A group of 10 related pieces – Philosophy, Economics & Ideas.
(1) Peter F. Drucker Signed Photograph and Signed Card, January 1964, "Father of Modern Management".
Black and white portrait of Peter Drucker in later life, signed in green ink across the top, together with a card signed "Peter Drucker" in blue ink (pencilled on the back "Peter Drucker 1/64"). Drucker's "The Practice of Management" (1954) founded modern management theory. Condition: clean.
(2) Lester C. Thurow Typed Letter Signed, MIT Sloan School, to Roger Harris on "Nudging Economic Policies in the Right Direction".
Typed letter signed on MIT Sloan School of Management letterhead: "Dear Mr. Harris, Sometimes you get the feeling that you actually have nudged economic policies in the right direction." Condition: folds.
(3) Arthur Laffer Signed Photograph – Economist of the 'Laffer Curve'.
ARTHUR LAFFER (b. 1940), American economist, architect of supply-side economics and the 'Laffer Curve,' member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Black and white portrait photograph signed "Arthur B. Laffer" in blue ink.
(4) Hans J. Morgenthau Signed Photograph, Founder of Realist International Relations Theory.
Black and white portrait of Hans Morgenthau, signed in blue ink. Morgenthau wrote "Politics Among Nations" (1948). Condition: clean.
(5) Clinton Rossiter Signed and Inscribed Photograph to Jim Wiggins, April 25, 1960, Political Scientist.
Black and white photograph of Clinton Rossiter at a Cornell chair before his bookshelves, inscribed "To Jim Wiggins – Clinton Rossiter, April 25, 1960". Rossiter wrote "The American Presidency". Condition: light handling.
(6) Alvin Toffler Signed Photograph, Author of "Future Shock".
Black and white photograph of Alvin Toffler at a microphone, captioned "ALVIN TOFFLER", signed in blue ink. "Future Shock" (1970) sold millions worldwide. Condition: clean.
(7) Sir Norman Angell Typed Letter Signed, Haslemere, March 28, 1967, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Author of "The Great Illusion".
Typed letter signed "Norman Angell" in blue ink, one page on his printed "From Sir Norman Angell LL.D." letterhead, Stone Cottage Farm, Fernden Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, dated March 28, 1967, to Mr. Dick Hall of Chicago: "I am delighted to be able to send you herewith my autograph which you will be able to add to the collection which you have managed to secure so far. With my best wishes for every success in your efforts." Angell won the 1933 Nobel Peace Prize, and his book "The Great Illusion" (1909) argued that war between industrial nations was economically futile. This letter was written in the last months of his life, when he was 94; he died in October 1967. Condition: horizontal mailing folds, light toning.
(8) Sir Basil Liddell Hart Typed Letter Signed, Medmenham, 12 April 1961, to Roger Harris on His "Greatest Satisfaction": Being Able "to Shape History as Well as Write It".
Typed letter signed "B. H. Liddell Hart" (with his typed name beneath), one page on his red-printed States House, Medmenham, Marlow, Bucks letterhead, dated 12th April 1961, to Roger Harris Esq. of Rutland, Vermont. Apologising for a delay caused by "a journey abroad", he notes he has autographed an enclosed card and answers Harris's question about his career: "I would say it is that of being fortunate to earn my living by trying to discover the truth of events, instead of having to cover it up – as so many are compelled, against their inclination, by the conditions of their job. Coupled with that is the satisfaction of having been able to shape history as well as write it." Liddell Hart was the most influential British military theorist of the 20th century, whose ideas on mechanised warfare shaped the armoured tactics of the Second World War. A superb content letter summing up his life's work in two sentences. Condition: mailing folds, light toning; otherwise clean.
(9) Leslie A. Fiedler Signed Photograph, Author of "Love and Death in the American Novel".
Black and white photograph of Leslie Fiedler with a cigar, signed "Leslie A Fiedler"; back stamped "Fiedler, Leslie, SUNYAB 5810". Condition: clean.
(10) Granville Hicks Typed Letter Signed to Mr. Lane.
GRANVILLE HICKS (1901–1982), American literary critic, novelist and educator, literary editor of The New Masses and author of "The Great Tradition" (1933), the landmark Marxist study of American literature; he later broke with the Communist Party and wrote the memoir "Part of the Truth." Typed letter signed to "Dear Mr. Lane."
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