Theory Consumption Function, First Edition (12 results)

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. Physical description; viii, 280 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Consumption. Econometrics. Mathematical Models. Inflation. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. Physical description; viii, 280 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Consumption. Econometrics. Mathematical Models. Inflation. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this major early work by one of the most influential economists of the second half of the 20th Century, Milton Friedman. In this volume, Friedman introduces the concept of the "permanent income," a then-contrarian theory on how people perceive their income in making economic decisions. Cloth, 243. No dust jacket. Has a previous owner name inked on the front endpaper. Otherwise, no sign of previous use.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Published 1957 by Princeton University Press" with no additional printings mentioned; the first printing. Not price clipped; original $4.75 price showing. This was the copy of Wayne E. Ruhter (1947-2023), a frequent expert witness in civil litigation, who taught economics at the University of Texas in Dallas -- his seal blind-stamped to bottom of the half title-page. The blank Free front Endpaper has been removed; otherwise the book is very good; the complete jacket is good-plus with a sun-darkened spine. Titles listed to rear flap and to rear panel pre-date this 1957 publication. 243 pp. including Index. Reduced from $1,400.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-library w/usual stamps & stickers. Writing & underlining to 5 pages, else pages clean; binding sound; moderate wear to covers; lacks a dustjacket. 243 pages. First edition, first printing. Inquiries welcome. Size: 6" x 9".

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name inked on FEP. Small closed tears on spine heel and top rear panel. Small open tear on front panel bottom corner.

First edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the British economist Lionel Robbins on the front free endpaper, "To Lionel, in place of a work of art Milton." The recipient, Lionel Robbins, along with J.M. Keynes, was the leading British economist during the inter-war period at the London School of Economics, he "dominated the economics department for thirty years and built it up to its pre-eminent position in British economics" (ODNB). Milton Friedman was less shaped by Robbins's thought and teachings than many of his British contemporaries, but all economic thought in the period was deeply affected by Robbins's work. Friedman and Robbins were both founding members at the Mont Pelerin Society in 1947, and in his and Rose's memoirs Milton praises Robbins's "genius" in drafting the statement of aims that was acceptable to all members, save Maurice Allais (Two Lucky People, p. 161). Aside from their shared economics profession, the Friedman and Robbins couples were friends for many years - Rose recalls in the memoirs that "I had met Lionel Robbins, not yet a Lord, many years earlier [from 1953] when he was visiting Aaron [Rose's brother] in Washington. Lionel and Iris visited us in Cambridge and we had many visits with them in London" (IBID., p. 249). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association copy linking these two giants of twentieth century economics. This economist's masterpiece of economic theory "reinterpreted that Keynesian concept of the consumption function by relating it to lifetime instead of current income. For its ingenious manipulation of data and its reconciliation of apparently conflicting evidence, this book must rank as one of the masterpiece of modern econometrics" (Blaug, 63). "Milton Friedman offered conservative answers to the great questions of economics, at the same time challenging economic thought since Keynes. In this book, Friedman disputes Keynes' idea that aggregate spending and income are directly linked (and therefore open to government influence). Rather, he writes, consumer spend independent of government policy, based on their expected long-term, or 'permanent' income. In all his writing, Friedman embraces a laissez-faire approach that celebrates individual freedom. He sees the ideal role for government as 'umpire', not 'parent' (NYPL Books of the Century 144).

First edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed. This economist's masterpiece of economic theory "reinterpreted that Keynesian concept of the consumption function by relating it to lifetime instead of current income. For its ingenious manipulation of data and its reconciliation of apparently conflicting evidence, this book must rank as one of the masterpiece of modern econometrics" (Blaug, 63). "Milton Friedman offered conservative answers to the great questions of economics, at the same time challenging economic thought since Keynes. In this book, Friedman disputes Keynes' idea that aggregate spending and income are directly linked (and therefore open to government influence). Rather, he writes, consumer spend independent of government policy, based on their expected long-term, or 'permanent' income. In all his writing, Friedman embraces a laissez-faire approach that celebrates individual freedom. He sees the ideal role for government as 'umpire', not 'parent' (NYPL Books of the Century 144).

First edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. A superior example. This economist's masterpiece of economic theory "reinterpreted that Keynesian concept of the consumption function by relating it to lifetime instead of current income. For its ingenious manipulation of data and its reconciliation of apparently conflicting evidence, this book must rank as one of the masterpiece of modern econometrics" (Blaug, 63). "Milton Friedman offered conservative answers to the great questions of economics, at the same time challenging economic thought since Keynes. In this book, Friedman disputes Keynes' idea that aggregate spending and income are directly linked (and therefore open to government influence). Rather, he writes, consumer spend independent of government policy, based on their expected long-term, or 'permanent' income. In all his writing, Friedman embraces a laissez-faire approach that celebrates individual freedom. He sees the ideal role for government as 'umpire', not 'parent' (NYPL Books of the Century 144).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First printing in first issue jacket. With the Correct titles and price on jacket. (4.75) Navy cloth in gilt lettering. Price sticker to bottom front panel. ; 243 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with "Published 1957 by Princeton University Press" and no later printings stated on the copyright page; slightest wear to book; bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettered spine; tight binding; light spotting to page edges; one closed tear on rear panel of dust jacket and tiny chips at top of lightly darkened spine, as well as several small chips on rear dust jacket fold; dust jacket price is $6.50 which indicates a later state dust jacket; signed by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman on a bookplate which is loosely laid in book; pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition, first printing. (Correct jacket: jacket's titles all predate publication date, unlike later issue jackets.) In Very Good condition, in original blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Clean text. Sound binding. Light cigar smoke odor to pages, may very well dissipate over time. Top of page corners often show a gently bump. Previous owner (Helmar H. Veltzke, a published economist) stamp and signature to front free endpaper. The cloth is clean and crisp, with light touches of rubbing. The gilt lettering is legible, but lightly rubbed. The dust jacket price-clipped, shows sunning and light scuffing, as well as a series of indents to the surface of the front panel at about the center. A lovely copy.