Profitable Trading with Puts and Calls

Profitable Trading with Puts and Calls 
by Richard Whiting

Book Description: R.H.M. Associates Financial Publishers, New York, 1960. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, saddle stitch, beige with black title and decorative illustration to cover, 1960, 68 pp.,

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed, scuffed and soiled, corners bumped, spine rubbed, worn, chipped and has a 3 inch tear at spine, wrappers are detached from top staple but still (barely) attached to the bottom staple, previous owner address label to bottom corner of title page, light tanning and soil to pages otherwise internally unmarked.

Contents: Definition of Put and Call Options, Length of Time Covered by Options, Effect of Dividend on Puts and Calls, Commissions in Buying and Selling Options, The Call Option as a Substitute for the Basic Long Position, The Put Option as A Substitute for the Basic Short Position, Put and Call Options for Protection of Capital, Call Options to Protect a Short Position, Using the Put Option to Protect Profits, Using a Put Option to Protect A New Investment, Basic Reasons for Selling Call Options, Selling Calls to Protect Profits, Basic Reasons for Selling Put Options, The "Hedged Portfolio," Selling Straddles Against a Long Position, Selling Straddles Against a Short Position, Protecting and Enhancing Capital Through the Sale of Options, Short-Term Trading with Puts and Calls, Short-Term Trading with Staddles, Puts and Calls in Combination with Convertible Bonds, The "Bond-Call" Position, The "Bond-Put" Position, Some Leading Convertible Bonds. The "Bond-Straddle" Position, The Role of the Put and Call Broker and Dealer, Tax Aspects of Put and Call Options, Summing Up -- end. 68 pp. EXTEREMLY SCARCE TITLE on OPTIONS circa 1960. Highly Collectible.

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$185.00

The Stock Market Points to the Next Big Move

The Stock Market Points to the Next Big Move: Series Six, Report No. 3 
by J. Irving Weiss

Book Description: Capital Advisors, Inc., New York, 1961. Soft cover.  1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, saddle stitch, card wrappers with black title to cover, Series Six, Report No. 3, 1961. 23 pp., J. Irving Weiss (1908 - 1997)

Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed, scuffed and light soil, covers also show slightest hint of insect damage, corners bumped and bottom corner has light crease, internally bright, clean and unmarked,

Contents: Introduction, What is the Stock Market Saying?, The Craze for Charts, The Resistance of Profits, A New Investment Device Adapted to New Conditions, What is the Stock Market Psychology Today?, What the Experts are Saying, The Inflation Forever Boys, The Sponsors of Growth Shares, Those Who Don't Want to Pay The Tax, The Technicians of Timing And The Dow Jones Theorists, Follow the Leader, The Theory of Charles Dow, The Nature of the Opportunities Ahead, But the Railroads Are In Trouble, The Deceiving Averages, No Real Progress Except In The Depression-Proof Stocks, Industrial Common Stock Shares and Three Years of Getting Nowhere, How About the Billion Dollar Companies?, Confidence Begins to Disintegrate, Overstuffed Businesses, Are We Going to Repeat The 1920-21 Situation? The Invisible Ingredient Of Confidence, A New Revolution in Finance, Fashioning A New Defense for Businessmen, Investors and Savers, Our First Common Stock Recommendation -- end. 23 pp. EXTREMELY SCARCE ORIGINAL from J. Irving Weiss, Highly Collectible.

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$145.00

J. Irving Weiss (1908-1997)

 

Evaluation of Covertible Securites
by S.T. Kassouf (Sheen T. Kassouf)

Book Description: Analytic Investors, Inc., New York, 1962. Soft cover.
1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, saddle stitch, orange wrappers with black title to cover, First Edition, 1962,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed, lightly scuffed, lightly soiled and slightest hint of insect damage, spine faded, rubbed and lightly worn, corners bumped, light shelfwear, pages lightly tanned otherwise interior is clean and unmarked.

