Business Cycles. A Theoretical, Historical, and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process (2 vols)
by [ECONOMICS] SCHUMPETER, Joseph A
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1939. Second Printing. Two octavo volumes (23cm). Original maroon cloth, titled in black and gilt on spines; pp 1-448; 449-1095. Mild external wear, with some rubbing to spine ends; scattered marginalia in pencil, mostly to first volume; ownership signature of Werner Schott. A solid, attractive set, about VG. Landmark of 20th-century economic analysis; still in print; early printings are notably scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16152
- Title
- Business Cycles. A Theoretical, Historical, and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process (2 vols)
- Author
- [ECONOMICS] SCHUMPETER, Joseph A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Economics; Great Depression; Business, Economics, Finance;
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- Gilt
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- Marginalia
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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