American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.
First edition, first printing. Signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the title page. 217 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light toning at spine ends and edges, faint foxing to cloth, and former owner's name at front free endpaper. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with fading to spine, chipping to top edge and foxing. The diplomat, Harvard professor and economist's first book, an antitrust manifesto that argues that monopolies weaken economic markets; scarce signed. Item #140947986
Price: $3,800
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