The Circle Squared

The Circle Squared, A Solution of the Problem of Squaring the Circle showing the exact ratio between Radius and Quadrant 
by Ebenezer Erskine Wallace

Book Description: E.E. Wallace, Monmouth, IL, U.S.A., 1915. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Green cloth covers with pasted white title label to cover, 2nd Edition published 1915, 20 pp., 6.5" x 9.5", Ex-Library,

Book Condition: Good, library sticker to spine, covers rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, general shelfwear, library stamps to copyright page, pages soiled and tanned otherwise unmarked, no dust jacket.

Contents: Wallace presents his proof to the age-old problem, supported by geometrical figures and mathematical calculations. However, he warns the reader of typographical errors "owing to the authors' being very nearly blind." Only one copy in NUC (at Library of Congress). Important topic for those studying W.D. Gann, EXTEREMELY SCARCE, Collectible.

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Squaring the Circle in Astrology
by Theodore B. Lyon

Book Description: Longmans, Green, and Co., New York, 1937. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, saddle stitched, yellow card wrappers with black printed title to cover, published 1937, 5.5" x 8", 9 pp. + 6 extra pages to list Directions and Transits and Actual Events.

Book Condition: Fair, wrappers are detached, spine has been repaired by previous owner with clear tape, covers rubbed, tanned and soiled, price on front cover marked out in black felt pen, corners bumped, pages tanned and light soil otherwise unmarked.

Contents: The New Simplified Horoscope Chart and Condensed Recorder, The New Charted Ephemeris for July 1, 1937 to Jan. 1 1938 and for Jan. 1, 1938 to Jan. 1, 1943, The Declinations Charted for Last Half of 1937, The Six Month Memo Diary for Directions and Transits and Actual Events -- end. 9 pp. + 6 extra pages to record Directions and Transits and Actual Events. SCARCE TITLE. May be applicable to students of W.D. Gann.

Status: SOLD, 8 September 2012 to Private Collector in Australia.

Crime

Crime
(An extremely rare and important work on the dangers of excessive speculation and inside manipulation of the Grain Exchanges circa 1929) 

by L. (Lysius) Gough

Book Description: Lysius Gough (Amarillos Printing Co.), Amarillo, TX, U.S.A., 1929. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Brown leatherette card wrappers with gilt border and title to cover, assumed First Edition, 1929 (no date, page 94 confirms year written and several other sources confirm 1929 publication date), 5.5" x 8", 101 pp., author signature to flyleaf (likely a printed signature)

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed, scuffed and soiled, wrappers detached but intact, corners bumped, spine bumped, moderate wear to edges with a few small tears to edges, pages lightly tanned otherwise clean and unmarked.

Content: Foreword, I. What It Costs the Farmer and the Public to Support the Exchanges, II. Future Trading and Private Wires, III. How Wheat and Cotton Prices are Made and Who Makes Them, IV. The Crime of Deflation, V. Hedging - The Cause of More Grief, VI. Manipulation - Fleecing the Farmer and Public, VII. Gambling, VIII. Gossip, IX. False Teaching, X. Legislative Activity of the Chicago Board of Trade and Other Exchanges, XI. Stable and Unstable, XII. How Exchange Gambling and Lobbying Affects the Farm Home -- end. 101 pp.,

About the Author: GOUGH, LYSIUS (1862-1940). Lysius Gough, farmer, businessman, and author, one of ten children of Asher and Elizabeth Gough, was born in Lamar County, Texas, on July 29, 1862. His father, a minister in the First Christian Church, owned a 160-acre farm on which Gough developed an early interest in cattle raising.

In 1876, at the age of fourteen, he ran away from home and got his first job as a cowboy for B. L. Murphy, who ran cattle in Hopkins and Hunt counties. During the next five years Gough participated in several overland drives to Kansas. In 1882 Jule Gunter hired him to work for the T Anchor Ranch. Because he never swore, Gough's fellow cowhands gave him the nickname "Parson." He remained with the T Anchor until 1884, when he decided to complete his education.

He entered Pilot Point Institute, finished high school at the age of twenty-six, obtained a teaching certificate, and was hired to be principal of the institute. While he was there, Gough published his first collection of cowboy verse, Western Travels and Other Rhymes (1886). He also studied law and qualified for the legal profession. In 1888 he married Ida Russell, a former pupil of his at Pilot Point, and they settled on a farm south of Dimmitt. They had ten children, six of whom lived to adulthood.

 In 1891 Gough taught the county's first school in Dimmitt. Later that year he assisted in the organization of the county and was elected the first county judge. In October 1898 the Goughs moved to Hereford, where he engaged in the real estate business and was for a time in partnership with C. G. Witherspoon.

In 1910 Gough was involved with D. L. McDonald in the drilling of irrigation test wells and was among the first to drill his own irrigation well. In 1911 he entered into a contract with the C. B. Livestock Company of Crosby County and conducted experimental work on 10,000 acres to determine what crops and seed types would be most profitable in the county. His detailed weekly reports are in the archives of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. After 1914 Gough began large-scale farming for himself. He was president of the Texas Wheat Growers Association from 1923 until 1928.

In 1929 he published a book entitled Crime, in which he denounced the activities of speculators in the Grain Exchange and their effects on prices paid to farmers. He began lecturing on farm subjects and was known throughout the Great Depression as a champion of farmers' rights. Summary: EXTREMELY SCARCE AND IMPORTANT DEPRESSION ERA TITLE on the Grain Trade and what the author views as the dangers brought forth by excessive speculation and shady Board of Exchange practices. HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

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Market Trends (1951)

Market Trends (1951)
by Market Trends Investment Advisory Service Staff

Book Description: Market Trends, Baltimore, MD, 1951. Soft cover.  8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle Stitched, Blue leatherette card wrappers with gilt title to cover, 6" x 9", 14 pp., published 1951, interior is printed with dark blue ink on light blue paper, also includes 9 loose pages (8.5" x 11") of correspondence from Market Trends to a prospective customer dated 1951, these include more specific examples of how Market Trend's service can assist the investor.

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and light soil, corners bumped, spine bumped and worn, moderate wear to edges, pages are lightly tanned otherwise clean and unmarked.,

Contents: "This booklet is intended to set out in very brief form the basic philosophy behind Market Trends Investment Advisory Service; and, in an equally brief way, to explain how the problem of proper timing is solved through the use of sound economic and psychological principles." - Subject Heading: The Importance of Timing, Confidence as a Factor in Stock Prices, The Law of Relative Prices, (Stock Table of 8 Securities and their prices from 1929 to 1950), The Index of Assurance, How Market Trends Signals Develop -- end. 14 pp.,

The letters included are samples of both "A Market Trends Letter," and "A Market Trends Bulletin" and cover examples of some of the timing methods cited in the booklet. -- (Market Trends Investment Advisory Service of Baltimore, MD began business in 1937, but we do not know their cease date) EXTREMELY SCARCE TITLE, Highly Collectible.

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The New York Stock Exchange: History, Organization, Operation, Service (1929)

The New York Stock Exchange: History, Organization, Operation, Service (1929)
by Committee on Public Relations, New York Stock Exchange

Book Description: New York Stock Exchange, New York, 1929. Soft cover.  8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle-stitch, Brown card-stock printed wrappers with black title to cover, Frontispiece view of NYSE, 1929.

Booklet Condition: Fair, wrappers detached, covers rubbed and soil, corners bumped, rust marks to pages near staples, insect damage to top corner of most pages and some light insect damage to bottom page edges,

Contents: 22 page booklet/brochure on the NYSE published in 1929 that covers the history, organization, operation and services of the Exchange. Collectible Depression-Era Stock Market Title. Includes a photo of the exchange floor taken from the street gallery. 22 pages. Collectible 1929 publication of this title.

