Fisher, Irving (Signed) — League or War?

Very Good Harper & Brothers Publishers First Edition Signed and inscribed by Irving Fisher to Senator Claude A. Swanson upon front free endpaper. "Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939) Virginia Democrat who served as U.S. representative (1893-1906), Governor (1906-1910), and U.S. Senator (1910-1933), before becoming U.S. Secretary of the Navy under FDR from 1933 until his death." - Wikipedia. "This little book aims to review dispassionately the whole question of our American attitude toward world affairs following the World War, and to establish certain conclusions which all who are willing to face the facts can accept." - Preface. Fisher concludes that "the United States should enter the League of Nations for many reasons of self-interest, namely i) to keep foreign markets for our goods ii) to enable Europe to repay some of its US debts iii) to maintain international goodwill iv) to avoid the need for a costly army and navy and, most importantly, v) to avoid wars." - pages 203-4. "Joseph Schumpeter described Irving Fisher (1867-1947) as 'the greatest economist the United States has ever produced', an assessment later repeated by James Tobin and Milton Friedman." - Wikipedia. xvi, 268 pp. Bibliography and index. Seven black and white illustrations. Clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. No dust jacket. Rubbing to backstrip gilt lettering, less so to front board. A well-preserved example with a prestigious provenance. Fisher P-735.; 8vo; Signed by Author U.S.A.