FRIEDMAN, Elisha M.

Russia in Transition: a Business Man's Appraisal

New York: Viking Press, 1932. First Edition. First printing. Author's signed presentation card tipped on to front endpaper. Octavo (24cm). Publisher's black cloth, titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xxxvi,619pp. A tight, clean and unmarked copy, Very Good or better. In the scarce original dustwrapper, darkened on spine panel with a 1/2" loss at crown, a few smaller chips and nicks to extremities, old clear tape reinforcements to verso; about VG. A highly-praised analysis of Soviet economics under the Five Year Plan, written by an American businessman and economist. Elisha M. Friedman (1889-1951) began his professional career as a statistician and analyst for the War Industries Board in the First World War. He later moved into private finance and was a long-time contributor of economics-related opinion pieces to the New York Times.

Price: $150.00

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