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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