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Standard & Poor's How to Invest, A Handbook for buying and selling stocks and bonds

Standard & Poor's How to Invest, A Handbook for buying and selling stocks and bonds  (1960)
by Standard & Poors Staff

Book Description: Standard & Poor's Corporation, New York, 1960. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle Stitch, graystone card wrappers with printed blue title to cover, published handbook for Eastman Dillion, Union Securities & Co., Los Angeles, CA in 1960. 8' x 5", 19 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, spine lightly tanned, exterior clean, interior clean and unmarked.

Contents: Introduction, Getting Started, Buying and Selling Bonds, Profits in Common and Preferred Stocks, How to Develop Your Investment Plan, Fundamental Rules for Successful Investing, Your Broker and the Securities Markets, Language of Financial Community -- end. 19 pp. Scarce Handbook on Investing circa 1960.  

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Theon of Smyrna: Mathematics Useful for Understanding Plato

Theon of Smyrna: Mathematics Useful for Understanding Plato
by Theon of Smyrna, (Lawlor, Robert and Deborah, Translators)

Book Description: Wizards Bookshelf, San Diego, 1979. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Beige leatherette covers with metallic red title to cover and spine, 6" x 9", Black and White Area map of Greece to front end papers, Table of Chief Foreign Alphabets to rear pasted end paper, 174 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, small dent to top edge, light soil to covers, corners gently bumped, light wear and light soil to edges, spine straight, binding tight, slightest hint of tanning to pages otherwise internally clean and unmarked, no dust jacket.

Contents: Glossary, Publisher's Note, Translator's Introduction, Earlier Editions (J. Dupuis), PART ONE, Introduction, Arithmetic, PART TWO, The Numerical Laws of Music, Quaternaries and the Decad, The Medians and the Figures, PART THREE, Astronomy, Notes by J. Dupuis, Index, -- end. 174 pp., Collectible 1979 Copy of this Scarce and Important title, Out-of-Print.

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I Like the Depression

I Like the Depression
by Henry Ansley "Jackass of the Plains"

Book Description: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1932. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, decorative black and red cloth cover with title to cover and spine, First Edition, 1932, 128 pp.

Book Condition: Fair, covers extremely rubbed and soiled, headbands missing, corners bumped with boards exposed, edges worn with boards exposed, hinges loose but intact, numerous names in pen to fep and rep, pages have some underlining in pen and some pages soiled, no dust jacket.

Contents: Humorous take on the depression by the author focusing on the positive aspects of the Great Depression due to the refinement of simplicity, published in 1932. This First Edition is a Reading Copy Only, but important title for any trader's library. (Of note: the 20 names written in pen to the front end papers were a list of those who the book owner lent the book. It appears it was important for her at the time to allow others to see the positive side of the difficult financial times of that period - some interesting personal history to this copy).

Status: Sold, 22 August 2012 to Private Collector in Amarillo, TX, USA

Grains of Gold,"Make Your Fortune in Grain"

Grains of Gold,"Make Your Fortune in Grain" 
by Franklin Paul Jackson

Book Description: The Stock Market Institute, Los Angeles, 1958. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Loose Pages, 8.5" x 11" staple to left margin, gilt outline with green title to cover, 7 pp. with attached order coupon and return envelope (attached to staple at back)

Condition: Very Good, clean and unmarked, no rips, no tears.

Contents: 7 page advertising piece by Jackson to promote his Grain and Cotton trading systems. For the most part, this was an Advertising piece for Jackson, but it does include 3 full page charts. The order form promotes: The Golden Harvest - Basic Grain Method, The Golden Harvest - Basic Cotton Method, The Golden Harvest - Grain and Cotten Texts, and "Selecting the Right Stock." - The charts used in this piece are from 1958. Extremely Scarce Original, 7 pages, Highly Collectible.

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150.00

The Kondratieff Wave

The Kondratieff Wave, The Future of America Until 1984 and Beyond. 
 by James B. Shuman and David Rosenau

Book Description: World Publishing, New York, 1972. Hardcover.  1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with purple metallic ink title to spine, Stated First Printing 1972, First Edition, 198 pp.,
 
Book Condition: Very Good, slight scuffing to corners, edges and spine extremes, top dust dulled, internally clean and unmarked,

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, price clipped, covers rubbed and lightest soil, some wear to edges and a few small tears near edges,

Contents: Preface, Chapter 1. A Backward Look at the Seventies, 2. Introducing the Long Wave, 3. The Downward Spiral, 4. The Upswing, 5. The Federal Budget, 6. Politics and Presidents, 7. Turning Points, 8. The Twenties and the Seventies, 9. Shattering the Myths, 10. Things to Come, Bibliography. -- end. 198 pp. Extremely Scarce First Printing of this title on Kondratieff theory with Dust Jacket.

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A History of Financial Speculation

A History of Financial Speculation
by R. H. Mottram

Book Description: Chattro & Windus, London, 1929. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine, top edge red, bottom edge uncut, illustrated with black and white plates, indexed, First Edition, 1929, 324 pp.

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, hinges loose but intact, spine straight, lightly shaken, boards slightly concave, light foxing and tanning to end papers and pages otherwise clean and unmarked, no dust jacket,

Contents: Part 1: The Low Wretch, Part II. The Mercantile Mind, Part III. Credit is Suspicion Asleep, Part IV: The Golden Age, Part V: Utopia Unlimited, Part VI: A Nature of a Bargain, Amputation of Credit, Moratorium, The Shock Absorbed, Artificial Substitutes, Early Effects, New Stability of Credit, Deliberate Stimulus to Speculation, All too Successful, Boom Psychology, Peace and Plenty, Altered Levels, Ansericide, Currency Troubles, Inflation, Making the Investor Speculate, The Test of Confidence, After-Results, Diminishing Rewards, Aloofness of Finance, Production not Wanted, Circulation, Internationalisation, Position of U.S.A., Mounting Prosperity, Multiplication of Bargainers, Eventual Developments, The Impersonal Era, Only Logical Outcome, -- Bibliography, Index. -- end. 324 pp., Excellent Depression Era title on The History of Speculation by Mootram, Collectible Unmarked First Edition. (should be in every trader's library).

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S&P Price Pattern Trading Method

S & P Price Pattern Trading Method Plus An Outside Look at Inside Days and Unlocking the Key in Key Reversal 
 by Larry Williams

Book Description: Larry Williams, Kalispell, Montana, U.S.A., 1984. No Binding. No Binding, staple to top left corner, loose pages, blue paper cover, published 1984, 5 pp.

Condition: Good, edges chipped, otherwise pages clean and unmarked. This is a short 5 page document written and copyrighted by Larry Williams in 1984,

Contents: Standard and Poors Price Pattern Trading Method illustrated with numerous charts and diagrams. - Scarce, 5 pages.

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Charles H. Dow and the Dow Theory

Charles H. Dow and the Dow Theory
by George W. Bishop, Jr.

Book Description: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1960. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, sand-colored cloth boards with red title to spine, published 1960, 359 pp.,

Book Condition: Good, slightest scuffing to corners and edges, top dust dulled and light soil to other text blocks, internally there are numerous red pen marks up to page 109, from 110 on the text is clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, (in Mylar) price clipped, small piece of an old orange price tag still on spine and a few very small tears near edges otherwise clean and solid,

Contents: Preface, 1. The Early Life of Charles H. Dow, 2. A Newspaperman in Providence, 3. Letters from the Magic City, 4. Dow in New York, 5. The S.A. Nelson Version of Dow Theory, 6. The Editorials of Charles H. Dow, 7. The Interpretation of William Peter Hamilton, 8. The Work of Robert Rhea, 9. The Evolution of The Dow Theory, Appendix, Index. -- end. 359 pp. First Edition w/ Dust Jacket.


