New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. Thomas Nast. Cloth. The 1876 1st edition, handsomely re-bound (in the mid 20th century) in a chocolate-brown cloth and new endsheets. A tight, VG octavo, with light soiling to the preliminaries and a former-owner stamp at the top of chapter 1's opening page. Otherwise..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931. 1st. Cloth. 1931 1st edition, #36 in Harvard's Economics Studies series. Clean and VG in a price-intact, lightly-cropped, VG dustjacket. Fading along the book's spine, light soiling and scuffing to the jacket's panels and darkening to its spine. Still though, a perfectly presentable copy..... More
New York: John Day Company, 1933. 1st. Cloth. A nice copy of the 1933 1st edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket. Some offsetting to the front free endpaper. 12mo, 133 pgs. Early Wall St. primer on inflation. More
New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1959. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1959 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with bright gilt-titling at the front panel and spine) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with chipping along the panel edges and spine ends, and darkening along the spine. A bit of..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1930 printing of this seminal study in the comparison of bonds and common stocks. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth. And in a crisp, price-intact ($1.50), VG+ example of the printed yellow dustjacket, with light rubbing to..... More
Paris: Librairie Picart, 1936. 1st. Cloth. Very uncommon doctoral dissertation, University of Nancy, 1936. Clean and VG in its original wrappers, later bound in a navy-blue cloth with gilt-lettered leather spine label. Octavo, 116 pgs. Also includes personal lettters and newspaper clippings tipped-in. More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. Decorative Cloth. The very scarce 1923 correct 1st edition of this landmark in Wall Street literature, with the George H. Doran colophon AND the roman numeral "I" on the copyright page. Widely viewed as a fictionalized treatment of the legendary investor and trader..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1929. Cloth. The March 1929 1st edition. Solid and VG (former owner stamp --and light soiling-- at the pastedowns and front free endpaper, light dusting to the panels, offsetting from an old, pasted-on newspaper clip at the rear endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Good+ example..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1935. Cloth. An impressive example of the 1935 1st English language edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG+ (very light offsetting at the pastedowns and preliminaries) in crisp, price-intact (42s. net), VG examples of the uncommon dustjackets, with mild darkening along the..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1965. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ELLEN WILLIAMSON on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot: Clean and Near Fine (one tiny paper clip impression at the front free endpaper's top-edge) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 211 pgs..... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century (Doubleday, Doran), 1935. Hardcover. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1935 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.00"), Near Fine dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the front flap-fold and very light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, also includes a...... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1934. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1934 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (light creasing at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges and along the spine ends, and a small closed tear..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1932. Cloth. A crisp, very attractve copy of the uncommon 1932 1st edition of this Depression-era guide to investment strategy. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of minor creasing along the spine crown. 12mo, a noted..... More
New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Cloth. 1970 facsimile reproduction of this 1869 classic of French politcal economy. Clean and VG+ in its original green cloth, with one small scuff to the front panel and bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Octavo, 248 pgs., text in French. More
New York: Frank A. Munsey & Company, 1889. Cloth. The 1889 3rd edition of this uncommon Horatio Alger-like juvenile tale of the "boy broker" who came to Wall Street and competed at the highest level. Solid and VG in its olive-green cloth, with very light spotting at the panels and..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1930 third printing, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, 99 pgs. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1929. 1st. Cloth. The 1929 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with light fading along the spine. Octavo, 154 pgs. More
Paris: Librairie Marcel Riviere, 1960. 1st. Original Wraps. 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG in its original wrappers, with very light staining at the foot of the front panel. Octavo, 107 pgs. More
New York: American Bankers Association, 1936. 1st. Cloth. A nice copy of the 1936 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its original blue boards, with bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. 12mo, 128 pgs. More
Danville, IL: The Interstate, 1968. 1st. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HARRY OPPENHEIMER on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 561 pgs. Signed by Author. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1894. 1st. Cloth. 1894 study on the economic theory of "bimetalism". VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Light soiling to the panels, otherwise very clean. Octavo, 138 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
New York: Henry Hall, 1907. Cloth. A crisp, well-preserved copy of this early and uncommon 1907 study of security investments. Stated second edition. Clean and VG+ in its original dark-green cloth with bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Octavo, 235 pgs., plus wonderful brokerage firm and banking ads. More
Privately Printed, 1926. Hardcover. The very uncommon 1926 1st edition. VG in its original light green paper-over-boards with beige paper spine label. Octavo, 106 pgs. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and bottom edge deckled. A fascinating and highly sophisticated pre-Crash study of the mind of the speculator. An obscure but important..... More
London: Griffin, Bohn and Company, 1862. 1st. Three-Quarter Leather. The uncommon 1862 1st edition. Vol. III (complete unto itself) of Henry Mayhew's landmark mid-19th century study --called "The Great Metropolis"-- of London and its seamier side. Nicely bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 3/4 olive-green morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands, gilt-ruled..... More
New York: H.V. And H.W. Poor, 1878. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER H.W. POOR IN YEAR OF PUBLICATION. A nicely-preserved copy to boot of the 1878 1st edition. VG in its original green cloth with bright, unflecked gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. A bit of fraying to..... More
