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Friedrich A. Hayek. The Constitution of Liberty. University of Chicago Press, 1960.
Price: US$555.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good, clean, tight condition. First Edition, First Printing. Text free of marks. Dust jacket in very good condition with some rubbing. Previous owner' s stamps on front and back pages lightly bled onto inside jacket flaps. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Hayekâs classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, pencil marginalia. Co-winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics and a prominent member of the "Austrian School" of economic thought, F.A. Hayek went "beyond [Ludwig von] Mises in reformulating the notion of economic coordination as an information problem, competition acting essentially as a discovery process" (Blaug, 557). Hayek's main contributions as an economist have been his arguments about the benefits of free markets and the information provided by prices. These arguments lead to the conclusion that attempts to alter or control markets should be opposed because they inevitably limit individual freedom, reduce economic efficiency and lower living standards. Markets, for Hayek, were self-regulating devices that promote prosperity. Government policy and other attempts to hinder the workings of markets make us worse off economically and reduce individual liberty" (Pressman, 119). The Constitution of Liberty, written for a general audience on the occasion of the centennial of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, provides "a positive statement of the principles of a free society" and "a thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the modern welfare state." "One of the great political works of our time, . . . the twentieth-century successor to John Stuart Mill's essay, 'On Liberty" (Henry Hazlitt). Named by Modern Library as one of top 100 books of non-fiction of the twentieth century and by The Times Literary Supplement as one of the most hundred influential books since World War II.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Friedrich Hayek. The Constitution of Liberty. University of Chicago Press, C6c, 1960.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. 1960. 570 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Constitution of Liberty is, like Serfdom, just as relevant to our present moment. The book is considered Hayeks classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty, ideals that he believes have guidedand must continue to guidethe growth of Western civilization. Here Hayek defends the principles of a free society, casting a skeptical eye on the growth of the welfare state and examining the challenges to freedom posed by an ever expanding governmentas well as its corrosive effect on the creation, preservation, and utilization of knowledge. In opposition to those who call for the state to play a greater role in society, Hayek puts forward a nuanced argument for prudence. Guided by this quality, he elegantly demonstrates that a free market system in a democratic polityunder the rule of law and with strong constitutional protections of individual rightsrepresents the best chance for the continuing existence of liberty. Striking a balance between skepticism and hope, Hayeks profound insights are timelier and more welcome than ever before. This definitive edition of The Constitution of Liberty will give a new generation the opportunity to learn from his enduring wisdom. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 570 pages
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st printing; brown c w/gilt spine titles; dj w/lite chipping, rubbing, unclipped prie ($7.50); 568 pages/index; some lite pencil underlining in the first two chapters. An analysis of the ethical foundations of a free society in which liberty is a central value and motivator. Hayek compares capitalist principles to socialist ones, and examines certain aspects of the welfare state. Oowner's name (Wm. Haga ); d-10 written on flyleaf Size: 4 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
HAYEK Friedrich August von. The Constitution of Liberty. , 1960.
Price: US$2305.55 + shipping
Description: First US edition. 8vo (240 x 165mm). 570 pp. Original grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket (internally clean and unmarked; some minor chipping to tips of spine panel, otherwise a near fine copy). Chicago, The University of Chicago Press. Hayek?s 'positive statement of the principles of free society that in scope and breadth is more like a new Wealth of Nations' (dust jacket blurb), the 'masterpiece of his middle years' (Blaug). Along with The Road to Serfdom, The Constitution of Liberty became a canonical text of the neoliberal revival of the 1960s and 70s. Hayek's Constitution of Liberty is often associated with the name of Margaret Thatcher who infamously brought her own copy of the book to a Conservative Party policy meeting, slammed it down on the table and declared, ?This is what we believe.? Despite the major influence of Hayek on both Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, it is apparent that they quietly disregarded Hayek's postscript to the book on 'Why I Am Not a Conservative'. The book was written to mark the hundredth anniversary of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, although it was in fact published a year late in 1960. A London edition by Routledge & Kegan Paul appeared in the same year with no established precedence. Cody & Ostrem, B-12.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Hayekâs classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For H.L. Severance with all best wishes May 8, 1975 F.A. Hayek." Very good in a very good dust jacket, original clipping from the review of this title to the front free endpaper and rear endpaper. With a review by Henry Hazlitt laid in. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. Co-winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics and a prominent member of the "Austrian School" of economic thought, F.A. Hayek went "beyond [Ludwig von] Mises in reformulating the notion of economic coordination as an information problem, competition acting essentially as a discovery process" (Blaug, 557). Hayek's main contributions as an economist have been his arguments about the benefits of free markets and the information provided by prices. These arguments lead to the conclusion that attempts to alter or control markets should be opposed because they inevitably limit individual freedom, reduce economic efficiency and lower living standards. Markets, for Hayek, were self-regulating devices that promote prosperity. Government policy and other attempts to hinder the workings of markets make us worse off economically and reduce individual liberty" (Pressman, 119). The Constitution of Liberty, written for a general audience on the occasion of the centennial of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, provides "a positive statement of the principles of a free society" and "a thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the modern welfare state." "One of the great political works of our time, . . . the twentieth-century successor to John Stuart Mill's essay, 'On Liberty" (Henry Hazlitt). Named by Modern Library as one of top 100 books of non-fiction of the twentieth century and by The Times Literary Supplement as one of the most hundred influential books since World War II.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
HAYEK Friedrich A.. Constitution of Liberty. , 1960.
Price: US$18500.00 + shipping
Description: HAYEK, Friedrich A. The Constitution of Liberty. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1960). Octavo, original brown cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $18,500.First edition of Nobel laureate Hayeks groundbreaking work on monetary theory and economic fluctuation, in scarce original dust jacket, signed by F.A. Hayek.Co-winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics and a prominent member of the "Austrian School" of economic thought, Hayek went "beyond [Ludwig von] Mises in reformulating the notion of economic coordination as an information problem, competition acting essentially as a discovery process" (Blaug, 557). Hayek's main contributions as an economist have been his arguments about the benefits of free markets and the information provided by prices. These arguments lead to the conclusion that attempts to alter or control markets should be opposed because they inevitably limit individual freedom, reduce economic efficiency and lower living standards. Markets, for Hayek, were self-regulating devices that promote prosperity. Government policy and other attempts to hinder the workings of markets make us worse off economically and reduce individual liberty" (Pressman, 119). The Constitution of Liberty, written for a general audience on the occasion of the centennial of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, provides "a positive statement of the principles of a free society" and "a thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the modern welfare state." Book fine, dust jacket with a few shallow chips and tiny tears, two tape repairs to verso. A near-fine copy.
Seller: Bauman Rare Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.