9780913814758 - My Adventures With Your Money von Rice, George (3 Ergebnisse)

1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. ; 333 pages; Subjects: Speculation. Mineral industries--Finance. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Zustand: near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. from the DJ flap, "with introduction by Hugh Shamberger, In 1907 when investors nation-wide were delirious over the stupendous rise in the market value of securities of Goldfield mining companies, the public clamored for opportunities to buy into Nevada mining stocks. With childlike faith they invested in death Valley's Greenwater and also the Rawhide district, where several companies capitalized stocks, listed them on the national exchanges and had them underwritten by prominent brokerage houses. In Rice's own words: "I make a conservative statement when I say that the American public sank $30 million in Greenwater in less than four months . yet the suckers . were crying for more." DW4. blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, 10.25" x 7.25", 334 pages, indexed, illustrated.

1986 Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 333 pages; A comprehensive account, with an Introduction by Hugh Shamberger. Subjects: Speculation. Mineral industries--Finance. 4 Kg.