Marketonics: A Course on the Theory and Practice of Stock Market Trading and Investing

Marketonics: A Course on the Theory and Practice of Stock Market Trading and Investing
by George Seamans, Jack Hellum

Book Description: Seamans-Blake, Chicago, IL, 1956. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, 8.5 x 11 in. velo-bound, (originally published 1956), original was typewritten on Marketonics letterhead, includes numerous charts, graphs and tables, however this does NOT include the Cycli-Graph Book of Charts referenced in the lectures. 355 pages.

Book Condition: Very Good, Photocopy Reprint, all text, charts and graphs are legible. No dust jacket. Contents: Introduction, Lecture #1: Introduction to course methodology,(10 pages) Lecture #2: (15 pages), Lecture #3: (17 pages), Lecture #4: (14 pages), Lecture #5: (10 pages), Lecture #6: (11 pages), Lecture #7: which includes tables of Advances and Declines (22 pages), Lecture #8: topics include Chart Reading (15 pages), Lecture #9: topics include Trend (15 pages), Lecture #10 more on Chart Reading and Trend (16 pages), Lecture #11: Supply and Demand (14 pages), Lecture #12: Supply and Demand - Continued (18 pages), Lecture #13: Supply and Demand - Continued, The Long Term Trend (24 pages), Lecture #14: Supply and Demand - Continued, The Long Term Trend w/ stock data sheets (19 pages), Lecture #15: Objectives (15 pages), Lecture #16: Objectives - Continued (14 pages), Lecture #17: Long Term Objectives (11 pages), Lecture #18: New System, Lecture #19: Practical Objectives (14 pages), Lecture #20: X-Ray Chart example of 30-Day Supply and Demand Chart set-up (28 pages), Page 1-A: Master Lists; Investment Stocks, Cats and Dogs, Low Priced Stocks, Page 2-A: Master Lists; Volatile Stocks, Steel Stocks, Railroad Stocks, Page 3-A: Master Lists; Heavy Industrial Stocks, Page 4-A: Master Lists; Consumer Stocks, Oil Stocks, Lecture #20 Tables, X-Ray Chart, 9 Groups of Stocks used in the X-Ray Chart from 1949 to 1956, Supply and Demand Chart, Table of Advances and Declines from Lecture #20, Chart: Dow Jones Industrial Average 1951 to 1953, Data Sheets. -- end.

Summary: Extremely Rare Course in Stock Trading and Investing by George Seamans (edited by George Seamans and Jack Hellum), Highly Collectible REPRINT (note: This reprint of the 20 course lectures does NOT include the accompanying Cycli-Graph book of charts referenced in the material).

About the Author: Born in 1889, Eliyahu Bar-Daniyel [pseud. George Seamans] was a well respected trader and author of several stock market books in the 1930s through the 1950s. He later wrote two non-market related titles in Hebrew in 1957 and 1960. Stock Market titles included, The Seven Pillars of Stock Market Success (1938); Course in Stock Market Trading (early 1940s); This is the Road to Stock Market Success (1944); Success Stock Market Course (1952); Marketonics: A Course on the Theory and Practice of Stock Market Trading and Investing (1956); 

[Note: Windsor published 100 Rules on How to Trade Profitably (1973), but the text was originally published The Seven Pillars of Stock Market Success in 1938 by Seamans-Blake Publishers in 1938.
Windsor later published Seven Pillars a year later in 1939.]

Seamans first copyrighted the Marketonics Course June 18, 1956.

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Buying and Selling Stocks for Profit: A Graphic Study and Explanation of Stock Price Movements Illustrated by 43 Charts

Buying and Selling Stocks for Profit: A Graphic Study and Explanation of Stock Price Movements Illustrated by 43 Charts
by Angelo Sestero

Book Description: A. Sestero, 1933. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, loose pages 8.5 x 11 in., black text on white paper, (original published 1933), includes 43 charts, 78 pages.

Book Condition: REPRINT photocopy, reproduction quality is very good and fully legible. No dust jacket.

Contents: Foreword, Charts, One Point Chart, Three Point Chart, Five Point Chart, One Eight of a Point Chart, Paper to Make Charts, Number of Charts Required, Trend Lines, Buying Formations of Accumulation, Market Experience, Taking a Long Position, How to Judge Distance, Consolidation Steps, Selling Formations of Distributions, Down Trend, Lines and Formations, Trading Market, Volume, Stop Loss Orders, Time Element, Trading Example, Taking Profit, Bulls and Bears, Pools, Tips, Trading on Margin, Profits and Losses, Conclusion. -- end.

Summary from the Foreword: "The purpose of this book is to assist the investing public. Strictly speaking not all securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange can be looked upon as investments. Only a small percentage of them yield dividends and most of them are subject to wide fluctuations. It is in these fluctuations that the public is afforded an opportunity to make profits on commitments in common equities, and these same fluctuations all too frequently are the cause of severe losses. Hence, it is of the utmost importance to the individual to know something about the past, present, and future trend of the market. Charts afford an ample guide to the trends. As a mariner requires a compass on an ocean voyage to direct his course, so does the individual who trades in securities require a chart to determine the course of the market. The following pages explain by word and example how charts indicate the future trend of fluctuations in the stock market, as they have indicated them in the past."

Extremely Scarce and highly sought after title on technical analysis, self-published by Angleo Sestero in 1933. 78 pages. Collectible REPRINT.

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Investors Research Book of Charts: July 1966 Edition

Investors Research Book of Charts: July 1966 Edition
by Investors Research Service

Book Description: Investors Research Service Publsihers, Santa Barbara, CA, 1966. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Green vinyl 6 ring binder with gilt title to cover, 11.25 x 8.75 in., publshed July 1966.

Book Condition: Good, substantial rubbing and soil to covers, moderate shelfwear, binding mechanism works perfectly and is aligned correctly, internally pages are in very good condition, pages are clean, bright and free of marks. No dust jacket.

Contents: Introduction, SECTION I: MARKET ANALYSIS STUDIES, The Primary Trend, The Primary Trend Indexes, The Dow-Jones Industrials and NYSE Volume, INSERT: The Primary Trend Transparent Overlay Sheet (MISSING FROM THIS COPY, not included), Investors Research Averages - 550 Stock Average, 30-Investment Grade Average, 30-Low-Priced Average, The 40-Bond Average, The Dow-Jones 65-Stock Average, The Confidence Index, The 10-Week Advance-Decline Index, The 10-Week Hourly Upside-Downside Volume Index, The Odd-Lot Indexes, 18-Day Advance-Decline Index, 18-Day Breadth Index, 18-Day Volume Index, 6-Week Volume Index, SECTION II: INDUSTRY GROUP STUDIES, Interpreting Group Charts, Aircraft and Missiles, Airline, Aluminum, Amusement, Automobile, Automation, Auto Equipment, Baking, Banking, Building Material, Business Machines, Cement, Chemical, Coal, Container, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Drug Manufacturing, Electric Equipment, Farm Equipment, Finance, Food, Food Chain, Glass, Gold Mining, Individual Stock C.S. Index Chart, Insurance, Investment, Liquor, Machinery, Machine Tool, Meat Packing, Metal Fabricating, Mining and Smelting, Motion Picture, Nature Gas, Oil, Paper, Publishing and Education, Radio-Television, Railroad, Railroad Equipment, Retail Merchandising, Rubber, Science-Applied, Soft Drink, Steel, Textile, Tobacco, Utility, Variety Store, Vending Machine (The Industry Group Charts are 3 Year charts that run July 1963 to June 1966) -- end. 68 pages, Collectible Chart Book circa 1966.

