Ethics of Liberty

Humanities Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No jacket. Signed. Vintage Hardcover, 1982 First Edition, Signed by the Author, Humanities Press, 268 pages. Very Good, no DJ - as issued. minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles and accents - corners lightly bumped. Previous owner name and address label at top of inside front cover and underneath that is a bookplate from Laissez faire Books, Inc stating: Celebrating The Publication Of The Ethics Of Liberty and with the signature of Murray Rothbard in blue ink. 29 chapters in five parts. Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. What distinguishes Rothbard's book is the manner in which it roots the case for freedom in the concept of natural rights and applies it to a host of practical problems. Murray Newton Rothbard March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School, economic historian, political theorist, and activist. Rothbard was a central figure in the 20th-century American libertarian movement, particularly its right-wing strands, and was a founder and leading theoretician of anarcho-capitalism. He wrote over twenty books on political theory, history, economics, and other subjects. A very handsome vintage First Edition and Signed by Murray Rothbard. ISBN-0391023713. LOC