Contents: Introduction, Warrants: Definition, "Multiple" vs. "Partial" Warrants, The Determination of Value For a Warrant, Leverage, Premium, Norm Value, Profiting from Overpriced Warrants, Profiting From Underpriced Warrants, The Martin-Marietta Example, Conversion of Warrants, Bonds: Convertible Bonds, The Hedging Operation, The Burroughs Example, Current Yield and Yield to Maturity, Warrants Utilizing Par Value of Bond Preferred for Conversion, Convertible Perferred Stock, Bond and Preferred Stock Redemptions, Commissions: Bonda vs. Common Stoick, Appendix A - Norm Value, Warrants, Bonds, Appendix B - Short Selling, Appendix C - Margin, Appendix D - Recorded Warrant-Price Relationships, Bibliography, Index -- end. 48 pp. EXTREMELY SCARCE TITLE by Sheen T. Kassouf (In 1967 Kassouf co-wrote the quant classic "Beat the Market" with Edward Thorp, this title was written five years earlier), Highly Collectible.

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$250.00

Advanced Concepts for Market Technicians

Advanced Concepts for Market Technicians 
by Peter N. Haurlan

Book Description: Trade Levels, Inc., Pasadena, 1977. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, saddle stitch, blue card wrappers with black title to cover, Stated First Printing February 1977, 47 pp. a 4-page paper entitled "Pyramid Plan for 50% Margin" laid-in, Peter N. Haurlan (1923-1978)

Book Condition: Very Good, cover lightly rubbed and light soil, light shelfwear, front bottom corner has slight crease, corners gently bumped, interior is clean, bright and unmarked,

Contents: I. Objectives, II. Market Price Indicators, Requirements of a Price Indicator, Dow Jones Industrial Average, NYSE Composite Index, Standard & Poors 500 Index, Unweighted Market Averages, Trade Levels UNW MKT AVR, III. Time-Wieghted Moving Averages, Long Term, Intermediate Term, Measuring Breadth by WTD MOV AVR, IV. Short-Term Trading, Risks Involved, Personality Requirement, A Suggested Trading Technique, Summary, V. Action Signal Formula, General Principles, Typical Stock Phases, Action Signal Logic, Overrides, Second Warning About Limitations, VI. Cycle Forecasting, The Existence of Cycles, Trade Levels Approach to Cycles, Cycle Criteria, Currently Active Cycles, Composite Stock Cycle, Summary, VII. Reducing the Risk of Trading (Pyramid Plans), Why Pyramid? Pyramid Calculations, Types of Pyramid, Selecting a Pyramid, Effects of Margin Requirement, How Close Out a Pyramid, Effects of Commission and Interest, Aggressive Pyramids, Short-Sale Pyramids, Appendix: Exponential Smoothing, The Problem, The Aerospace Solution, Selecting the Trend Period, Selecting the Initial Value, Performing the Calculations, Changing Trend Periods, Using Trend Values in Trading, Weighted Moving Average, Equivalent Moving Average, Summary -- end. 47 pp. + Appendix.

EXTREMELY SCARCE FIRST EDITION by the JPL Rocket Scientist that developed the Haurlan Index indicator in the 1960s. While at JPL, Haurlan is cited as using the JPL computers at night to start tracking the stock market using spacecraft tracking techniques, (Sherman McClellan Speech at MTA Awards 2004). I'd encourage you read more on Haurlan as his story is quite fascinating. HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.

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$400.00

Since Yesterday

Since Yesterday: The Nineteen-Thirties in American, September 3, 1929 - September 3, 1939
by Frederick Lewis Allen

Book Description: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1940. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth boards with gilt title over black to spine, Stated First Edition, Harpers code: A-P = Jan. 1940, illustrated, indexed, 362 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed, corners gently bumped, spine sunned, light soil to rear cover, light shelfwear, lightly shaken, spine straight, binding intact, end papers clean, pages lightly tanned otherwise clean and unmarked, no dust jacket,