Status: SOLD 3 June 2013 to Private Collector in Beverly Hills.

The Mars Connection

The Mars Connection: How the Red Planet Influences the Stock Market, Military Activity, Alcoholism
by Maurice B. Cooke

Book Description: Marcus Books, Queensville, Ontario, Canada, 1988. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Softcover, perfect bound, pictorial card wrappers with red title to cover, Stated First Printing October 1988, First Edition, 8 x 5.25 in., 134 pp.

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed and light soil, covers bumped, general shelfwear, spine cover chipped, pages tanned otherwise interior is clean and unmarked.

Contents: The Mars Connection, This book draws together many threads. Though they differ widely in basic focus, all of them relate in some manner to the planet Mars and to the apparent effect which that body is able to exert on human decisions and reactions. Stock Market Investors, Traders and Analysts will find the first three chapters of particular interest as they deal with the basis upon which this author was able to predict the "bottom" which occurred in the fall of 1987. -- end. Collectible First Printing.

Status: SOLD, 8 September 2012 to Private Collector in Australia.

Value Line Methods of Evaluating Common Stocks, Building and Maintaining a Portfolio

Value Line Methods of Evaluating Common Stocks, Building and Maintaining a Portfolio
by Arnold Bernhard

Book Description: Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc., New York, 1979. Soft cover. No Jacket 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Blue card stock wraps with white title to cover.

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed and some small chips to back cover, general shelfwear, corners bumped. Some light tanning to page edges otherwise Interior is clean, bright and unmarked.

Contents: I: Introduction, II: Evaluating a Stock, Schema, How the Flow of Information is Presented, Background Evidence and Opinion, Other Criteria of Value Offered in the Value Line Survey, Some Interpretations of the Statistical Arrayed on a Typical Stock Report, Per Share Basis, Company Basis, III: Portfolio Management, IV: How Value Line Ranks, Estimates and Indices Are Computed, V: Glossary, VI: Compound Interest Tables, VII: Index, VIII: Organizational Chart, Other Services. -- end. 96 pp.

Summary: The Value Line Investment Survey was started in 1935. From the very beginning, it was based on the idea, radical for it's time, that stock values could be objectively quantified and that such evaluation would make for more efficient investment then random selection. Arnold Bernhard, founder and CEO of Value Line Inc. died in December 1987 when the Value Line Survey was the world's largest investment advisory service with more then 134,000 subscribers paying $495 annually to receive it. This 96 page book covers some of the theory and practice behind the value line methodology. Scarce Title, Collectible.

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Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments

Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments 
by Harry M. Markowitz

Book Description: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1959. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, First Edition, 1959, (Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University Monograph 16), 344 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, corners gently bumped and lightly scuffed, spine ends gently bumped and lightly scuffed, a few small marks to bottom text block (see photos), small insect damage opposite title page (see photo), slightest hint of tanning to pages otherwise interior is clean and unmarked,

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, unclipped, significant tanning to covers, general shelfwear, extensive insect damage to edges (see photo), 2 1/2 inch tear on back near spine has been repaired by previous owner with tape, spine tanned and rubbed,

Contents: Part I: Introduction and Illustrations, 1. Introduction, 2. Illustrative Portfolio Analyses, Part II: Relationships Between Securities and Portfolios, 3. Averages and Expected Values, 4. Standard Deviations and Variances, 5. Investment in Large Numbers of Securities, 6. Return in the Long Run, Part III. Efficient Portfolios, 7. Geometric Analysis of Efficient Sets, 8. Derivation of E, V Efficient Sets, 9. The Semi-Variance, Part IV: Rational Choice Under Certainty: 10. The Expected Utility Maxim, 11. Utility Analysis over Time, 12. Probability Beliefs, 13. Applications to Portfolio, Selection, Bibliography, Appendix: A. The Computation of Efficient Sets, B. A Simplex Method for Portfolio Selection, C. Alternative Axiom Systems for Expected Utility, Index. -- end.

Summary: Landmark book on Portfolio Selection by 1990 Nobel Prize winner Harry M. Markowitz. Extremely Scarce and Collectible First Edition with Dust Jacket.

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Confusion de Confusiones (English Version w/ 14 Page Introduction)

Confusion de Confusiones (English Version w/ 14 Page Introduction)
by Joseph de la Vega

Book Description: Baker Library, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston, MA, 1988. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, perfect bound, cream colored linen-like wrappers with B&W illustration of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange circa Seventeenth Century and blue title to cover, Portions Descriptive of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange Selected and Translated by Professor Hermann Kellenbenz Hochschule fur Wirtschaftsund Sozialwissenschaften, ENGLISH VERSION, original Spanish version 1688, this translation 1957. This copy is a 1988 REPRINT of the 1957 translation.

Book Condition: Very Good, wrappers rubbed and soiled, general shelfwear, corners bumped, internally very clean and unmarked.

Contents: This book contains selected portions of the original 1688 version that were directly related to the Seventeenth Century Stock Exchange in Amsterdam. These accounts by de la Vega are widely regarded as the first written observations and descriptions of how the Stock Exchange operates. Trade and speculation in shares first appeared in Amsterdam when, in 1602, the six local "chambers" for East Indian trade were united into a general Dutch East India Company. This is a fascinating read on it's own, but I found the lengthy Introduction invaluable. This "Introduction" is not found in other versions of this book.Contains a two page Forward by Aurthor H. Cole, Research Center in Entrepreneurial History, Harvard University, and a fourteen page Introduction by the principle translator Hermann Kellenbenz. Professional traders will find the similarities of the Seventeenth Century Exchange far outweigh the differences of today's modern exchanges. The Introduction also includes some important historical content that provides a good backdrop for the de la Vega dialogues. 56 pages. A MUST READ for any serious trader. 1988 REPRINT of the 1957 translation of this 1688 title, Collectible.

Status: SOLD, 11 September, 2012 to Private Collector in New York.

The Bahavior of Stock-Market Prices

The Bahavior of Stock-Market Prices 
by Eugene F. Fama

Book Description: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, 1965. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. PHOTOCOPY REPRINT, velo-bound photocopy reprint of the original thesis that appeared in the Journal of Business of the University of Chicago in 1965. (Center for Mathematical Studies in Business and Economics, Reprint Series, No. 39. Reprinted from the Journal of Business of the University of Chicago Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1, January 1965) 

Book Condition: Very Good, clean photocopy of original, layout is (2) original pages per (1) 8.5" x 11" page, 60 pp.

Contents: This is a copy of Fama's 1965 Ph.D Thesis on the Behavior of Stock-Market Prices. He was 26 years old at the time it was published and went on to have an illustrious career in finance. (Note: This title is available as a free download from the University of Chicago, but if you don't want to go through the hassle of downloading, printing and binding then this may be a convenient low-cost alternative.) PHOTOCOPY REPRINT in Velo-bound binding. 60 pp.