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Commodity Futures Markets and the Law of One Price

Commodity Futures Markets and the Law of One Price
by Arvind K. Jain

ISBN: 0877122105 / 0-87712-210-5

Book Description: University of Michigan Division of Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 1980. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Tan wrappers with title over red to cover and black title to spine, Library of Congress stamps to flyleaf (see photo),138 pages. Michigan International Business Studies, Number 16, Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, No dust jacket.

Contents: Exhibits, Tables, Foreword, Acknowledgments, I. Introduction, 2. Past Studies of Integration and Price Movement, 3. A Model of Arbitrage in Commodity Markets, 4. Methodology for Testing the Model, 5. Data Analysis, 6. Conclusion, Appendix: Tables of Analysis of Community Prices, Bibliography. -- end. Extremely Scarce Title on Commodity Price Theory, Collectible.

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The Curbstone Brokers: The Origins of the American Stock Exchange

The Curbstone Brokers: The Origins of the American Stock Exchange
by Robert Sobel

Book Description: The Macmillian Company, New York, 1972. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, Third Printing, 1972, uncut edges, 296 pages, includes some photos and illustrations.

Book Condition: Very good, covers lightly rubbed, corners gently bumped, edges slightly faded and soiled, small white blemish to spine (1/8"), spine straight, binding tight, internally clean, no marks to end papers, pages clean and bright, no marks to pages. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, (in Mylar), covers rubbed and light soil, light shelfwear no rips or tears, price clipped,

Contents: Preface, Introduction, I. Some Stayed Behind, II. The Rival Exchanges, III. Consolidation and the Consolidated, IV. Bucket Shops on Broadway, V. The Broad Street Jungle, VI. The Curb Community, VII. Mendels and the Establishment, VIII. The New York Curb Market, IX. The Boom Years, X. The Move Indoors, Postscript, An Essay on Sources and Methodology, Appendixes: I. Testimony of George E. Ely, II. Testimony of James B. Mabon, III. Testimony of Marcus Heim, IV. Testimony of Miguel E. De Aguero, V. Testimony of Frank Knight Sturges, VI. The Curb News, 1910-1911, Index. -- end. Informative and entertaining title on America's outdoor exchanges prior to them moving indoors in the early 1920s. 296 pages, numerous photos, Collectible.

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One Hundred Years of Banking in Norwich Connecticut

One Hundred Years of Banking in Norwich Connecticut
by The Thames National Bank

Book Description: The Thames National Bank, Boston, MA, 1925. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle stitch, Green marbled leathette-like card wrappers with gilt title to cover and brown decorative graphic and frame to cover, Printed in Commemoration of The One Hundredth Anniversary of The Thames National Bank, 1925, Complied, arranged and printed by direction of Walton Advertising & Printing Co., Boston, MA. 39 pages. 7.75 x 5 in.,

Book Condition: Very Good, light rubbing to covers, corners bumped, general shelfwear, internally pages show slightest hint of age tanning otherwise free of marks, no dust jacket.

Contents: Foreword, Norwich It's History and Its Growth, The Thames National Bank, Franklin Nichols (President 1851-1890), Charles Bard (Cashier 1857-1871), Edward N. Gibbs (President 1890-1897, Cashier 1871-1889), Stephen B. Meech (President 1897-1909, Cashier 1889-1894), Charles W. Gale (Vice-President 1918-1919, Cashier 1894-1918, William A. Briscoe (President 1909-1913), Charles L. Hubbard (President 1913-1918), Arthur H. Brewer (President 1918-1923), Oliver L. Johnson (President 1923-1925+), William B. Young (Vice-President 1923-1925+), Nathan A. Gibbs (Cashier 1918-1925+), John Porteous (Director 1903-1925+), Grosvenor Ely (Director 1909-1925+), Arthur M. Brown (Director 1915-1925+), James L. Hubbard (Director 1918-1925+), Walter F. Lester (Director 1921-1925+), Hugh B. Campbell (Director 1922-1925+), Frank B. Ricketson (Director 1923+), William G. Park (Director 1924-1925+), List of Officers of the Bank since 1825, Present Directors (1925) - end.

Extremely Scarce piece of Thames Banking History in Norwich, Connecticut published in 1925. Includes B&W photos of Directors and Bank Exterior and Interior, 39 pages. Collectible.

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A History of Interest Rates: 2000 B.C. to the Present (1963)

A History of Interest Rates: 2000 B.C. to the Present (1963)
by Sidney Homer

Book Description: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 1963. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine, First Edition, 1963, 617 pages.

Book Condition: Very Good, slightest bump to corners, light shelfwear, spine extremes lightly bumped, some soil to text blocks, top dust dulled and light foxing to top, slightest hint of tanning to endpapers and internal pages, otherwise free of marks, spine straight, binding tight,

Dust Jacket Condition: Good, covers rubbed and soiled, moderate shelfwear with a few small rips and tears to edges, none larger than 1/2", edges chipped in a few places non larger then 3/16",

Contents: Acknowledgments, Summary Tables, Charts, Introduction, PART ONE. ANCIENT TIMES: Chapter I. Prehistoric and Primitive Credit and Interest, II. Mesopotamia: Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria, III. Greece, IV. Rome, V. A Summary and Analysis of Ancient Interest Rates, PART TWO. MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE INTEREST RATES: VI. Usury Doctrines and Their Effect on European Credit Forms and Interest, VII. The Dark Ages, VIII. Late Medieval Times, IX. The Renaissance, X. A Summary and Analysis of Medieval and Renaissance Interest in Western Europe, PART THREE. MODERN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA TO 1900: XI. England in the Eighteenth Century, XII. Europe in the Eighteenth Century, XIII. England in the Nineteenth Century, XIV. France in the Nineteenth Century, XV. Other European Countries in the Nineteenth Century, XVI. The United States in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, PART FOUR. WESTERN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA SINCE 1900: XVII. The United States in the Twentieth Century, XVIII. England in the Twentieth Century, XIX. Europe in the Twentieth Century, XX. Canada in the Twentieth Century, XXI. Summary and Analysis of Interest Rates in Western Europe and North America Since 1900, PART FIVE. OTHER COUNTRIES: XXII. China, XXIII. Japan, XXIV. Russia, XXV. Modern Italy, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Norway, and Denmark, XXVI. Sterling Area: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India, and Pakistan, XXVII. Latin America, Notes, Index -- end. Extensive tables (81) and charts (73).

Synopsis: A History of Interest Rates presents a very readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices over four millennia of economic history. Despite the paucity of data prior to the Industrial Revolution, author Homer provides a highly detailed analysis of money markets and borrowing practices in major economies. Underlying the analysis is his assertion that the free market long-term rates of interest for any industrial nation, properly charted, provide a sort of fever chart of the economic and political health of that nation. Given the enormous volatility of rates in the 20th century, this implies we're living in age of political and economic excesses that are reflected in massive interest rate swings.