Contents: Preface, I. Prelude: September 3, 1939, II. Exit Prosperity: 1. Panic!, 2. Afterglow 1930, 3. Bathtub Gin and Crime Wave, 4. Miniature Golf and Free Wheeling, 5. Hoover in Trouble, 6. What Did It Mean?, III. Down, Down, Down: 1. June 1931, The Hoover Moratorium, 3. A Dole for Corporations, 4. Oh Yeah?, 5. Black Depression, 6. The Lindbergh Kidnap Case, 7. Every Man Is Afraid, IV. A Change of Government, V. New Deal Honeymoon, VI. A Change of Climate, VII. Reform and Recovery, VIII. When The Farm Blew Away, IX. The Voice with the Smile Wins, X. With Pen and Camera Through Darkest America, XI. Friction and Recession, XII. The Shadow of War, Appendix, Index -- end. 362 pp., EXTREMELY SCARCE HARPER BROTHERS FIRST EDITION, Collectible Depression Era Chronicle of America.

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Keanes's Manual of Investment Trusts, Second Annual Number (1929)

Keanes's Manual of Investment Trusts, Second Annual Number (1929)
by C.P. Keane

Book Description: Financial Publishing Company, New York, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, forest green cloth boards with gilt title to cover and spine (spine gilt is faded), OVERSIZED 6.5" x 9" x 3" thick,

Book Condition: Good, shaken, covers rubbed, scuffed and light soil, corners bumped, frayed and boards exposed, spine bumped, faded, rubbed, soiled and white mark to spine (see photo), small tear near top spine extreme, previous owner name in pencil to fep, rear board shows evidence of water damage (white stain) but intact, majority of pages show evidence of water damage as some pages are rippled and some have light dampstains, some stray pencil marks throughout, No Dust Jacket,

Contents: Preface, Statements of Investment Trusts, British Investment Trusts, Billion of Investment Trusts Securities now Held by American Investors, Investment Trust Securities of the Future, Speech on Investment Trusts, The Investment Trust's Future, Report of Investment Trusts Committee on Investment Bankers Association of America, Experts Who Invest for Laymen, Accounts of an Investment Trust, New York Stock Exchange Considers Listing Investment Trust Securities, California State Corporation Department References to Investment Trusts, Report of the Committee on Investment Trusts of the National Association of Securities Commissioners, State Regulations passed, pending, contemplated, etc. affecting Investment Trusts, Bibliography of Articles and Books on Investment Trusts, Directory of Directors, Trustees, Officers, Advisory Committees, etc. of Investment Trusts, Directors Bank Affiliations, Houses Which Have Offered Investment Trust Securities Up to May 1, 1929, Securities Held by Investment Trusts, Alphabetical List of Companies with Addresses and Secretaries' Names, New York Curb Market Quotations on Investment Trust Securities, Over the Counter Market Quotations on Investment Trust Securities, -- end. 1488 pp.,

From the Preface, "The Second Annual Number presents statements of 391 companies operating 414 investment trusts, which more then doubles the numbers of a year ago and practically doubles the size of the book, This clearly shows the phenomenal growth of these companies and portends their future importance in the investment field." C.P. Keane, May, 1929.

Bookseller Note: This title published in the summer of 1929 offers a rare glimpse of investment trusts growth, optimism and euphoria just months prior to crash. Extremely Scarce 1929 Title, Collectible. (OVERSIZED, international shipments will incur additional shipping charges).

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$370.00

Competitive Bidding for New Issues of Corporate Securities (1939)

Competitive Bidding for New Issues of Corporate Securities (1939) 
by Harold Stanley

Book Description: Morgan Stanley & Co., New York, 1939. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, saddle stitch, tan paper wrappers with black title to cover, 5 5/8" x 9", 14 pp. Scarce monograph written by Morgan Stanley President, Harold Stanley in November,1939.

Book Condition: Fair, covers tanned, rubbed, scuffed, soiled and rippled, spine worn, chipped and torn, staples rusted, internally pages are rippled, dampstained and all pages have smeared blue ink stains that do not affect the text, corners bumped.

Contents: 14 page monograph on Competitive Bidding for New Issues of Corporate Securities, no table of contents, but here are some of the headings: What is Meant by "Competitive Bidding?", Limitations of Competitive Method, What the Underwriter Does, Additional Responsibilities and Services of the Underwriters, The Effect of Competitive Bidding, In Conclusion -- end. 14 pp. EXTREMELY RARE TITLE BY MORGAN STANLEY President Harold Stanley in 1939.