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Gann 12 Seminar (Entire Seminar numbers 1 to 8)

Gann 12 Seminar (Entire Seminar numbers 1 to 8)
by Kent H. Steffgen

Book Description: Kent H. Steffgan Intermarket Data, Universal City, CA, U.S.A., 1980. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Brown Card Wrappers with Metal Prong Fastener Binding, Gann 12 Title Page / Secondary Cover is white card stock with blue printed title, colored card stock tab pages separate the Seminar's 8 sections, 175 pp. No publication date, but we know this particular seminar took place in either late 1980 or early 1981 and was co-produced / promoted by The Investment Centre Bookstore in Los Angeles (Don Mack, Dr. Jerome Baumring),

Book Condition: Very Good, general shelfwear and light soil to covers, pages lightly tanned otherwise clean and unmarked,

Contents: This is the Gann 12 Seminar Manual provided to students of the Gann 12 Seminar (Kent H. Steffgen) in the early 1980s. Presenters listed as speakers included: Kent Steffgen, Dennis Sanders, Robert Prechter, Nick Flambouris, David Williams, Stepan Sperling and Norman Winski.

Table of Contents: Introduction, 1. Linear Constants, 2. Financial Astrology, 3. Theological Mathematics, 4. Cycles, 5. Elliot Wave and Fibonacci, 6. Data Base, 7. Gann 12 Procedure -- end. 175 pp.

(Note: After the seminar in 1980 there were some misunderstandings on the post-seminar sales of additional tapes and materials between Kent Steffgen and Donald Mack of The Investment Centre Book Store. Included are some of the original typewritten correspondence (heated) from Kent Steffgen to Don Mack - interesting reading!) 

EXTREMELY SCARCE and Collectible Gann Course from the 1980s.

[Steffgen had earlier authored some controversial political books (2 specifically about Ronald Reagan) - The Bondage of the Free (1966), Here's the Rest of Him (1968), The Counterfeit Candidate (1976)].

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$450.00

The Richard D. Wyckoff Method of Trading and Investing in Stocks: A Course of Instruction in Stock Market Science and Technique, The Richard D. Wyckoff Course of Instruction in Tape Reading and Active Trading (2 Volume Set)

The Richard D. Wyckoff Method of Trading and Investing in Stocks: A Course of Instruction in Stock Market Science and Technique, AND The Richard D. Wyckoff Course of Instruction in Tape Reading and Active Trading (2 Volume Set) 
by Richard D. Wyckoff

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, This 2 Volume Set Includes, "The Richard D. Wyckoff Method of Trading and Investing in Stocks: A Course of Instruction in Stock Market Science and Technique" (Vol 1, 400 pp.) AND "The Richard D. Wyckoff Course of Instruction in Tape Reading and Active Trading" (Vol 2, 96 pp.)

About Volume 1: pictorial (vintage-look) photo boards, Reprint, exact facsimile of the rare 1931-34 title originally published by Richard D. Wyckoff, no dust jacket, Hardcover Reprint of the Original Document published in 1944. (Copyright 1931, 1932, 1933 by Richard D. Wyckoff, Copyright 1934 by Richard D. Wyckoff, Inc., Copyright 1936-1937 and 1944 by Wyckoff Associates, Inc.) 400 pp.

Book Condition: Very Good, some charts that were originally "white lines and text over black background" are a bit difficult to read, but should suffice for the purpose the author intended, all text is clear and legible.

Contents: How to Proceed, Foreword, Basic Law, Judging the Market by its Own Action, Forms of Charts, Buying and Selling Waves, Chart Records, Determining the Trend of the Market - Composite Averages, Comparing Strength and Weakness - Group Averages, How a Campaign is Conducted - Individual Chart Studies Part 1, How the Operator's Intentions May Be Detected - Chart Studies II, Figure Charts - Individual Chart Studies Part III, Figure Charts - Individual Chart Studies Part IV, Figure Charts - NY Times Average - Chart Studies Part V, Market Technique - Volume Studies, Significance of Trend Lines, Vertical Line Charts - Chart Studies Part VI, Vertical Line Charts - Chart Studies Part VII, Selecting the Best Stocks - Position Sheet - Barometer, How to Determine the Position of an Individual Stock, Buying and Selling Test, Refinements, The Wave Chart, Stop Orders - How to Handle Them, General Instructions - Cautionary Suggestions, Market Philosophy - Cautionary Suggestions (continued), Addenda -- end. 400 pages.

About Volume 2: pictorial (vintage-look) photo boards, Reprint, exact facsimile of the rare 1934 title originally published by Richard D. Wyckoff, no dust jacket, Hardcover Reprint of the Original Document published in 1934, 96 pp.

Book Condition: Very Good, spine slightly twisted, the photocopy reproduction is good but not excellent, some of the chart details are difficult to read and some of the text is faded, but all text is legible.

Contents: Introduction, Judging the Immediate Trend (Buying and Selling Waves, Wave Chart of the Leaders), Buying and Selling Waves - Part II, How to Link the Wave Chart with the Stock in Which you are Trading (A Vertical Line Chart and Continuous Line Chart), Trading Areas and How to Profit by Them (Trading Area of Auburn Motors), The Tape Reading Chart (Tape Reading Chart of J.I. Case), How to Spot the Buying and Selling Points within a Small Fraction, Judging Strength or Weakness, How to Keep Percentage in your Favor, Trading on Initial Activity, Judging the Market by Tests and Responses, The Best Stocks for Active Trading, Stop Orders and Other Vital Points (Judging Your Efficiency, Trading in Uniform Lots, Dow-Jones Averages, Trading on Paper, Trade at the Market, Put Time Limit on Your Trades, Qualifications of a Successful Speculator, Never Ask Advice, Fallacy of Averaging, Capital Required, How Profits Accumulate, Where to Trade, Choice of Brokers, Study you Losses, Practice Persistently), Chart Studies (American Telephone at Bottom of Reaction, American Telephone at Top of Rally, Allied Chemical at Bottom of Reaction, Allied Chemical at Top of Rally, J.I. Case at Bottom of Reaction, American Can Combined with Five Leaders) -- end. 96 pages. EXTREMELY SCARCE TRADING COURSES by RICHARD D. WYCKOFF, Collectible Hardcover Reprints.

Status: Temporarily Back Ordered

The Magic Path of Intuition (ORIGINAL TYPEWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT)

The Magic Path of Intuition (ORIGINAL TYPEWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT) 
by Florence Scovel Shinn

Book Description: 1936. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, No binding, 3 hole punched typewritten pages in Brown Card "Amfil" Kankakee, ILL folder, 3 hole double-tang fasteners, To our knowledge this 19 page, 10 Lesson document was never published by Shinn. We do know that she obtained a copyright for this title on Jan. 24, 1936, (As noted in the Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 1, Group 2, Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers or Periodicals, Etc. Lectures, Sermons, Addresses for Oral Delivery, Maps, 1936, New Series, Volume 33, No. 1) but we are unable to find any documentation or evidence to show that this was ever published.

Book Condition: Very Good, folder is rubbed and light soil, corners bumped and creased, internally pages are lightly tanned but otherwise no rips or tears. While typing lessons 1 through 9 it is apparent that Shinn's typewriter ribbon was running out of ink and therefore several pages have extremely light type. In the middle of Lesson 9 she changed the ink cartridge and the remainder of the manuscript is crisp and uniform. There are a few corrections made in pencil and some type errors that were "x"ed out and re-typed.

