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First Edition/Third Impression, printed just a couple of weeks after the first printing; A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this highly influential book, being an inspiration to those advocating individualism and classic liberalism; Hayek went on to win a Guggenheim fellowship and a Nobel Prize, and is widely considered to be one of the most important economists of the 20th Century. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, crisp gold lettering over blue boards, a bright red top stain, and clean pages throughout; the book shows light rubbing the edges and some faint soiling to the text block, else fine. Housed in a clean and crisp original very good dust jacket that shows minor rubbing and chipping to the panel edges and corners, some mild fading to the front panel, some light creasing to the flaps, and a large chip to the top of the front panel at the spine head. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy; scarce in the early printing, especially in the original jacket. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($2.75 intact), not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

"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.