About the Author: Sidney Homer was a partner in the investment firm of Salomon Brothers & Hutzler, New York. A graduate of Harvard, he was formerly president of Homer & Co., Inc., bond dealers, then manager of the institutional department of the investment counsel firm of Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Mr. Homer's entire business career since the 1920's had been directed to dealings in financial instruments. He has published numerous reports and analysis of contemporary interest rate trends which have been followed closely by many institutional investors. He devoted twenty-five years to compiling the data for this history, in the course of which he has consulted and been assisted by many scholars, bankers, and government officials here and abroad.



Sidney Homer circa 1963

-- Highly Collectible First Edition. (book covers interest rates up to 1963).

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Win With Losers: How to Reap the Reward of Stock Market Riches

Win With Losers: How to Reap the Reward of Stock Market Riches
by Thomas May

Book Description: Snail Books, Las Vegas, NV, 1978. Soft cover. Book Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Trade Paperback, Black printed wrappers with White title to cover and spine, First Edition, First Printing, January 1978, 112 pages. Book Condition: Good, moderate rubbing to covers, some chips to edges, corners bumped, binding tight, internally clean and free of marks. No dust jacket. Contents: Introduction, PART I: THE STOCK MARKET GAMBLE, 1. What is the Stock Market?, 2. Rules of the Game, 3. Play of the Game, 4. You and The Stock Market, PART II: STAY OUT OF TRAPS, 5. Sound Investments, 6. Your Stock Broker, 7. Value of Liquidity, 8. Your Lawyer and Tax Accountant, PART III: THE SECRET SUCCESS FORMULA, 9. My Personal Experiences, 10. Information Can Be Misleading, 11. Learning To Make Correct Decisions, PART IV: THE TECHNIQUES I USE TO WIN, 12. Picking Winners, 13. When to Buy, 14. Avoid Dying Stocks, 15. The Sell Decision, PART V: It's Time to Start Winning: 16. Your Investment Action Plans, 17. Successful Investment Principles, 18. Glossary of Terms. -- end. Extremely Scarce 1978 Title on trading undervalued stocks. Collectible.

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Brooks' Foreign Exchange Text Book

Brooks' Foreign Exchange Text Book
by Howard K. Brooks

Book Description: H.K. Brooks, Chicago, IL, 1906. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Forest Green cloth, blindstamped borders, gilt title to cover and spine, marbled endpapers, First Edition, 1906.

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed, corners bumped and frayed boards exposed, spine extremes bumped and frayed, front hinge cracked, front flyleaf / frontispiece missing, previous owner taped piece of velum to front endpapers where frontispiece used to be (see photo), front end paper loose, foxing to text blocks, binding intact, spine straight, moderate shelfwear, internally clean, some light tanning but otherwise free of marks, back hinge cracked. No dust jacket.

Contents: Chapter I: Foreign Exchange, II. Monetary Systems of the World, III. Conversion of foreign money into United States money and vice versa, IV. Quotations for foreign exchange, V. Rate of Exchange, VI. Causes and fluctuations in Rates of Exchange, VII. Pars of Exchange, VIII. Arbitration of Exchange, IX. Foreign Commercial Forms, X. Terms and Expressions, XI. Buying Foreign Commercial Bills of Exchange, Appendix. 239 pages, Extremely Rare First Edition, Highly Collectible.

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A Persistent Delusion

A Persistent Delusion
by Henry W. Dunn

Book Description: American Institute for Economic Research, Great Barrington, MA, 1945. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle stitch, paper wrappers with black title to cover, 1945. A Persistent Delusion, An Address by Henry W. Dunn, Professor of Finance, Harvard University, Delivered at the Second Annual Convention Investment Counsel Association of America, New York City, May 4, 1939, Reprinted with special permission, from the 1939 Investment Counsel Annual.

Book Condition: Very good, covers rubbed and light soil, light shelfwear, internally clean, free of marks.

Contents: Introduction, Investment Counsel's Function Not Market Guessing, The "Investment Counsel Profession," Investment and Trading Distinguished, The Source of Investment Returns, "Growth Stocks" as Illustration, Complications Arising from Cyclical Factors, Possible Combination of Objectives, Investment Justification Essential, A Short Temperance Lecture, Popular Faith in Stock Market Guessing, Illustrative Experiences, Popular Belief a Delusion, The Test of Responsible Experience, A Typical Forecasting Record, Sources of Delusion Important, Emotional and Historical Factors, Wrong Teachers for Public, Plausibility of the Error, The Investment Trust Movement, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Investment Counsel Sharing the Delusion, Others Too Ready to Compromise, Hopes for Conversion, Conclusion. end --

Bookseller notes: This is one of my favorite pieces. Written 72 years ago, Dunn's main thesis was that the Financial Services Industry was doing a poor job at distinguishing for the consumer the differences between TRADING and INVESTING. One could easily argue that the same problem remains today. His 40 page thesis addresses some related topics and issues and at the end left me feeling that someone from the Financial Services Industry had just come clean with me, basically that Investment professionals are terrible speculators. (A Jerry McGuire-like manifesto). Highly recommended reading, hopefully you can find it online or in a local Library. 40 pages, Collectible 1945 printing.

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Nature's Law: The Secret of the Universe

Nature's Law: The Secret of the Universe
by R.N. Elliott

Book Description: R.N. Elliott (self-published), New York, 1946. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, loose pages 8.5 x 11 white paper, originally published by the author 1946 in New York.

Book Condition: Very good, clean and legible REPRINT of the original book.

Contents: Chapter 1. The Great Pyramid, 2. Natures Law, 3. Human Activity, 4. Distinctive Features, 5. Corrections, 6. Extensions, 7. Irregular tops, 8. Alternation, 9. Scales, 10. Examples, 11. 13 year triangle, 12. Inflation, 13. Gold, 14. Patents, 15. Technical Features, 16. Raid Index, 17. Value of News, 18. Charting, 19. Timing of Investment, 20. Selection of Media, 21. Pyramidic Symbolism Ratio Ruler, 22. The Law of Motion, 23. The Great Depression, 24. Emotional Cycles of Individual, 25. Pythagoras, 26. Miscellaneous, 27. The 1942 -1945 Thrust, Review and Conclusion, References, end. --

Important title by Ralph Nelson Elliott (Elliott Wave Principle) written in 1946, just two years before his death in 1948. Scarce, Collectible REPRINT. Highly recommended reading to understand the basis of Elliott Wave theory, cycles and crowd psychology. Very hard to find.

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Stock Market Games People Play To Win

Stock Market Games People Play To Win
by C.M. Flumiani

Book Description: Library of Wall Street, 1967. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Orange printed cover with white title to cover, orange title to white spine, Stated First Edition, First Printing, 1967.

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed, light soil and blemishes, corners bumped, general shelfwear, internally pages lightly tanned otherwise free of marks. No dust jacket,

Contents: Game 1: The Search For The Minus, 2: The Search of the Plus, 3. The Abnormal Down, 4. The Abnormal Up, 5. Normal Up and Down, 6. The Short Ratio, 7. Preferred in New Highs, 8. Preferred in New Lows, 9. 3 Up, 10. 3 Down, 11. Count the Faces, 12. Measure the Waves, 13. Fix the Heart, 14. Measure the Positive Bulge, 15. Measure the Negative Bulge, 16. Anticipate the Pseudo Plus, 17. Anticipate the Pseudo Down, 18. Sure Way to Get Fabulously Rich: Pinpoint the Beginning of the Accumulation, 19. Beating the Resistance, 20. Piercing the Support, 21. The Rotation Game, 22. Playing the Cheapies, 23. Measuring Demand & Supply, 24. The Third Meaningful Effort, 25. The Fast Certain Vast Profits at the Breaking of the Accumulation. -- end.