Contents: Lesson 1. The Magic Path of Intuition, True Prayer Means Preparation, Lesson 2. HOW TO WIND YOURSELF UP FINANCIALLY, Lesson 3. The MAGIC PATH OF INTUITION, Awake thou that sleepth, All that you desire or require is already on your pathway, but you must be wide awake to your good to bring it into manifestation, Lesson 4. HOW TO BREAK UP OLD THOUGHT FORMS, Lesson 5. HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, Lesson 6. BRINGING YOUR FUTURE INTO THE NOW TIME AND SPACE ARE but a dream., Lesson 7. THE HOUSE THAT FAITH BUILT, Lesson 8. DO NOT LET YOUR HEART'S DESIRE BECOME A HEART'S DISEASE, Lesson 9. GOD THE GREAT MAGICIAN, Lesson 10. ALL THAT THE FOURTH DIMENSION AFFORDS IS YOURS. -- end. 19 pp.

Note:  Shinn's other "Published" works include: The Game of Life and How to Play it (1925), Your Word is Your Wand (1928), The Secret Door to Success (1940) and Power of the Spoken Word published posthumously in (1945).

About the Author: Florence Scovel Shinn (1871-1940), Florence Scovel Shinn's books have been reprinted continually since her death in 1940. These metaphysical works were published privately during her lifetime, but Simon & Schuster and the Church of Religious Science have made them a staple of New Age bookstores everywhere today. Shinn developed her beliefs from such mystical sources as Freemasonry and ancient Egyptian philosophy. The Game of Life and How to Play It and The Secret Door to Success are often seen as blueprints to today's most popular self-improvement books. Shinn's influence has proven so great that two researchers have compared her writings with the work of the father of positive thinking, Norman Vincent Peale, and have concluded that some of Peale's theories originated with Shinn. We consider "The Magic Path of Intuition" a lost treasure from Shinn and look forward to finding a new home for this collectible gem. Please feel free to contact us with any specific questions about this title.


Status: SOLD,  8 November, 2012 to Private Collector in California, USA.

The Richard D. Wyckoff Course of Instruction in Tape Reading and Active Trading

The Richard D. Wyckoff Course of Instruction in Tape Reading and Active Trading
by Richard D. Wyckoff

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, pictorial (vintage-look) photo boards, Reprint, exact facsimile of the rare 1934 title originally published by Richard D. Wyckoff, no dust jacket, Hardcover Reprint of the Original Document published in 1934, 96 pp.

Book Condition: Very Good, spine slightly twisted, the photocopy reproduction is good but not excellent, some of the chart details are difficult to read and some of the text is faded, but all text is legible.

Contents: Introduction, Judging the Immediate Trend (Buying and Selling Waves, Wave Chart of the Leaders), Buying and Selling Waves - Part II, How to Link the Wave Chart with the Stock in Which you are Trading (A Vertical Line Chart and Continuous Line Chart), Trading Areas and How to Profit by Them (Trading Area of Auburn Motors), The Tape Reading Chart (Tape Reading Chart of J.I. Case), How to Spot the Buying and Selling Points within a Small Fraction, Judging Strength or Weakness, How to Keep Percentage in your Favor, Trading on Initial Activity, Judging the Market by Tests and Responses, The Best Stocks for Active Trading, Stop Orders and Other Vital Points (Judging Your Efficiency, Trading in Uniform Lots, Dow-Jones Averages, Trading on Paper, Trade at the Market, Put Time Limit on Your Trades, Qualifications of a Successful Speculator, Never Ask Advice, Fallacy of Averaging, Capital Required, How Profits Accumulate, Where to Trade, Choice of Brokers, Study you Losses, Practice Persistently), Chart Studies (American Telephone at Bottom of Reaction, American Telephone at Top of Rally, Allied Chemical at Bottom of Reaction, Allied Chemical at Top of Rally, J.I. Case at Bottom of Reaction, American Can Combined with Five Leaders) -- end. 96 pages, EXTREMELY SCARCE TRADING COURSE by WYCKOFF - Highly Collectible Hardcover Reprint.

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How To Invest, A Handbook of Buying and Selling Stocks and Bonds

How To Invest, A Handbook of Buying and Selling Stocks and Bonds 
by Standard & Poors Corporation

Book Description: Standard & Poor's Corporation for Thompson & McKinnon, New York, 1957. Soft cover. Softcover, Saddle Stitch, Gray card wrappers with printed blue title to cover, published by Standard & Poor's for the Thomson & McKinnon in 1957, 19 pp. 5.25 X 8 in.,

Booklet Condition: Good, covers rubbed, tanned and light soil, spine tanned, general shelfwear, pages lightly tanned otherwise clean and unmarked.

Contents: This was an off-the-shelf Handbook that S&P produced for several brokerage firms in the 1950s and 60s, this one produced for Thomson & McKinnon in 1957. (Founded in 1885, Thomson and McKinnon ran into financial trouble in the late 1980s and was purchased in 1989 by Prudential Bache. Prudential-Bache only purchased the firm's retail brokerage offices and customer accounts). Table of Contents: Introduction, Getting Started, Buying and Selling Bonds, Profits in Common and Preferred Stocks, How to Develop Your Investment Plan, Fundamental Rules for Successful Investing, Your Broker and the Securities Markets, Language of the Financial Community -- end. 19 pp. Scarce Emphemera of Thomson & McKinnon from the 1950s. Collectible.

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$20.00

Inflation and Inflation Hedges

Inflation and Inflation Hedges
by Harry D. Schultz

Book Description: Harry D. Schultz, Basel, Switzerland. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 3.75 X 8.25 in., Saddle Stitch, Yellow wrappers with black title and graphics to cover, Booklet, No publication date - assumed 1970s, printed in Switzerland, 26 pp.  

Booklet Condition: Very Good, cover lightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped, internally clean and unmarked.,

Contents: Inflationary advise circa the 1970s from Swiss Bank advocate Harry D. Schultz. 26 pp. Collectible.

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$25.00

Put Option and Call Option Contracts

Put Option and Call Option Contracts
By Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association, Inc.  

Book Description: Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association, Inc., New York. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Perfect Bound, Blue Card Wrappers with black title to cover, 6" x 8", no publication date but likely 1930s or 40s. Second Edition, 60pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and soiled, general shelfwear, corners bumped, spine faded and tanned, pages tanned otherwise no marks.

Contents: Topics covered, History, Cost of Options, Definition of a "Call" Option, Definition of a "Put" Option, Definitions, The Economic Importance of Options, How to Exercise Options, Endorsements, Premiums, The Seller of Options, Options vs. Stop-Loss Orders, Cost of Options, Duration of Options, Differential Options vs. Market Options, Dividends, Income Taxes, Appendix (appendix takes up pages 21-60) -- end. 60 pp., Extremely Scarce Title, Highly Collectible.

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$140.00

List of Members of the Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association, Inc.

List of Members of the Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association, Inc.
By Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association, Inc.

Book Description: Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association, Inc., New York. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 4 x 8.25 in., Saddle Stitch, Blue card wrappers with black title to cover, no publication date - assumed 1940s, 5 pp.

Brochure Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed and light soil, edges chipped and tanned, one small mark in pen to interior otherwise clean and unmarked,

Contents: Listing of the 25 members of the Put and Call Brokers and Dealers Association at the time of this publication. - end. 5 pp. Collectible Wall Street Ephemera.

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$25.00

ADDENDA for Lesson One to Lesson Eleven for Tubbs' Stock Market Correspondence Lessons

ADDENDA for Lesson One to Lesson Eleven for Tubbs' Stock Market Correspondence Lessons by C. Ralph Dystant

Book Description: C. Ralph Dystant, Dysco., Chicago, IL, USA, 1970.  NO BINDING, Loose pages (3 hole punched), 8.5 x 11 in. white paper for text and green grid graph paper for charts, This 54 pp. ADDENDA (Original) is for the NEW 1970 edition of Tubbs' Stock Market Correspondence Lessons One to Fourteen that Ralph Dystant published in 1970. Upon uncovering this rare document we now better understand how it came to be that there are two versions of the Tubbs course reprint floating around.

