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SPECIAL 40TH ANNIVERSITY EDITION OFTHE ROAD TO SERFDOM; ONE OF 200 COPIES; SIGNED BY F.A. HAYEK. xxiii, 248 pages; 21 cm. Original tan sheep, front cover with double-line gilt rule borders, spine ruled, stamped and lettered gilt, edges gilt, watered silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker. A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics. One of the most important and influential books of the 20th century. A warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production and socialism in general. Timely these days.

"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.