Extremely Scarce Title by Flumiani on 25 games (strategies / rules) for trading the market. One of the better Flumiani books. 74 pages, Collectible.

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A Revival in Coming

A Revival in Coming
by Roger W. Babson

Book Description: Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1936. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, Velo-bound 8.5" x 11" white paper, photocopy reprint of the original published in 1936.

Book Condition: Very good, clean reprint of the original (includes fold-out chart),

Contents: Introduction, Important Economic Cycles, Reasons for Economic Cycles, Babsonchart Discussed, The Standard of Living, Futility of Legislation, A Remarkable Discover, What Church Figures Show, Religion and Business, What About a Religious Revival?, Famous Great Awakenings, Modern Revivals, History Repeats Itself, Present Conditions, Suggestion to Ministers, For Politicians to Ponder, Conclusion.

Includes 2 fold-out charts that cover 1984 through 1936. REPRINT.

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Roger Babson

Wall Street, Anyone?: A Guide to High Finance for Widows, Orphans and Other Investors

Wall Street, Anyone?: A Guide to High Finance for Widows, Orphans and Other Investors
by Joseph Schrank

Book Description: Chelsea House Publisher, New York, 1965. Soft cover. Jaf (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Trade Paperback, Saddle stitch, printed wrappers with black and red title to cover, First Edition 1965.

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and soiled, corners lightly bumped, internally clean and free of marks, light shelfwear, no dust jacket. Contents: Illustrated parody of Wall Street that runs through the alphabet A-Z defining a Wall Street phrase for every letter of the alphabet. Extremely Scarce Title, Collectible.

About the Author: Joseph Schrank wrote for both the Broadway stage and the Hollywood silver screen. He wrote several successful plays, the first of which was Page Miss Glory in 1935. In 1938 he collaborated with Nathaniel West on an anti-war play, Good Hunting which lasted only two nights on Broadway. His 1939 contributions to the long running satiric political revue, Pins and Needles, proved more successful. In Hollywood he wrote a number of scripts which provided audiences with early glimpses of such movie legends as Jimmy Stewart, Judy Garland, Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Betty Grable, and Victor Mature. Perhaps his most important screenplay was the adaptation of the stage play, Cabin in the Sky, (1943). The film starred Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne and Ethel Waters and provided a showcase for many of the important African American performers of the period. Schrank also played a role in the dawn of the television age as a writer for all three major television networks from 1950 to 1970. Drawing upon music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, he adapted Cinderella for television in 1965. Inspired by bedtime stories he told his daughter, Schrank wrote several children's books in addition to this Wall Street title.

Status: SOLD, 24 January 2012 to Private Collector in London.



Joseph Schrank (unknown photographer)

The Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading with Countertrend Signal Analysis

The Price Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading with Countertrend Signal Analysis
by M.V. Woods

Book Description: M.W. Woods Market Analysis and Research, San Francisco. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, loose pages 8.5" x 11" white paper, photocopy of original, no date but presumed 1940s.

Book Condition: Good, reproduction quality is fair, some noise from photocopying but legible.

Contents: Section A: Introduction to the Price-Curve Plan of Stock Market Trading and Countertrend Signal Analysis, Section B: Stock Market Trading Tools, Study 1-B: The Price-Curve, Study 2-B: Aggregate Volume Curves, Study 3-B: Continuous Volume Curve, Section C: How To Use The Stock Market Trading Tools: Study 1-C: Price Volume Relationship and Low Volume Rules, Study 2-C: Expanding Volume Rule, Study 3-C: Neutral Volume Rule, Section D: Tools of Major Trend Interpretation, Study 1-D: The Major Trend Curve., Section E: Short Term Trading Tools, Study 1-E: Minor Trading Tools, Study 2-E: Minor Price-Curve Signals, Study 3-E: Breakaway Signals. Section F: Stock Selection and Countertrend Signals, Study 1-F: Selecting the Right Stock, Study 2-F: Relative Velocity Analysis, Study 3-F: Countertrend Signals, Study 4-F: Countertrend Signal Rule 1, Study 5-F: Countertrend Signal Rule 2, Study 6-F: False Signal Analysis, Section G: Tactical Market Procedure, Study 1-G: Market Tactics, Section H: Cumulative Studies and Supplementary Helps for Traders.

80 pages, Extremely Scarce Title, Collectible Reprint.

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Energy, Entropy, and Endunamy in Economics

Energy, Entropy, and Endunamy in Economics
a paper by Christopher L. Cagan

Book Description: Self Published, Los Angeles, 1987. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Yellow paper cover with black title, loose pages, 8.5¿ x 11¿ white paper, self-published 1987, 164 pages.

Book Condition: Very good, covers rubbed and soil, internally pages are clean and free of marks. t

Contents: Introduction: SECTION 1. The Three General Principles, a. The energy principles, i. Energy and the elementary transaction, ii. Production, consumption, savings, and potential energy, iii. interconvertibility, iv. Paralaws and particulars, v. Scope, simplicity, and symmetry, b. The entropy principle, i. The initial example, ii. Two economic goods, iii. Potential energy, iv. Allocation of scarce resources, v. Allocation of scarce resources and multiple goods, vi. Multiple sliding marginal utility scales, vii. Analysis of production quantities and costs, viii. The law of supply and demand, c. The endunamy principle, d. Conclusion, SECTION 2. Topical discussion (subsections in Roman numerals) i. Long-term income, technology, and motivation, ii. Price and inflation, iii. The cost of price controls, iv. Real estate prices, v. Interest rates, vi. The stock market, vii. LeChatelier's principle in business, viii. The business cycle, ix. The Quantity Equation of Exchange; prices, quantity, and money, x. Consumption, investment, saving, and national income, xi. The economics of charity, xii. Growth economics; a simple case, xiii. Growth economics; the many-alternative case, xiv. Growth economics; the composite case, xv. Mathematical derivations, xvi. Computer analysis of stock market trends, xvii. Analysis of trends in the gross national product, xviii. Levels of econometric forecasting, Conclusion. 164 pages, Interesting paper on economic theory by California Economist Christopher L. Cagan. (at the time of this post Cagan was running investmentmeasures dot com and was on staff at Louisiana Baptist University).

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Christopher L. Cagan

New York Herald Tribune Market Averages 1925-1933

New York Herald Tribune Market Averages 1925-1933

Book Description: New York Herald Tribune, New York, 1934. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle stitch, Tan card wrappers with blue title to cover, Ninth Edition, 1934. Reprinted from the New York Herald Tribune.

Book Condition: Very good, covers rubbed, tanned and light soil, very light shelfwear, pages show slightest tanning otherwise free of marks. No dust jacket.

Contents: (from the front page) "This complete statistical record of the stock market as reflected in the New York Herald Tribune's composite average is presented in response to requests from numerous individuals and investment concerns. The compilations record the high, low and closing price of this average, as well as of the group of seventy industrial issues and thirty railroad issues which go to make up the composite average of one hundred stocks. The table covers every business day since January, 2, 1925 (through Dec. 30, 1933), during which period occurred the major part of the bull market, the serious deflation of October, November, 1929, the recovery of approximately 50 per cent of that deflation during the first four months of 1930, and then the long decline during the balance of 1930 and 1931 which was broken only by small rallies."