The first TEN Lesson course written and published by Frank Tubbs in the 30s or 40s, and the FOURTEEN Lesson course published by Dystant in 1970. Lessons Eleven by Fourteen were written and added by Dystant in 1970. Dystant re-typeset the entire Lesson One thru Fourteen Course for the 1970 publication, but for those re-sellilng the reprint for the last couple of decades, there has never been any mention that Ralph Dystant actually wrote the last four chapters and to our knowledge the existence of an ADDENDA for Lessons One to Eleven by Ralph Dystant may have been known by very few. It is clear to us now that Dr. Jerome Baumring, who originally owned this ADDEND knew, but decided to sell the Reprints of Lesson One through Fourteen Course with no reference to Ralph Dystant. We can only speculate as to Dr. Baumring's reasons, but it may have been related to copyright infringement issues.

In this 54 pp. ADDENDA, Dystant attempts to update Tubb's observations and in many cases uses current charts to illustrate his additonal observations. For those of you who own the Tubbs' course you will see in Lesson Eleven that a 1970 chart of Savin verifies that Dystant wrote Lessons Eleven through Fourteen. We were also able to verify Dystant's November 1970 copyright and description through the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: 1970: July-December (See photo).

Addenda Condition: Very Good, pages are lightly tanned and light shelfwear otherwise clean and unmarked. (no binding, loose pages only), Contents: Lesson One Addenda 8 pp. (4 pages of text and pages of charts), Lesson Two Addenda 4 pp. (2 pages of text and 2 pages of charts, Lesson Three Addenda 14 pp. (2 pages of text, 3 pages of charts and 9 pages of tables), Lesson Four Addenda 7 pp. (1 page of text and 6 pages of charts), Lesson Five Addenda 1 pp. (1 page of text), Lesson Six Addenda 3 pp. (1 page of text and 2 pages of charts), Lesson Seven Addenda 3 pp. (2 pages of text and 1 page of charts), Lesson Eight Addenda 2 pp. (1 page of text and 1 page of charts), Lesson Nine Addenda 5 pp. (3 pages of text, 1 page of charts and 1 page of tables), Lesson Ten Addenda 1 pp. (1 page of text), Lesson Eleven Addenda (A Ralph Dystant Addenda to his own chapter) 4 pp. (1 page of text and 3 pages of charts), also included is a chart of the Transportation Averages from 1958 to 1970 with volume and a chart of Market Barometers for 1969 to 1970 that includes Utilities, Industrials and Transportation -- end. 54 pp. EXTREMLY SCARCE ORIGINAL BY C. RALPH DYSTANT. HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

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Handbook for Using and Understanding Swiss Banks

Handbook for Using and Understanding Swiss Banks
by Harry D. Schultz

Book Description: Harry D. Schultz, Basel, Switzerland. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 3.75 X 8.25 in., Saddle Stitch, Mint Green paper wrappers with black title to cover, 12 pp. booklet, printed in Switzerland.

Booklet Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped, internally clean and unmarked.,

Contents: What Swiss Banks Can Do For You, What kind of accounts are there? Some useful Investment channels for your money in Swiss Banks, WHY a Swiss Bank?, What ARE Swiss Banks?, What Swiss Banks are NOT, WHICH Swiss Bank?, How to Open an account with a Swiss Bank, The Swiss Gnome, Understanding Swiss Bank Language, Understanding the Swiss as People, Postscript. -- end. 12 pp. Informative brochure / booklet by Harry D. Schultz circa 1970s. Collectible.

Status: SOLD to Private Collector in USA
 

Confusion de Confusiones

Confusion de Confusiones (English Version w/ 14 Page Introduction) 
by Joseph de la Vega, translated by Professor Hermann Kellenbenz

Book Description: Baker Library, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston, MA, 1957. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Saddle Stitch, brown wrappers with pasted title (white label with black text in black frame) to cover (see photo), Portions Descriptive of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange Selected and Translated by Professor Hermann Kellenbenz Hochschule fur Wirtschaftsund Sozialwissenschaften, ENGLISH VERSION, original Spanish version 1688, this translation 1957.

Book Condition: Very Good, wrappers show considerable wear, edges have small tears (nothing larger than 1/2"), wrappers tearing away from spine staples but still intact, covers faded and light soil, wrapper edges chipped in some places, spine faded, some light foxing to the first few pages, pages lightly tanned otherwise very clean internally and unmarked.

Contents: This book contains selected portions of the original 1688 version that were directly related to the Seventeenth Century Stock Exchange in Amsterdam. These accounts by de la Vega are widely regarded as the first written observations and descriptions of how the Stock Exchange operates. Trade and speculation in shares first appeared in Amsterdam when, in 1602, the six local "chambers" for East Indian trade were united into a general Dutch East India Company. This is a fascinating read on it's own, but I found the lengthy Introduction invaluable. This "Introduction" is not found in other versions of this book.Contains a two page Forward by Aurthor H. Cole, Research Center in Entrepreneurial History, Harvard University, and a fourteen page Introduction by the principle translator Hermann Kellenbenz. Professional traders will find the similarities of the Seventeenth Century Exchange far outweigh the differences of today's modern exchanges. The Introduction also includes some important historical content that provides a good backdrop for the de la Vega dialogues. 56 pages. A MUST READ for any serious trader. Extremely Scarce 1957 translation of this 1688 title, Highly Collectible.  

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$150.00

Inflation's Timing

Inflation's Timing: And Warning Symptoms Of It's Explosive Stage
by Donald G. Ferguson, Allen H. Lester  

Book Description: American Institute for Economic Research, Cambridge, MA, 1936. Trade Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Green printed wrappers with black title to cover, 3rd printing, 1936, 64 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and light soil, previous owner name in pen to bottom of front cover (see photo), general shelfwear, corners and spine bumped, internally very clean and unmarked,

Contents: THE TIMING OF INFLATION: Explanation of the Charts, The Index of Inflation, Timing, THE EARLY STAGE OF INFLATION: Germany, France, Civil War, World War, New Era, Duration, Other Reasons for the Time Lag, Obvious Lessons, THE CRITICAL STAGE: Germany, France, Civil War, World War, New Era, Duration, THE EXPLOSIVE STAGE: Germany, France, Civil War, World War, New Era, WARNING SIGNALS OF DISASTER: Circumstances Conductive to Complete Repudiation, Circumstances Leading to Devaluation, Circumstances Leading Only to Collapse, Warning Symptoms, The Current Inflation, Protection Against Inflation, Can Inflation Be Controlled? -- end. 64 pp. Classic Post Depression Era Title on Inflation. Bookseller Note: This post depression title may be one of the best books you read this year. The conclusion that readers may get from his five examples of inflation/hyperinflation periods in history is that the way they play out is not only different in each situation, but more importantly that none of them played out the way previous economic theories expected them to. The big take-away is that the probabilities of the Fed managing our next hyper-inflationary period well are very low. Important and Collectible title on Inflation and Hyper-Inflation.

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65.00 

1929 Revisited

1929 Revisited, An Economic Handbook for the Turbulent Seventies 
by Morgan Maxfield, (with James Gwartney)

Book Description: The National Youth Foundation, Kansas City, 1976. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Perfect Bound, pictorial graphic and title to front cover, title to spine, Stated First Printing December 1976 (copyright dated 1977 - likely that the copyright submitted in Dec. 76 would not be approved until 1977). 205 pp.

