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. 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. 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).
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. Octavo, original cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957.įirst edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. "To Lionel, in place of a work of art": FIRST EDITION OF MILTON FRIEDMANS MASTERPIECE: A THEORY OF THE CONSUMPTION FUNCTION INSCRIBED BY HIM to Fellow Economist Lionel Robbins FRIEDMAN, Milton. An important piece linking two of the greatest rivaling economists of the twentieth century, with the former’s critique of the latter’s magnum opus. The entire piece measures 17.5 inches by 20.5 inches. The letter measures 7 inches by 11 inches. Double matted and framed with a photographic portrait of Friedman. Keynes’…flexibility would have led him to turn his attention increasingly to the themes of Monetary Reform which were far more relevant to the post-war decades than those of The General Theory and remain so today…Though Keynes was a great thinker, his interest in theory was not for its own sake but ‘as a base’ for designing policy.” Several lines crossed out and corrected in Friedman’s hand. Inscribed in the top right corner, “For Mark Gruber, Milton Friedman”, the manuscript reads, “Inflation, not unemployment, continued to be the major economic problem after the war, as it was during the war. One page signed and hand-corrected manuscript entirely in the hand of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman discussing Keynes’ The General Theory. "Though Keynes was a great thinker, his interest in theory was not for its own sake but 'as a base' for designing policy": One page signed and hand-corrected manuscript entirely in the hand of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman FRIEDMAN, Milton. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. He introduced the first subcompact car, the Gremlin, in 1970 to compete with energy-efficient small foreign cars. Luneburg Best regards, Milton Friedman.” The recipient William Luneburg was the president of the American Motors Corporation and a friend of Friedman’s. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William V. There’s No Such Thing As a Free Lunch: Essays On Public Policy.Ĭhicago, Illinois: Open Court Publishing Company, 1975.įirst edition of a collection of key writings by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, “one of the 20th century’s leading economic scholars, on a par with giants like John Maynard Keynes and Paul Samuelson… spiritual heir to Adam Smith” (New York Times). Price:įirst Edition of Theres No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman FRIEDMAN, Milton. Certificates signed by both Rockefeller and Flagler are rare. The certificate measures 7.75 inches by 15.75 inches. Pratt also notably founded and endowed the Pratt Institute in New York. The recipient, Charles Pratt was a philanthropist, businessman and the founder of Astral Oil, which was eventually absorbed into Standard Oil.
The transfer stub remains affixed at the left. Rockefeller as president of Standard Oil, Henry Morrison Flagler as secretary, and Jabez A. One page, printed on both sides, dated December 16, 1884, featuring a vignette of the United States Capitol, for one hundred shares of the Standard Oil Trust, issued to Charles Pratt, signed by J. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler Signed Standard Oil Stock Certificate.Įngraved Standard Oil Stock Certificate signed by both John D. RARE STANDARD OIL TRUST STOCK CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO CHARLES PRATT AND SIGNED BY JOHN D.