Comments (17)

• Dick Fox

  This is a must buy addition to any economics book collection.

  Published: June 11, 2009 10:07 AM

• Christoph Kohring

  OK, why not? But what's wrong with the Liberty Fund edition?

  Puzzled at the foot of the Mont-Pélerin,

  Christoph

  Published: June 11, 2009 10:08 AM

• Jeffrey Tucker

  The Liberty Fund edition is great too. The more the better.

  Published: June 11, 2009 10:09 AM

• Christoph Kohring

  "The more the better," you wrote, Jeff.

  Of course, I agree, nonetheless the LvMI's resources are scarce like any others & ...

  Well I guess, I prefer it if someone buys this edition instead of the Liberty Fund one & the money goes to Auburn instead of Indianapolis... ;o)

  I _hate_ the "Liberty" Fund's editorial policy. Most of their catalog is a waste from a freedom lover's point of view.

  Still, the LF edition of Socialism is a better value than this new one! But sheeesh!!! :o) ;o) :o)

  Dogmatic at the foot of the Mont-Pélerin,

  Christoph

  Published: June 11, 2009 10:21 AM

• Jeffrey Tucker

  "LF edition of Socialism is a better value"

  Not so. Their is $30 for the hardback. This one is $19.

  Published: June 11, 2009 10:24 AM

• David Spellman

  "Not so. Their is $30 for the hardback. This one is $19."

  Good job--use predatory pricing and put them out of business. Then we can have a monopoly on free market thought.

  Hmmm. Why does that sound odd?

  Published: June 11, 2009 11:21 AM

• Jeffrey Tucker

  @spellman, you can't be serious.

  Published: June 11, 2009 11:23 AM

• Matt_R.L.

  David Spellman,

  I pray you're not serious. No one could be that ignorant.

  JTucker,

  My only concern: The previous edition of Socialism that the store held was of the same design as a bunch of the other Mises works, and I had oft-delayed plans to buy a bunch of them which, in edition to being edifying, I knew would look gorgeous on a book shelf. Are there plans to release other Mises works under this new design or must I resign myself to a more variegated book shelf?

  Published: June 11, 2009 11:25 AM

• Christoph Kohring

  Ha, ha, ha! Jeff, it's good of you to defend your product! :o)

  I see that you have included Hayek's 1978 foreword from LF's edition: good.

  Nonetheless, the LF edition is much improved from the Yale 1951 edition: besides the Hayek foreword, there are also two new indices , new footnotes, a new typeset as well as translations of all foreign terms & citations. It is also available in pbk for only $14.50 & as you fully know their paperbacks are very, very strurdy... They would qualify as harcovers in some countries! ;o)

  Furthermore, "Liberty" Fund books are simply gorgeous & truly luxurious. Nothing compares for the price...

  What's is infuriating & truly disgusting is that they are wasting so much money in publishing books as well as organizing secretive seminars which have almost nothing to do with "the preservation, restoration, and development of individual liberty" (Pierre F. Goodrich, Founder) :o(

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  More & more dogmatic at the foot of the Mont-Pèlerin, ;o)

  Christoph

  Heretics are worse than infidels! He, he, he! ;o)

  Published: June 11, 2009 12:29 PM

• Matt

  Doesn't the liberty fund edition have _Planned Chaos_ at the end, or am i mistaken? Does this?

  Was this meant to be the new cover, in the catalog the cover looked different?

  Published: June 11, 2009 1:24 PM

• Jeremy

  I was hoping the cover would remain the same as it goes nicely with what would be known as the alternative to socialism and that is Mises' "Liberalism".

  Is there a way to still purchase the other one via the LvMI?

  Published: June 11, 2009 3:12 PM

• Jeremy

  Sorry for the double post, I just realized that the other one is the aforementioned "Liberty Fund" edition.

  Published: June 11, 2009 3:18 PM

• jeffrey

  This has Planned Chaos.

  This cover is pretty fantastic, in everyone's view who has seen it, and the printing is gloriously old world, but if you like the Mises-in-the-Suit edition, by all means pick it up for $30 from Amazon.

  The question of uniform editions is interesting. Some people like them; some do not. I'm in the not category myself. I prefer more real-world looking shelves.

  Published: June 11, 2009 3:26 PM

• Jonathan Finegold Catalán

  This looks incredible. I received a $100 gift card to Barnes & Noble, but I prefer this edition over the edition they sell online.

  Published: June 11, 2009 4:09 PM

• Alexander S. Peak

  Beautiful!

  Published: June 11, 2009 8:03 PM

• Bruce Koerber

  What is the symbolism of the sculpture?

  Published: June 11, 2009 8:59 PM

• Christopher

  "This cover is pretty fantastic, in everyone's view who has seen it, and the printing is gloriously old world"

  Would you please elaborate on your comment about the old world printing, Jeffrey? As a fan of traditional, old fashioned printing, I find your comment intriguing. Thanks.

  Published: June 12, 2009 9:21 PM