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Chicago, Il: The University of Chicago Press, 1944. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 250 pages. In Good plus condition, with a Good dust jacket. Blue cloth boards, with gilt lettering to spine; red dyed top. Mild shelf wear to boards, including bumping/rubbing to head, tail, and corners; sun-fading/staining to dyed top; age-toning to fore-edge and bottom of text-block; light age-toning to interior, text clear and legible. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; spine brown with age-toned white lettering. Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket, including fading and age-toning to spine and flaps, chipping with material loss to edges (head and tail missing); price cut. Shelved Case 10. 1389911. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

"The Road to Serfdom," written by Friedrich Hayek in 1944, is a seminal text that critiques centralized economic planning and collectivism. Hayek argues that state control over the economy inevitably leads to a loss of personal freedoms and the rise of authoritarianism. He emphasizes the importance of free markets and individual liberty as essential defenses against the encroachment of totalitarian rule. The book remains a powerful discourse on the relationship between economic systems and political freedom, warning of the dangers of surrendering too much power to the state.