First edition, first printing. xii, 447 pp. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Lacking dust jacket. Copy of Elmus R. Wicker, a noted historian of banking panics and monetary policy; his signature on title page and the text has a few of his brackets and notes in margins. Spine a bit dulled, upper corners bumped, light foxing to edges. Sturdy binding. Very Good condition overall. A milestone in the history of economics, showing the value of the field's adoption of advanced mathematics.
