21 June 1972) was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in this 1930 book, later reissued under the title Embryos and Ancestors. He was director of the Natural History Museum, London, president of the Linnean Society of London, and a winner of the Royal Society's Darwin Medal for his studies on evolution.
No less an authority than Stephen Jay Gould wrote in 1977 of this work:
"In a series of remarkable books that established the synthetic theory of evolution, Gavin de Beer's Embryology and Evolution was the first and shortest (1930; expanded and retitled Embryos and Ancestors, 1940; 3rd ed 1958). In 116 pages de Beer brought embryology… Read More

New York: Universe Books, 1982. First US Edition. Review Copy with slip adhered to title page. Fine copy in fine price clipped dust wrapper from the UK edition, presumably used for review purposes.

Uncommon hardcover edition, the majority of this edition issued simultaneously in soft cover. Light toning to board edges, slight offset to front and rear pastedowns otherwise a fine copy in nice dust wrapper, price clipped with a hint of toning.

Association Copy, inscribed by Waddington to E. O. Wilson.
Waddington was a British developmental biologist who laid the foundations for systems biology, epigenetic, and evolutionary developmental biology. Wilson was a fellow biologist and a two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner for General Nonfiction.
A fine, square copy in a very good, unevenly toned toned dust wrapper with edge wear.
Very scarce. As of this writing, there is only one other commercially available signed Waddington, and the association with Wilson makes this uncommon indeed.