Seed Money: The Guggenheim Story
by Milton Lomask
Book Description: Farrar, Strauss and Company, New York, 1964. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Gold cloth with brown title to spine, dark brown end papers front and back, Stated First Printing, 1964.
Book Condition: Good, I would have classified this as VERY GOOD, but there is some very light dampstaining (barely dedectible), to the bottom spine extreme and on the inside of the dust jacket. Internally condition is closer to FINE as all pages are clean and bright - no marks.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good, significant rubbing to covers and edge wear (see picture). NOT price clipped.
Contents: Foreword, I: In Switzerland's Green Ghettos, II: Four Sons, One Business, III: Victorians, Puritans and Playboys, IV: There is No Guggenheim Foundation, V: Harry Guggenheim and the Universal Highway, VI: Mr Dan's Fund, VII: Millions for Science, VIII: The Daniel and Florence: Sponsor of Goddard, IX: Solomon's Collection, X: The Guggenheim Museum, XI: "Doctor" Murry and the Children of New York, XII: The John Simon: Open-Hearted Free-Wheelers, Reaching for the Moon: A Postscript, Notes, Appendix, Picture Credits, Author's Note, Index. - In Seed Money Milton Lomask briefly describes how the Guggenheim fortune was made, but his major concentration is on the ways in which it is being spent, and the amazing people who established the foundations. 307 Pages, Indexed w/ B&W Photos throughout. Collectible First Edition, First Printing.
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