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$225.00

Triangulation, one element of Thrust Dynamics

Triangulation, one element of Thrust Dynamics
by Larry Williams

Book Description: Larry Williams, 1979. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, comb-binding, tan card wrappers with brown title to cover, published in 1979 by Larry Williams. We understand that this trading system was originally sold by Williams for $3000 per copy with a very strict terms of use clause. The title pages claims that the material is coded to catch anyone that decided to reproduce the copyrighted material, 17 pp.

Book Condition: Very Good, previous owner name in pen to top left corner of the cover, a red 74 to cover (this was likely the control number placed by Williams), there are some various pen notes, but it's difficult to tell which are published and which were written by the previous book owner.

Contents: Introduction, Rationale of the Formula - How it Works, How to Begin, First - Know where to place your stop-loss, An Overview of Triangulation, The Starting Point, How to Arrive at Factor B, Patten Analysis, How to Arrive at Factor A, Okay, Here's the Formula, February Bellies, Pork Bellies Chart, What you have learned so far, Rules for Triangulation, A Check List for Triangulation, Checklist, Soybeans Chart, Live Hogs Chart, British Pound Chart, Comex Gold Charts -- end. 17 pp. Extremely Scarce Trading System from Larry Williams, Highly Collectible Original.

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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 Method of Trading and Investing in Stocks: A Course of Instruction in Stock Market Science and Technique 
By Richard D. Wyckoff

Book Description: Wyckoff Associates, Inc., Park Ridge, Illinois, 1951. No Binding. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Comb-binding, Reprint, exact facsimile of the rare course originally published by Richard D. Wyckoff in the 1930s, this seems to be a Photocopy of an edition published buy Wyckoff Associates, Inc. in the early 1950's as there is a reference on the title page that the home office was moved to the Midwest in 1951., 400 pp.,

Book Condition: Good, Photocopy reprint of the original document, 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), end. 400 pp.

Summary: EXTREMELY SCARCE TRADING COURSE from Wyckoff written in the early 1930s (Wyckoff died in 1934). The course has stood the test of time. This is a very difficult title to find even in reprint form. Originals, if you can find one, are 5 figures. Wyckoff was a very disciplined trader and this course reflects his focus, tenacity and attention to detail. 400 pages. Highly Recommending Reading.

Status: SOLD,  16 February 2013 to Private Collector in Quebec, Canada.

Dow Theory Comment: Selected Issues November 1932 through August 1934

Dow Theory Comment: Selected Issues November 1932 
through August 1934
by Robert Rhea

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Soft cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, perfect bound, REPRINT, Selected Issues of Robert Rhea's "Dow Theory Comment" letters from November 1932 to August 1934, 196 pp. These were available by annual subscription in the 1930s.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Contents: 196 pages worth of these Dow Theory Comments that include charts, graphs and observations on the general markets, sectors and selected stocks - all under the guise of Rhea's Dow Theory. Extremely Scarce, REPRINT, 196 pages. Collectible.

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$150.00

The Golden Harvest, Basic Method for Grain Trading and Advanced Method for Grain Trading

The Golden Harvest: Basic Method for Grain Trading and Advanced Method for Grain Trading 
by Franklin Paul Jackson

Book Description: Grain Market Institute, Los Angeles, 1959. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Velo-bound, REPRINT, Includes both Titles, The Basic Method for Grain Trading (originally published in 1951 and later revised in 1959, this is a copy of the 1959 revision, 60 pp.) and The Advanced Method for Grain Trading (originally published in 1958, this is a copy of the 1958 Edition, 69 pp.), Photocopy Reprint,

Book Condition: Very Good, light soil and light tanning to pages otherwise clean and unmarked, general shelfwear, top corner of the clear plastic cover is creased,