52 pages, Extremely scarce depression era title, Collectible.

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Figures to Watch: In Gauging Market Turning Points, A critical review of a few daily financial-page data having special value as clues to market turns

Figures to Watch: In Gauging Market Turning Points, A critical review of a few daily financial-page data having special value as clues to market turns, with notes on their significance and use, and examples of chart formations.
by Paul Hatmaker

Book Description: Self Published, Strasburg, VA, 1947. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, loose pages 8.5" x 11" white paper, Self Published, 1947. Book Condition: REPRINT, very good condition, some noise from first photocopy process, but all type and charts legible, No dust jacket.

Contents: Foreward, Section 1: The Dow Jones Averages, Section 2: Volume of Transactions, Section 3 - Number of Issues Traded and a Short-Term Index, Section 4: New Highs - New Lows, Section 5: Individual Stocks and Market Leaders, Section 6: Switch Index, Section 7: Chart Formations, Section 8: Psychological Pressures, Section 9: Short Term vs. Long Term Trading, Section 10: Summary, Appendix I: Economic Data and Stocks, Appendix II: Volume, Number of Issues Traded, Industrials and Rails 1937 - 1948, A Study of Climactic Phenomena, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944-1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, Summary -- end.

Includes numerous charts and tables. 57 pages, Extremely Scarce Title, Collectible Reprint.

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The Apocalypse of the Golden Mean

The Apocalypse of the Golden Mean
by Hugh Riscoe

Book Description: Hugh Riscoe, Guernsey Press Co., Ltd., Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1960. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Saddle stitch, Tan printed wrappers with gilt title and decorative gilt and red graphic (masonic symbol) to cover. Self Published by Hugh Riscoe (Cosmic Geometer) and printed by The Guernsey Press Co., Ltd. This book is part of the First Edition of 500 copies published in January, 1960, 14" x 33" diagram of Stonehenge geometry (folded) laid-in, 8.5" x 11" diagram of Avebury Stone Circles on velum laid-in,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed, tanned and soiled, corners bumped, front cover creased at top corner, internally clean, some light tanning otherwise free of marks. Laid-in materials also in very good condition, no marks.

Summary: An extremely rare and important manuscript. 20 Important Geometrical Demonstrations and Proofs. From the front end paper, "Ownership, or temporary possession of this monograph is to be interpreted as an eis-phreo conferring on the possessor the freemason right of entry to the masonic, geometry secrets of Stonehenge (sto-en-kuklie= portals running round in circles), and Avebury; namely the drawing by square and compass geometry, of a right line = pi; squaring the circle; drawing concentric circles of radii proportionate to the mean solar distances of the planets; the ecliptic angle; the cube root of 2, the earth's radius, the moon's orbit, ENTER!"

Contents: The Earth Measures=Geo-Meters, Pythagorean Technique for Imposing Diagrams on the Earth, Geometry, The Basic Propositions: Pythagorean Geometry, The Four Means, The Golden Mean, The Golden Angle, The Seasons: Siderial Time, Golden Mean Section, Pythagorean Geometry, Parameter Ecliptic Angle, The Circle Squared, The Delphic Riddle, The Royal Cubit, Measures & Weights, Ancient, The Mean Distances of the Planets from the Sun, Square and Compasses, Golden Mean Construction, Pythagorean Geometry of The Great Pyramid, Plato's Nuptial Number, Stonehenge Environs, To Construct the Latitude Angle of Stonehenge, The Pythagorean Geometry of Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill and Area, Construction of Area Diagram, The Sanctuary, Geometry of Sunrise, Silbury Hill, Avebury Stone Circles and Diagram.

30 Pages plus laid-in material, EXTREMELY SCARCE and Important title. 

Status: NFS, Alanpuri Private Collection 

Four Famous Forecasting Factors

Four Famous Forecasting Factors by Carroll Tillman

Book Description: Economic Publications Incorporated, Boston, 1935. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle stitch, trade paperback, Ivory card wrappers with black title to cover, internally pages are blue, 1935.  

Book Condition: Very good, covers rubbed, light soil and "Tillman Fin. Services" handwritten in black ink to front cover, light shelfwear, internally clean and free of marks, No dust jacket.  

Contents: Foreward, The Stock Market as a Place of Opportunity, How the Market is Measured for Its Technical Action, The Second Forecasting Factor, The Third Forecasting Factor, Major Trend Forecasting - The Fourth Tillman Factor, How the Investor Can Load, Aim and Fire as a Well Defined Target!, What the Tillman Survey Can Do For You, The Best Proof of All, Unsolicited Testimonials -- end.  

Summary: 31 page teaser by Carroll Tillman to promote subscriptions to "The Tillman Survey," "Tillman Survey Weekly Bulletins" and "Friday Night Auxiliary Wires."

About the author: Carroll Tillman published the first Tillman Survey in June, 1923 and this 1935 booklet boasts that Tillman was recognized as one of the country's foremost economist. The Tillman Survey was published for decades up until June 1962 when the SEC ordered proceedings to determine if Tillman and his partner John Francis Ryan Jr. engaged in "fraudulent and deceptive" acts and practices by publishing, circulating and distributing advertising material which was "lurid and flamboyant" and which contained untrue statements of material facts ans was otherwise false and misleading. The SEC dismissed the proceedings in a January 1965 newsletter. According to the order, Tillman died after the record was taken under advisement by the Commission. Subsequently, the SEC Staff and Ryan joined in a stipulation, supported by an affidavit by Ryan, reciting that Tillman was in charge of such advertising and that Ryan performed only ministerial duties with respect to it. (Today's tip, blame it on the dead guy) I'll also include copies of the two SEC newsletters cited above. Booksellers note: It's always interesting to me and often sad to see individuals like Tillman that even with all of their decades experience and knowledge never really learned how to trade successfully by the rules and "allegedly" had to resort to fraud to keep his business afloat.

Extremely Scarce Title, Collectible.  

Status: SOLD 21 July 2012 to Private Collector in New York

Sound Investment Advice, the Basis of a Permanent Clientele, Lesson 29

Sound Investment Advice, the Basis of a Permanent Clientele, Lesson 29
By Babson Institute

Book Description: Babson Institute, Inc., Babson Park, MA, 1929. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle-stitch, light brown leatherette with black title and decorative border to cover, Eighth Edition with Revisions 1929, (Previous editions in 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925 and 1928).

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and light soil, corners bumped, page corners bumped, internally very clean, light tanning otherwise free of marks, no dust jacket.

Contents: PART I: Points to Consider in Selecting Investments, 1. Analysis of Personal Needs, 2. Bonds or Stocks?, 3. What Industries to Invest in?, 4. Diversification, 5. Analyze the Securites Chosen, 6. Time to Buy, PART II: The Study of Fundamental Conditions, 1. Building and Real Estate, 2. Bank Clearings, 3. Failures, 4. Labor Conditions, 5. Money Circulation Conditions, 6. Foreign Trade: a. Imports, b. Exports, c. Balance of Trade, 7. Gold Movements and Money Rates, 8. Commodity Prices, 9. Investment Market: a. Quotations, b. Transactions, 10. Crop, Metal, and Transportation Statistics, 11. Railroad and Industrial Earnings, 12. General Confidence, OTHER POINTS, Fallacy of buying for short swings, The fundamental condition buyer, A point concerning buying bonds for profit, Other suggestions, Division of investment funds, Delivery of Bonds, Index for Lesson XXIX. 45 pages, Extremely Scarce Depression Ear Title, Collectible.