Book Condition: Good, covers extremely rubbed, light soil, corners and spine bumped, spine extremes chipping, text block soiled, internally clean with the exception of a blue pen underline on page 82. previous owner clipped out an advertisement on the last text page of the book - the text is unaffected.,

Contents: Foreword, Introduction, 1. The Pendulum Era, 2. The Demise of the Post-War Bull Market, 3. Profile of Inflation, 4. Double Digit Deficits and the Economics of Political Expediency, 1967-1970, 5. Interest Rates and the Negative Yield Curve, 6. The Pendulum Swings Again, 1971-74, 7. A Personal Financial Strategy for the Coming Crisis, 8. The Failure of Economics, 9. Wise Men Revisited, 10. A Political Strategy For a Return To Economic Stability, Appendix, Glossary -- end. 205 pp. -- Excellent 1976 discourse by the late great (and forgotten) Morgan Maxfield. Recommended reading.

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$45.00

Portfolio Management for the Small Investor

Portfolio Management for the Small Investor
by Frank P. Bennett

Book Description: Frank P. Bennett & Co., Inc. for United States Investor, Boston, 1949. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle Stitch, Yellow/Orange card wrappers with printed green title to cover, Reprinted from Investment Counsel Edtion - United States Investor, 31 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and moderate soil, top front corner bumped and creased, general shelfwear, internally very clean and unmarked

Contents: PART ONE, Fixed Income Securities: General Principles Underlying Successful Investment Operation - Characteristics, Advantages and Risks Attached to Bonds and Preferred Stocks, Psychological and Emotional Factors, Basic Requirements Must Be Appraised, Types of Securities, Fixed Income Investments, U.S. Savings Bonds - Series G, Covertible Bonds and Preferred Stocks, Railroad Equipment Bonds, PART TWO, Variable Income Securities, Common Stocks Grouped in Three Categories (1) Defensive, (2) Cyclical, (3) Growth, Inflation As A Long Range Factor, Unusual Factors, Undeniable Factors, Diversification, A Hedge Against Errors, Appraisal of Common Stocks By Types, Defensive Type Stocks, Cyclical Stocks, Growth Stocks, Alert Management Counts, PART THREE, Individual Investment Problems, Studies of Different Investment Requirements Which Emphasize the Need for Income, Safety or Appreciation, Study No. 1, Study No. 2, Study No. 3, Study No. 4, Study No. 5, (Tables: Portfolios for Studies No. 1 thru 5) -- end. 31 pp.

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$65.00

What is Wrong with The Stock Market?

What is Wrong with The Stock Market?
by Walter H. Dickerson

 Book Description: Sunshine Press, Venice, FL, 1975. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle Stitch, Yellow card wrappers with black title and chart graphic to cover, 56 pp., 4.5 X 8.5 in.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed and moderate soil, general shelfwear, internally clean and unmarked,

Contents: Introduction, Chapter 1. The seven principal causes of the deterioration of the stock market, Chapter II. Speculation vs. Investment, Chapter III. Advice for the investor, Chapter IV. Thoughts on the stock market, fiscal responsibility in government and the future of our country -- end. 56 pp. Rare title by Dickerson trying to apply cause and effect to the slump of the Stock Market in the mid 1970s.

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Stock and Commodity Traders' Hand-Book of Trend Determination

Stock and Commodity Traders' Hand-Book of Trend Determination, Secrets of Forecasting Values, Especially Commodities including Stocks
 by George Bayer

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, perfect bound, pictorial (vintage-look) photo wrappers, exact facsimile of the 1940 edition originally self-published by George Bayer. 51 pp. (IMPORTANT NOTE: The original title page (which we used for the cover graphic) states that there are 12 Commodity Charts and 3 Illustrations - This Edition DOES NOT contain the 12 Charts but it DOES include the 3 Illustrations and 100% of the content listed in the Table of Contents. This is a very rare document and we assume that the charts Bayer speaks of were laid-in as there is no reference to them in the Table of Contents. The copy we acquire to publish this book did not contain the charts)

Book Condition: Fine

Contents: Foreword, PART I: The Foundation upon which we build our Rules of Forecasting Movements of Commodities and Stocks, Explanation of the Various Columns in the Nautical Almanac, Additional Fundamentals, What the Ancients Knew, Charts, Trading in Commodities, Astronomy for Traders, PART II: 48 Rules for Trading in Wheat, Rule No. 1. Speed of Mercury in Geocentric Longitude, Rule No. 2. Mars-Mercury Speed Differential of 59 minutes, Rule No. 3. Mars-Mecury Longitudinal Difference of 161 32 '18", Rule No. 4. Mercury Retrograde Position of One Year It's Effect a Year Later on the Same Date, + 44 more Rules, PART III: Hides and Stocks, 11 Rules for Trading in Hides or Stocks, Rule No. 1A. Venus, Daily Variation of Logarithm Radius Vector, Rule No. 2A. Venus Latitude Heliocentric 4 58' (4 52") Differences, +9 more Rules, PART IV: Rules for Cotton, Lard and Stocks, Addresses for Supplies. -- end. 51 pp.

About the Author: Born in Germany, George Bayer moved to the United States in the early 1900's in order to satisfy his American dream of becoming a successful trader on New York and Chicago's speculative markets. Upon his arrival in New York it is supposed that Bayer started out as a stock broker and gravitated to the study of natural cycles within the markets. Though little was known about Bayer, we certainly can see today that he was a most prolific and highly successful writer of books regarding financial investment.

Bayer is also noted with having authored and published one of the most unique books about market analysis entitled, "Expert Stock Trader." His highly original theories and methodologies singled Bayer out as one of the great investment giants of his time. Much like his contemporaries W.D. Gann and R.N. Elliot, Bayer was also successful in accurately predicting price levels in market movements which undoubtedly yielded great profits, however unlike Gann, Bayer did not have a good grasp of trade management, even though he did write books on the subject. Bayer marketed his financial trading services to 300 clients who took his forecasts, yet there is no solid evidence that states he sold as many lessons on the subject as Gann did. Gann and Bayer did have in common their successful ability to deliver their trading theories through code in their writing and both did rely much on their study of ancient writings as the basis of their knowledge. One example is a book Bayer wrote entitled "George Wollsten: Expert Stock and Grain Trader," which is a story many believed was written with a code format which when decrypted, would reveal a hidden message leading to information on how to accurately calculate the natural cycles of markets. This title contains forecasting methods and trading rules based upon his astrological indicators and ellipse. Very Important and Rare work by Bayer on Financial Astrology. This Reprint is an exact facsimile of the 1940 Edition, but does not include the 12 laid-in charts advertised in the title, it does include the 3 illustrations and ALL content listed in the Table of Contents.  

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The Accountancy of Investment

The Accountancy of Investment, Including a Treatise on Compound Interest, Annities, Amortisation, and the Valuation of Securities
by Charles E. Sprague

Book Description: Business Publishing Company for The New York University School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York, 1904. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Yellow cloth boards with white title to cover, First Edition published in 1904, 93 pp., 6 X 9 in.,

Book Condition: Good, covers extremely rubbed and soiled and stained, corners bumped, boards slightly bowed, general shelfwear, spine bumped, light soil and light foxing to end papers, internally very clean, pages show slightest hint of tanning otherwise unmarked.