BASIC METHOD Contents: There is no table of contents, but here are some of the headings: Foreword, Some Differences Between Stocks and Commodities, Statistics and fallacies, The First Law of Trading, Essentials of Success in Commodity Trading, Trend Determination is the First Essential, Some Hints on Mechanics, Principles of Price Movement, History of Market Reveals Principles, Congestion Areas Supply and Demand Levels, The Controlling Factors in Grain Price Movement, Supply and Demand Levels in an Upswing, In Downswings Watch the Rally Tops, Double Top, Double Bottom, Head and Shoulders, Triple Tops and Bottoms, Triangles, The Opportunity Patterns, In Which Direction will the Breakout Go?, Breakouts, False Moves, The End of the Uprush, The Bottom of Downswings, The 50% Reaction, Inside Days, Trendlines and Trend Channels, Know Thyself Also, Why Most Men Lose, The Principal Hazards are Psychological, You Must Understand the Dangers, Large Profits are Easier than Large Losses, Insuring Your Success, How to Use Stop Loss Orders Profitably, Adjusting Stop Orders to Price Range, Mathematics of Limiting Loss, Profit/Risk Ratio, An Introduction to Precise Technique, Making the Method Work, The Daily Trend, Trading Trend Reversal Signals, Operating on the Reversal Signals, Reversing to Short, Switching From Short to Long, Operating on The Trend Signals, Memo - Rule One Formula for Trend Reversal Signal, Your Key to Fortune, You Must Sell Short, Practice Trading is Essential, The Trading Range: It's Problems, Opportunities and Dangers, When (what) is a Trading Range, Buying and Selling Zones, Tactics in the Trading Range, Trading Methods, The Golden Rules of Speculation, Speculating without Risk, Keep Your Balance -- end. 60pp.

ADVANCED METHOD Contents: A Method Based on Precise Rules, Rule One - Trading Trend Reversal Signals, Rule Two - Four Day Resistance, Rule Three - Three Narrow Days, Operating on Breaking Point Reversal Signals, Operating Plans, Quick Profit Trading, Multi-Profit Trading for Repeated Quick Profits, Using Repeat Signals for Multi-Profits, Using Repeat Signals for Multi-Profits, How Much Profit to Take, Breaking Points 1% Price Swings, Rule Four, Reversal Signals Before Penetration, One Day Reversal Signal, Top Day Reversal, Bottom Day Reversal, Rule Five Reversal Signal, More Repeat Signals, Repeat Signal on Daily Trend Turn, Repeat Signals, Repeat Signals on One Day Reversal, Operating on the Repeat Signals, More Repeat Signals, Operating Plans, Stop Loss Orders, One Day Reversal Cancels Trend Signal, Great Value of Repeat Signals, Inside Range Repeat Signal, Narrow Range Repeat Signal, Repeat Position on 50% Reaction, Repeat Positions Buying on a Scale, Selling on a Scale, Operating Plans, Long Trend Plan, Quick Profit Plan, Operating Plan No. 2, A Review and an Introduction, Normal Correlation of Volume and Trend, The Impulses Which Determine Trend, Impulse Signals Before Penetration, Definitions, The Signal Patterns, Test of Bottom (TOB), Test of Top (TOT), Signal Position Requires Thrust, What Makes a Signal?, How to Use the Signals, Double Thrust, Closing Price Reversal (CPR), Diversification, New Keys to the Grain Market, Market Keys, One Thrust Signals, Trend Reversal Signals, plus more -- end. 69 pp. A total of 129 pages with both titles, EXTREMELY SCARCE TITLE, VELO-BOUND REPRINT, Collectible.

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Miracle of the Ages: The Great Pyramid of Gizeh

Miracle of the Ages: The Great Pyramid of Gizeh 
by Worth Smith

Book Description: The Elizabeth Towne Co, Inc., Holyoke, MA, U.S.A., 1934. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt title to cover and spine, First Edition, published 1934, 160 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, corners gently bumped, spine extremes bumped and lightly faded, light shelfwear, end papers tanned, personal inscription in pen to fep, previous bookseller label to rear end papers, pages lightly tanned otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. small stain (1/16") to text block,

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, (in Mylar), unclipped, rubbed and translucent white stains to front cover (see photo), several rips and tears with a few pieces missing,

Contents: Foreword, I. The First Wonder of the World, II. A Great Library in Stone, III. On the Trail of Mystery and Genius, IV. A Journey to the Great Shrine, V. Exploring for Treasure, VI. An Oracle Never Failing, VII. More Lights on a Magnificent Vision, VIII. Shepherd Kings and Anglo-Saxons, IX. From World War to the End of World Depression, Appendix. -- end. 160 pp. (This title is on W.D. Gann's Recommended Reading List) Collectible First Edition with Dust Jacket.