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Roger Babson (founder of the Babson Institute)

Season's Greetings from the American Stock Exchange 1971

Season's Greetings from the American Stock Exchange 1971

Greeting Card Description: American Stock Exchange, New York, 1971. Greeting Card from the American Stock Exhange, believed to be 1971 as the copy reads, "As we enter our Fiftieth year indoors, Seasons Greetings from the American Stock Exchange" Chairman, Board of Governors, (Could not make out signature) President, Ralph S. Saul -- see photo.

Card Condition: Very Good, tanned, small blemish to back cover otherwise free of marks.
Collectible.

Status: SOLD, 21 May to Private Collector in Brazil.

The Choice of Stocks

The Choice of Stocks
by Clinton Collver

Book Description: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1923. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle-stitched, Brown leatherette with black title to cover, First Edition, 1923, "Introduction Letter and The Automatic Coach" Laid-in (Copyright 1923 by Enoch Burton Gowin),

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and light soil, corners bumped, light shelfwear, light tanning to pages otherwise free of marks, no dust jacket.

Contents: Chapter 1: Knowing the Stock List, Chapter II: Railroad Stocks, Chapter III: Public Utilities, Chapter IV: Industrials, Chapter V: Mining Securities, Chapter VI: Oil Securities, Chapter VII: Price Swings of a Stock, Chapter VIII: Special Points Concerning the Market. This is an extremely scarce First Edition title by Clinton Collver who also authored "How to Analyze Industrial Securities," several years earlier in 1917. 54 Pages, Collectible.

Status: SOLD to Private Collector in US.

Consumer Instalment Credit and Economic Fluctuations

Consumer Instalment Credit and Economic Fluctuations
Gottfried Haberler

Book Description: National Bureau of Economic Research, New York, 1942. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine, First Edition, 1942.

Book Condition: Very Good, corners very slightly bumped, light shelfwear, top dust dulled, spine straight, binding tight, end papers free of marks, slightest hint of tanning otherwise internally free of marks,

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, covers rubbed and soil, spine rubbed and heavy soil, numerous small rips and tears but none larger then 1/2", price intact (not price clipped),

Contents: Preface, Author's Acknowledgments, List of Tables, List of Charts, Summary, 1. Types of Institutions of Instalment Credit, 2. Ways in Which Instalment Credit May Influence Economic Stability, 3. Measurement of Instalment Credit for Cyclical Analysis, 4. Causes of Instalment Credit Fluctuations, 5. Economic Consequences of Instalment Credit Fluctuations, 6. The Problem of Control of Instalment Credit, Appendix A - Further Observations on the Relations Between Consumer Savings and Instalment Credit, Appendix B - A Mathematical Analysis of the Relationship of New Credits, Total Credits Outstanding and the Net Credit Change by Paul A. Samuelson, Appendix C - Texts of Documents Regarding Government Regulation of Consumer Instalment Credit, Index.

About the Author: Haberler was born in Austria in 1900, and was educated in the Austrian School of economics. In 1936 he moved to the United States, joining the economics department at Harvard University. There he worked alongside Joseph Schumpeter.

Haberler's two major works were Theory of International Trade (1936) and Prosperity and Depression (1937).

In 1957 GATT commissioned a report on the terms of trade for primary commodities, and Haberler was appointed Chairman. The report found that there was a decline in the terms of trade for primary producers, since 1955 commodity prices were said to have fallen by 5%, whilst industrial prices rose by 6%. Haberler's report seems to prefigure the report written by Raúl Prebisch for UNCTAD in 1964, but when Prebisch's report came out Haberler denounced it. His particular disagreement was with the idea that there was a systematic long-term (secular) decline in the terms of trade.

In 1971, Haberler left Harvard to become a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

For a detailed biography of Haberler click HERE.

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Gottfried Haberler

The Answers to Wall Street's Trade Secrets

The Answers to Wall Street's Trade Secrets
by Alvin B. Harmon

Book Description: Vantage Press, New York, 1983. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine, Stated First Edition, 1983.

Book Condition: Very Good, covers gently rubbed, corners lightly bumped, bottom spine extreme bumped otherwise light shelfwear, spine straight, binding tight, internally very clean, pages clean and bright, no marks to end papers,

Dust Jacket Condition: Good, covers rubbed, spine rubbed and faded, some small rips and tears all less then 1/4", Price intact (not price clipped),

Contents: Preface, Confession, Introduction, PART I: Chapter 1, How to Learn the Financial Trade, 2. The Three Best Ways to Lose Money, 3. Why Use Charts?, 4. A Chartist Can Be a Fundamentalist, 5. The Fail-Succeed Method, 6. To Read or Not to Read, 7. Incoming and Outgoing Tides, 8. The Three Trends, 9. Parallel Line Theory, 10. Steel Is the Leader, 11. Breaking Trend Lines, 12. Moves Start Late in the Month, 13. Slope, 14. Consecutive Up Days and Down Days, 15. Resistance Points, 16. Psychological Effects of Short Selling, 17. Gaps, Triangles, et Cetera, 18. Distribution Requires Volume, 19. The Effect of News, 20. Who Cares About Close?, 21. The Three Fallacies, 22. Options and Time, 23. Formulas for Forecasting Tops and Bottoms, 24. Stop-Loss or Make-Loss?, 25. Glamour Stocks, 26. Odd-Lots or Full, 27. Cyclical Stocks, 28. Blending Stocks with Temperaments, 29. Tape Reading, 30. Reading Charts, 31. Weekly Charts vs Daily, 32. Dow Theory, 33. Economics, the Dismal Science, 34. Autumn War Scares, 35. Appreciation versus High-Yield Stocks, 36. Keep Away form the Ground Floor, 37. Formula Confirmation frm the Late Fifties On, 38. Boardroom Conversation Can Cost, 39. Justifying a Position, 40. What about Inside Information?, 41. The Strange Wizardry of Benner's Business Cycles, 42. Pre-Holiday Rallies, 43. Where the Action Is, 44. The Specialist, 45. Silver Stocks among the Gold, 46. Money, 47. Relative Performance of the Dow Jones Industrials, 48. Patience., Narrative Glossary of Wall Street -- Scarce First Edition, Collectible.

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Men Who Are Making The West

Men Who Are Making The West
by B.C. Forbes

Book Description: B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, New York, 1923. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to cover and spine, untrimmed edges, First Edition, 1923.

Book Condition: Very Good, covers gently rubbed, gilt title to cover has faded, spine title has faded, corners gently bumped, light shelfwear, tanning to endpapers from contact with dust jacket, internally very clean, pages clean and bright, previous owner name stamped to top and bottom text blocks,

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, cover lightly rubbed, one small bio damage spot on front cover near top edge (1/4" - see photo), spine tanned, otherwise in very good condition.