Contents: Preface, Introductory Chapter, The Theory of Accounts, Chapter 1. Capital and Revenue, II. Interest, III. The Use of Logarithms. IV. Amount of an Annuity, V. Present Worth of an Annuity, VI. Rent of Annuity and Sinking Fund., VII. Nominal and Effective Rates, VIII. Valuation of Bonds., IX. Forms of Account - General Principles, X. Real Estate Mortgages, XI. Loans on Collateral, XII. Interest Accounts, XIII. Bonds and Similar Securities, XIV. Discounted Values, Appendix I., Appendix II, Appendix III -- end. 93 pp.

About the Author: Charles Ezra Sprague (October 9, 1842 ¿ March 21, 1912) was an American accountant, born in Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York. He was known as a Civil War hero, and as a proponent of the constructed language Volapük, for which he authored the first major textbook in English, Handbook of Volapük (1888), as well as an early organizer of the accounting profession. During the Civil War, Sprague served in the 44th New York Infantry, seeing action at the Battle of Gettysburg, where his unit was instrumental in helping repulse attacks on Little Round Top. The New York State Archives stores a lengthy article Sprague wrote on his military service. He was president of both the New York Institute of Accounts and the Union Dime Savings Bank (which later became the Dime Savings Bank). Later in life, he was involved in the movement for reform of English spelling as part of the Simplified Spelling Board, of which he was the first treasurer. He was heavily involved in the development of the first state certification of accountants in the United States. Highly Collectible First Edition of this Extremely Scarce title by Charles Ezra Sprague.  

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$500.00
 

The Fixed Stars in Astrology

The Fixed Stars in Astrology
by Prof. L.H. Weston

Book Description: Llewellyn Publishing Company, Portland, OR. Soft cover. Book Condition: Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Softcover, Saddle Stitch (modified), green marbled card wrappers with black title and pictorial graphic of a star and the world to cover. No publication date, estimated 1906, assumed first edition as the 2nd revised and expanded edition was marked as such and came out in the 1930s, 4.5 X 6 in., 21 pp.,

Book Condition: Good, spine soiled and faded, covers rubbed and soiled, general shelfwear, spine bumped and torn at top extreme, corners bumped, previous customer made extensive pencil notes to the pages listing the 80 fixed stars (see photo), page tanned, some page corners creased.

Contents: Rare early edition of Prof. Weston's classic on Fixed Stars, this also includes a 3 page article by George Llewellyn entitled, Health and Attainment Through Cosmic Vibration. 21 pp. Extremely Rare Early Edition of this title by Prof. Weston.
 
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 $65.00
 

Gold Nuggets for Stock and Commodity Traders

Gold Nuggets for Stock and Commodity Traders
by George Bayer

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, perfect bound, pictorial (vintage-look) photo wrappers, exact facsimile of the 1948 edition originally self-published by George Bayer. (This was first published by Bayer in 1941), 70 pp.,  

Book Condition: Very good, covers lightly rubbed, top of spine bumped, internally clean, bright and unmarked.  

Contents: Excellent philosophical narrative by George Bayer on his unique market theories based in part on covered language, observation of nature, planetary influence and crowd psychology.
Originally published in 1941, this is a copy of the 1948 Edition that was updated from the original version.

About the Author: Born in Germany, George Bayer moved to the United States in the early 1900s in order to satisfy his American dream of becoming a successful trader on New York and Chicago's speculative markets. Upon his arrival in New York it is supposed that Bayer started out as a stock broker and gravitated to the study of natural cycles within the markets.

Though little was known about Bayer, we certainly can see today that he was a most prolific and highly successful writer of books regarding financial investment. Bayer is also noted with having authored and published one of the most unique books about market analysis entitled, "Expert Stock Trader." His highly original theories and methodologies singled Bayer out as one of the great investment giants of his time. Much like his contemporaries W.D. Gann and R.N. Elliot, Bayer was also successful in accurately predicting price levels in market movements which undoubtedly yielded great profits, however unlike Gann, Bayer did not have a good grasp of trade management, even though he did write books on the subject. Bayer marketed his financial trading services to 300 clients who took his forecasts, yet there is no solid evidence that states he sold as many lessons on the subject as Gann did.

Gann and Bayer did have in common their successful ability to deliver their trading theories through code in their writing and both did rely much on their study of ancient writings as the basis of their knowledge. One example is a book Bayer wrote entitled "George Wollsten: Expert Stock and Grain Trader," which is a story many believed was written with a code format which when decrypted, would reveal a hidden message leading to information on how to accurately calculate the natural cycles of markets. Extremely Scarce Title, Collectible Reprint. 70 pp.

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$60.00

The Egg of Columbus or The Hidden Movements in Stocks and Commodities Markets

The Egg of Columbus or The Hidden Movements in Stocks and Commodities Markets
by George Bayer

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, 2012. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Perfect bound, pictorial (vintage-look) photo wrappers, exact facsimile of the 1942 edition originally self-published by George Bayer, includes charts and and illustration,

Book Condition: Good, the majority of the reproduction is clear and clean, but the small dates of the charts (only 2 pages of charts) are difficult to read, all text is clear and legible, no dust jacket,

Contents: From the foreword, "The matter dealt with in this work is the hardest and most difficult subject anyone can touch. It attempts to explain the ways to make money in markets by the use of strange, natural, but true cycles. A tiny little bit of the surface is here but scratched, when we consider that some writers have used up 20,000 pages such as Swedenborg did; Athenaeus used for the same about 3,000 pages; one old Greek text in my possession used 18 pages to cover the laws.

Of course, every reader will realize quickly, as soon as he has completed his first reading, that the 20,000 page work of Swedenborg covers everything of life that possesses a cycle of any kind or description, while we, for practical trading, require but the very common major moves to make money in the markets. It would be a different story if we would want to get things down so close that each of the 400 or 500 contracts traded at this time during a trading day would be specified to the moment as well as to the exact eighth price. This actually is possible and in this direction I am a present working on my own research. You might gasp at this statement, but you soon will stop when you are through with this work, because you will have to catch you own breath to digest.

Do not think for a moment that there were not people living ages ago who were much smarter and wiser than anyone living today. I have my wisdom (that little which I have) from them, and don't owe the present generation a nickel's worth of thanks. The present generation actually held me back many years, having to wade through their works first until hard thinking put me on the right trail."
                                                                
                                  - George Bayer, Carmel, California, January 2, 1942. 

About the Author: Born in Germany, George Bayer moved to the United States in the early 1900s in order to satisfy his American dream of becoming a successful trader on New York and Chicago's speculative markets. Upon his arrival in New York it is supposed that Bayer started out as a stock broker and gravitated to the study of natural cycles within the markets Though little was known about Bayer, we certainly can see today that he was a most prolific and highly successful writer of books regarding financial investment. Bayer is also noted with having authored and published one of the most unique books about market analysis entitled, "Expert Stock Trader." His highly original theories and methodologies singled Bayer out as one of the great investment giants of his time. Much like his contemporaries W.D. Gann and R.N. Elliot, Bayer was also successful in accurately predicting price levels in market movements which undoubtedly yielded great profits, however unlike Gann, Bayer did not have a good grasp of trade management, even though he did write books on the subject. Bayer marketed his financial trading services to 300 clients who took his forecasts, yet there is no solid evidence that states he sold as many lessons on the subject as Gann did. Gann and Bayer did have in common their successful ability to deliver their trading theories through code in their writing and both did rely much on their study of ancient writings as the basis of their knowledge. One example is a book Bayer wrote entitled "George Wollsten: Expert Stock and Grain Trader," which is a story many believed was written with a code format which when decrypted, would reveal a hidden message leading to information on how to accurately calculate the natural cycles of markets. - Extremely Scarce and important title by George Bayer, 18 pages, Collectible Softcover Reprint.

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