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Investment Trusts American Experience

Investment Trusts American Experience
by William Howard Steiner

Book Description: Adelphi Company, New York, 1929. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, black cloth boards with gilt title to cover and spine (spine gilt is completely faded), top edge blue, First Edition, 1929.

Book Condition: Good, covers show extreme rubbing and soil, corners bumped with exposed boards, spine rippled, rubbed and faded, general shelfwear, top dust dulled, pages lightly tanned, soiled and light foxing throughout, pencil marks and notes throughout, a few stray pen marks to pages, signatures separated in a few places but binding is intact, light foxing to text block, no dust jacket.

Contents: Chapter I. What The Investment Trust Is, II. Rise of the Investment Trust in England and Scotland, III. American Investment Trust Development, IV. Investment Trust Types, V. Corporate Type Trusts--Structure, Appendix to Chapter V. American Trust Plans, VI. Corporate Type Trusts--Investments, VII. Corporate Type Trusts--Income and Its Distribution, VIII. Fund Participants, IX. Fixed or Stock Conversion Trusts (Bankers Shares), X. Managed List Trusts, XI. Some Variants of the Investment Trust, XII. Investment Trust Regulation, Retrospect and Prospect, Index. -- end. 325 pp. Extremely Scarce Title, First Edition in Good Condition, no dj.

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$225.00

The Practical Application of Investment Management Volume II

The Practical Application of Investment Management Volume II  
by Dwight C. Rose

Book Description: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1935. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth boards with blind stamped title and border to cover and gilt title to spine, 3rd printing, March 1935, 286 pp.,

Book Condition: Good, covers scuffed, rubbed and light soil, corners bumped and boards exposed, general shelfwear, spine moderately faded and bumped, previous owner name in pen to fep, light tanning and soil to pages, blue pen blot to page 63 otherwise pages unmarked, lightly shaken,

Contents: Foreword, I. A Critical Review of the Investment Principles Advanced in 1928, 1. Unprecedented Dislocation of the Credit System, 2. The Principle of "Balanced Risk" in light of recent experience. 3. A Synthetic Record of Experience in Long-Term Investments, 1901-1933, 4. The Experience of Long-Term Investments in Maintenance of Purchasing Power, 5. Investment Policies and Accomplishments of Leading Fire Insurance Companies, 6. Conclusion: The 1928 Investment Principles Essentially Confirmed, II. Current Application of the Principle of "Balanced Risks," 1. The Cash Fund, 2. Current Position of Long-Term Bonds, 3. Equity Valuations Suggested by Current Level of Commodity Prices and Interest Rates, 4. Equity Valuations as Measured by Reinvestment Earnings, 5. Relation of Future Earnings to Equity Values, 6. A Psychological View of Equity Values, 7. The Common Stock Portfolio, III. Investment Counsel--The New Profession, 1. The Investor's Problem, 2. Principles and Purposes of Investment Counsel, 3. Analysis of Investment Managements, 5. Comparative Investment Managerial Skill, 4. Experience of Other Investment Managements, 5. Comparative Investment Managerial Skill, 6. Shortcomings of Investment Counsel, 7. Advantages of Investment Counsel, 8. Resume and Future Outlook, Appendix: I. "Common Stocks at the Current Price Level," an Address, December 28, 1928., II. Divergent Trends of Different Industries, III. Investment Experience Tables of Dow-Jones Selections of Stocks and Bonds, IV. Investment Experience of Investment Counsel, and Fire Insurance Companies. -- end. 286 pp. EXCELLENT DEPRESSION ERA TEXT ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, Extremely Scarce Title, Highly Collectible.