Contents: Why This Book?, Introduction by Robert Dollar, Herbert Fleishhacker, John. B. Miller, Elbridge Amos Stuart, Edward L. Doheny, Kenneth R. Kingsbury, Wigginton Ellis Creed, Charles L. Anceney, Robert Dollar, Amadeo P. Giannini, John D. Ryan, Paul Shoup, Henry M. Robinson, Mortiz Thomsen, Harry W. Child, -- includes black and white photos of each businessman. From the Front Cover - As you read this book, you will become enthralled, you will be fascinated, with these stories of achievement and success. The men who actually live their lives over again between the covers of this book, are far-famed. Though their headquarters are in the West, their deeds are known the country over. The aggressiveness, industry, history and romance of the West are intermingled with the trials, difficulties, struggles and achievements of these men. -- 343 pages, Collectible.

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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
B. C. Forbes

The Business Life of Ancient Athens

The Business Life of Ancient Athens
by George Calhoun

Book Description: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1926. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spines, First Edition, 1926.

Book Condition: Good, Covers rubbed, soil and blemishes, corners lightly bumped, moderate shelfwear, spine rubbed, 1/2" owner repair to spine edge, owner label to front end paper, pages tanned with some foxing otherwise pages are free or marks, foxing to text block, spine straight, binding tight.

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, (in Mylar), covers rubbed and faded, spine faded and soiled, bio damage to covers, spine and edges (see photo), price clipped,

Contents: Introduction by Wigginton E. Creed, PART I: THE COURSE OF EVOLUTION IN GREECE, Chapter I. Pre-Hellenic and Homeric Times, II. Industry and Finance under the Aristocracy, III. The Industrial Revolution and the Tyrants, IV. The Fifth and Fourth Centuries, PART II: THE ATHENIAN GRAIN TRADE, Chapter I. Introduction, II. The Capitalist, III. The Merchant Adventurer, IV. The Ship Captain, V. The Distributors, PART III: BANKS AND BANKERS, Chapter I. Introduction, II. From Money-Changer to Banker, III. Bank Equipment and Personnel, IV. Functions and Clientele, V. Resources-Capital, Surplus, Credit, VI. The Banker and the Courts, VII. The Banker's Character and Standing, VIII. Greek Banking in Hellenistic and Roman Times, PART IV: MINES AND MINING, Chapter I. Introduction, II. Apparatus and Workings, III. Extraction and Dressing of the Ore, IV. Ore Reduction and Separation of Silver, V. Labor and Working Conditions, VI. The Products of the Mines, VII. The Attic Law of Mines, VIII. A Famous Mining Case, Index. -- Great read on ancient Greek Banking, Business and Trading.

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Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment

Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment
by Wolfgang G. Friedmann

Book Description: Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1959. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, First Edition, 1959.

Summary: A collection of articles on the legal aspects in foreign investment by experts in every cited country, Edited by Wolfgang G. Friedmann, Assistant Editor Richard C. Pugh,

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed, corners bumped, heavy shelfwear some bottom edges are frayed and worn to the boards, some bio damage to first few page edges, top dust dulled, other text blocks soiled, internally end papers and pages are clean and free of marks, spine straight, binding tight.

Dust Jacket Condition: Good, (in Mylar), covers rubbed and tanned, some light stains to front cover, some small rips and tears to edges but none larger then 1/2", Price intact (not price clipped),

Contents: Preface, A Note on Terminology, 1. Argentina, 2. Austrailia, 3. Austria, 4. Belgium, 5. Brazil, 6. Burma, 7. Canada, 8. Chile, 9. Rupublic of China, 10. Colombia, 11. Cuba, 12. Denmark, 13. Finland, 14. France, 15. Greece, 16. India, 17. Indonesia, 18. Iran, 19. Israel, 20. Italy, 21. Japan, 22. Korea, 23. Mexico, 24. Netherlands, 25. Norway, 26. Pakistan, 27. Philippines, 28. Portugal, 29. Union of South Africa, 30. Spain, 31. Sweden, 32. Switzerland, 33. Thailand, 34. Turkey, 35. United Arab Republic, 36. United Kingdom, 37. United States, 38. Venezuela, 39. West Germany, 40. Yugoslavia, 41. Legal Security for International Investment, 42. Comparative Analysis, Index. -- Summary: Great 1959 overview on legal issues affecting foreign investment, 812 Pages.

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Money Manipulation and Social Order

Money Manipulation and Social Order
by Father Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp. (July 3, 1883 - January 21, 1954)

Book Description: Browne and Nolan, Limited, Dublin, Ireland, 1952. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine, 2nd Edition 1959.

Book Condition: Fair, boards slightly warped, boards rubbed and soiled, general shelfwear, corners bumped, spine faded and soil to spine extremes, blue pen marks to end papers, front hinge cracked, slightest tanning to end papers and pages otherwise free of marks.

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, price clipped, blue pen marks to inside tabs, covers rubbed and heavy soil, top spine missing 1", other small rips and tears most under 1/2".

Contents: Dedication, Table of Contents, Chapter I: Demand for Monetary Reform in England, II. Political, Economic and Financial Principles of Sr. Thomas Aquinas, III. The Functioning of the Gold Standard Monetary System, IV. National Finance and the Gold Standard, V. International Trade and the Gold Standard, VI. The Effects of the Gold Standard System on Human Life, VII. Usury, VIII. Outline of Principles of Monetary Reform, IX. The Full Return to Order, Appendix I: Money, Bank, Deposit, Appendix II: Gardens, Fertilizers and Finance, Appendix III: Destruction of Quinine to keep up Price, Appendix IV: Outline of English History, Appendix V: The Ultimate Reason for the Urge to Export, Index of Proper Names. end -- Summary: Interesting read on monetary policy from a religious prospective (Catholic Church) written by Rev. Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp., D.D., D.Ph., B.A. - Professor of Philosophy and Church History, Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage, Dublin. This is the 2nd Edition (First Edition published in 1944).

About the Author: Father Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp. (July 3, 1883 – January 21, 1954) was an Irish Catholic priest. Fahey promoted the Catholic social doctrine of Christ the King, and was involved in Irish politics through his organization Maria Duce. Fahey firmly believed that "the world must conform to Our Divine Lord, not He to it", defending the Mystical Body of Christ without compromise. This often saw Fahey in conflict with systems which he viewed as promoting "naturalism" against Catholic order—particularly communism, freemasonry and rabbinic Judaism. A controversial figure who had an ambivalent relationship with the Church authorities, he is reported to have accepted the authenticity of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and to have had anti-Jewish tendencies.

Status: SOLD, 19 Feb 2013 to Private Collector in OH.




Father Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp.

Jay Cooke Financier of the Civil War (Volume Two)

Jay Cooke Financier of the Civil War (Volume Two)
by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer

Book Description: August M. Kelly Publishers, New York, 1968. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, REPRINT 1968, Green Cloth with gilt title to cover, gilt title over red to spine, (Originally published 1907),

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed with very small blemishes, corners gently bumped, light shelfwear, internally clean and free of marks, No dust jacket,

Contents of Volume II: Chapter XIII. After the War, XIV. Entering the Northwest, XV. The Northern Pacific Railroad, XVI. Bond Selling, XVII. The Banana Belt, XVIII. The Panic of 1873, XIX. Personal Characteristics, XX. Recuperation of Last Years, Index, 590 pages. (This write up is for Volume II).