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The Original 12 Financial World Articles 1939 (Reprint)

The Original 12 Financial World Articles 1939 (Reprint)
Introducing "The Wave Principle"
by R.N. Elliott

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, perfect bound, Reprint, Photographic reproduction of a series of 12 articles published in 1939 by R.N. Elliott, (originally published in 1939 by Financial World Magazine),

Book Condition: Near Fine, Contents: This book includes an exact facsimile of all 12 original articles that introduced Elliott's "Wave Principle," clean reproduction, 16 pp. -- Extremely Scarce Content and highly recommended reading.

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$40.00

The Golden Harvest: The Rules of King Cotton

The Golden Harvest: The Rules of King Cotton by Franklin Paul Jackson

Book Description: Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2012. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, perfect bound, REPRINT, originally published 1951 by The Stock Market Institute, Los Angeles.

Book Condition: Near Fine. Note on Reproduction Quality: some of the chart print quality is poor making it necessary in some places to use magnification. SOME CHARTS MAY BE UNREADABLE EVEN WITH MAGNIFICATION. Contents: Jackson lays out his rules for trading Cotton in this extremely scarce 1951 title. Many have regarded Jackson's 1958 title "The Golden Harvest - Advanced Method for Grain Trading" as one of the most important books ever written on grain trading - the originals are still very scarce and highly collectible, REPRINT, 36 pages - Extremely Scarce.

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$125.00

The Secrets of Time and Space
by S.H. Watson

Book Description: The Hicks-Judd Press, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., 1905. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to cover and spine, 1st Edition, 1905, 344 pp., with fold-out illustrations of SPIRALS, plus other illustrations,

Book Condition: Fair, boards warped, cover extremely rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, frayed and boards exposed, extreme shelfwear, dampstain to covers, dampstain to top edge of pages throughout most of the book, hinges looses but intact, top corner of most pages creased, pages tanned and soiled, some signatures separated, text blocks tanned and soiled, otherwise internally unmarked, no dust jacket,

Contents: Eden, Sun, Moon, Attraction, Meteoroids, Aurora Borealis, Deluges, Tongue, Eye. -- end., 344 pp. w/ illustrations, EXTREMELY SCARCE FIRST EDITION, for W.D. Gann students, author takes on the mysteries of time and space with an interesting look at "Spirals."

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$295.00

The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
by Benjamin Graham

Book Description: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1973. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Black cloth with decorative green metaillic "head" on cover, Purple metallic and green metallic lettering to spine, tan endpapers Revised Fourth Edition, 1973.

Book Condition: Very Good, solid copy, light foxing to text blocks, brokers name and address stamp to front and back end papers, light foxing to text blocks, otherwise internally clean and unmarked, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, no clipped (price intact), rubbed and light soil, small rips and tears at edges, some light tanning.

Contents: Fouth Revised Edition of the book that has become for thousands the indispensable guide to sound investing. From the "Note of Acknowledgment," "In preparing this fifth version of my book I have been greatly aided by many old friends. Chief of these has been my collaborator, Warren Buffet, whose counsel and practical aid have proven invaluable." Highly Recommended and a book on Warren Buffet's recommended list. Indexed, 318 pages.

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$45.00

The Dow Theory

The Dow Theory: An Explanation of its Development and an Attempt to Define its Usefulness as an Aid in Speculation
by Robert Rhea

Book Description: Barron's, New York, 1932. Hardcover.
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Blue cloth boards with gilt title to cover and spine, 1st Edition, stated 13th printing, 252 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers rubbed, corners gently bumped, some small dents to top and bottom edges, spine extremes bumped, slightest tanning to pages otherwise internally clean, bright and unmarked, spine straight, binding tight, solid copy, no dust jacket,

Contents: Forewod by Mr. Hugh Bancroft, I. The Evolution of a Theory, II. The Dow Theory Which Hamilton Interpreted, III. Manipulation, IV. The Averages Discount Everything, V. The Theory Is Not Infallible, VI. Dow's Three Movements, VII. Primary Movements, VIII. Primary Bear Markets, IX. Primary Bull Markets, X. Secondary Reactions, XI. Daily Fluctuations, XII. Both Averages Must Confirm, XIII. Determining the Trend, XIV. Lines, XV. The Relationship of Volume to Price Movements, XVI. Double Tops and Double Bottoms, XVII. Individual Stocks, XVIII. Speculation, XIX. Stock Market Philosophy, Appendix: The Editorials of William Peter Hamilton -- end., 252 pp. Collectible, (13th Printing of the 1st Edition).