About the Author: Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (born Cambria Station, Chester County, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1868, died December 8th, 1936, Philadelphia, age 68) was an American biographer and historical writer. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph. D., 1893) and at German universities. For a number of years he was engaged in newspaper work and magazine writing; he edited the American Crisis Biographies and in 1908 and 1912 directed historical pageants at Philadelphia. His wife, Winona McBride Oberholtzer, was the sister of publisher Robert M. McBride.

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Jay Cooke

Stock Market Fluctuations and Cosmic Influences

Stock Market Fluctuations and Cosmic Influences
Gustave Lambert-Brahy

Book Description: Astro-Trend Publications, Chicago, 1982. No Binding. REPRINT, Loose pages 8.5" x 11", As translate from French to English, in its entirety from the 1941 edition, by Phyllis Gould.

Book Condition: Very Good, no just jacket,

Contents: Preface to First Edition, Preface to Second Edition, Chapter I: Historical and Documentary Details, from Solar Magnetism to Influences of the Stars, Chapter II: The Planets and the Zodiac, Chapter III: Aspects, Chapter IV: The Tables of the Planetary Positions, Chapter V: Preparatory Considerations for the Study of Connections Discovered Between the Movements of Expansion and Contradiction of the World Economy and the Planetary Configurations Since 1820, Chapter VI: Detailed Table of Planetary Aspects Between the Years 1820 and 1940, Chapter VII: Value Diagrams of Planetary Aspects from 1820 to 1940, Chapter VIII: Conclusions Drawn by Studying Value Diagrams of Planetary Aspects for the Years 1820 to 1940, Chapter IX: The Crisis 1928-1932, Chapter X: Some Theories Derived from the Table of Planetary Aspects (Chapter VI) Comparison of Crisis and Economic Expansion, Chapter XI: Significance of the Planets from the Following Points of View: General, Economic, Stock Market., Chapter XII: The Significance of Planetary Aspects from a Political, Economic, and Purely Market Point of View, Chapter XIII: How to Establish a Diagram of Probable Economic Fluctuations According to the Planetary Configurations of the Moment, Chapter XIV: Solar Aspects The Phenomenon of Transmission, Chapter XV: Lunar Aspects The Phenomenon of Double Transmission, Chapter XVI: Simultaneous Planetary Combinations, Chapter XVII: Parallels and Declinations, Chapter XVIII: Equinoxes and Solstices. Entrance of Planets and Signs, Chapter XIX: Strength and Weakness of Planets in the Signs, Chapter XX: Example of Application of Preceding Principles: The Hoover Boom, Chapter XXI: Orientation of a Map of the Sky, Chapter XXII: The Meaning of the Cardinal Points, The 12 Houses and the Planets Occupying Them in a World Map of the Sky, Chapter XXIII: Period Sky Maps, Chapter XXIV: Eclipses - The Krueger Crash, Chapter XXV: Prediction of Earthquakes and Analogous Catastrophes, Chapter XXVI: Determination of the Probable Location of an Event by Orientation of Cardinal Points of a Sky Map, Chapter XXVII: Determination of Probable Locations of an Event by the Signs of the Zodiac, Chapter XXVIII: Predictions by Examination of a Country's Theme, Chapter XXIX: Financial Predictions Obtained by Studying Themes of Stock Market Values, Chapter XXX: Stock Market Values and State Banks, Chapter XXXI: Problems with Fluctuations of Raw Materials, Chapter XXXII: The Planet Pluto, Chapter XXXIII: A Typical and Controllable Example of General Forecasts, Chapter XXXIV: The Years 1934 to 1940 (1), Chapter XXXV: An Anticipation of the Years 1941 to 1950 and the Second Half of the Century in Progress, The Period 1951 to 2000, Chapter XXXVI: Conclusions and Advice, Table of Contents, List of Figures, Tables and Diagrams -- end. 226 Pages, EXTREMELY SCARCE ENGLISH TRANSLATION of Gustave Lambert-Brahy's book on Financial Astrology, REPRINT.

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About the Author: Gustave-Lambert BRAHY [3] was the only son of a conservative Catholic family. He first became interested in poetry, he published his first poems in 1913. The First World War put an end to his literary interests, since he was drafted into the army. After the war he was a victim of the influenza epidemic at that time. Since he was treated badly, he recovered only very slowly, and the rest of his life he was plagued by headaches and temporary memory loss. During his recovery period he studied with great success, accounting, after graduation in 1920 joined the staff of the Finance Ministry.

He was a member of the esoteric Theosophical Society in 1924 and 1926, he joined the Esoteric Section, where he took the training, but also freedom of thought, which he sought. In addition, he was with a member of the Liberal Catholic Church, because here he could build on the experiences of his childhood faith. That the Theosophical Society, Krishnamurti, revered as the new Messiah, dealt with his Christian attitude not agree more, and he left the company 1929th After a life-threatening pneumonia in the winter of 1926-27 his daughter apparently be cured by spiritual means of the Rosicrucians in California could BRAHY was willing to build thanks to the Belgian Rosicrucian section, and remained until 1935, its president.

In 1927 BRAHY first met the Count de Thun Herbais that should affect him strongly. He supported BRAHY not only financially, but also brought him into contact with the Martinists, which he was a committed member. After a trip to the USA 1937-39, he turned back to writing more, published a tourist guide for America and translated during the second World War II works of English novelist Bulwer Lytton. After the second World War II he was a member of several research companies in Belgium, England, France, Switzerland and the United States. After BRAHY from the 1950s, due to legal threats, reduced its astrological prognostic activity, he turned his attention more intensely on the Martinists, whose Grand Master of the lodge he later became a Belgian.

BRAHY and Astrology:
In Jahr1920 he first came into contact with astrology. He read at the beginning of much medieval astrological literature, especially works of Roger Bacon. In recent works he read Alan Leo , the Theosophists Max Heindel and Paul Choisnard . Since he also yoga breathing exercises and practicing white magic, he came in higher states of consciousness he experienced in dreams and hypnosis, as well as sleep walking. He used these skills rarely, until he was trained by qualified teachers in this area better. Later he was able to use this gift to help many people.

With a natural flair for precision and accuracy, BRAHY quickly became an excellent astrologer. In November 1926 he founded, together with Paul Choisnard , in Brussels, the Belgian Institute astrology CEBESIA (Centre Belge d'Etude Scientifique Influences of Ethereal), which still exists today. The goal was to train there, astrologers, and the calculation and interpretation methods to modernize. That same year he also called the astrology magazine "Demain" ("Tomorrow"), the same association was organ. Gustave-Lambert published here BRAHY his often surprisingly sure-astrological predictions, especially in the exchange area. On the 54th French Science Congress 1932 he published his first theory of planetary cycles , which later led to his publication of "Les Fluctuations Boursier et les Cosmiques Influences" (exchange fluctuations and cosmic influences). This discovery influenced later André Barbault to deal with these cycles, he described on this basis named after him Barbault cycle.

BRAHY had to deal with the accusation that he ran with his astrology, fortune telling, especially because its predictions were also used commercially. Since this constituted a criminal offense, have to adjust the release of its economic forecasts BRAHY 1950th In the future, he advised, only privately, especially in the United States. Subsequently dropped the edition of his magazine "Tomorrow", so that they set in the 1960s.