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Odds-on Grain Speading

Odds-on Grain Speading
by Wayne Esserman

Book Description: EWE Publishing, Delphi, IN, U.S.A., 1979. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 3 Ring Binder, custom gray binder with silk-screened black title to cover and spine, publshed 1979, 112. pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, binder covers rubbed and light soil, interior clean and unmarked,

Contents: Forward, Contents of Odd's Chart, Contents of Seasonal Chart, Corn Seasonal and Odds Charts, Wheat Seasonal and Odds Charts, Soybean Seasonal and Odds Charts, Advice. -- end. 112 pp., Scarce title by a small Indiana Commodity Contract Broker in the late 1970s.

Status: SOLD, 29 September 2012 to Private Collector in Italy.

The Story of Kelsey's Keys

The Story of Kelsey's Keys 
A complete method for determining the future trend of stock prices that will enable you to properly "time" your purchases and sales for maximum profits

by Lewis Kelsey (Charles Lewis Koelsche, Jr.) 

Book Description: Lewis Kelsey, Temple, AZ, 1949. No Binding. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. REPRINT, no binding, loose pages 8.5" x 11" white paper with black text, PHOTOCOPY REPRINT of the Original 1949 Book, 31 pp. plus 14 pages of full page charts.

Book Condition: Very Good, clean scan and reprint of the original text, all pages clean, clear and legible. Contents: A complete method for determining the future trend in stock prices that will enable you to properly "time" your purchase and sales for maximum profit,

Table of Contents: Preface, 1. Introduction and Definition of Terms, 2. Dow's Theory, 3. Pressure Keys, 4. Odd Lot Indices, 5. Moving Average, 6. Moving Volume, 7. Daily Buying - Selling Key, 8. Weekly Buying - Selling Key, 9.Selecting the Proper Stocks, 10. Summary and Sound Stock Market Strategy, Appendix. -- end. 31 pp. plus 14 page of full page charts. EXTREMELY SCARCE TITLE, PHOTOCOPY REPRINT, Loose pages, No Binding.

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The Long Waves in Economic Life

The Long Waves in Economic Life
Nikolai D. Kondratieff (Kondratiev)

Book Description: 1935. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Velo-bound Photocopy Reprint, 23 pp. This is a photocopy reprint as it appears in the 1951 edition of "Readings in Business Cycle Theory" and also includes a 3 page article on Business Cycles written in 1923 by Wesley C. Mitchell.

Book Condition: Very Good, clean photocopy of original, pages lightly tanned and soiled otherwise clean and unmarked,

Contents: I. Foreword, II. Introduction, II.-III. Method, The Wholesale Price Level, V. The Rate of Interest, VI-VII. Wages and Foreign Trade, VIII. The Production and Consumption of Coal and Pig Iron and the Production of Lead, IX. Other Series, X. Statistical Findings, XI. Empirical Characteristics, XII. The Nature of Long Waves, XIII. Conclusions -- end. 23 pp. (plus Wesley C. Mitchell's 3 pp. article)

Summary: This is one of the most important articles ever written on long cycles.

About the Author: Nikolai Dimitrievich Kondratiev was born on 4 March 1892 in the province of Kostroma, north of Moscow, into a peasant family. He was tutored at the University of St. Petersburg before the 1917 Russian Revolution by Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky. A member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party, his initial professional work was in the area of agricultural economics and statistics and the problem of food supplies.

On 5 October 1917, at the age of 25, he was appointed Minister of Supply of the last Alexander Kerensky government, which lasted for only a few days. After the revolution, he dedicated his attention to academic research. In 1919, he was appointed to a teaching post at the Agricultural Academy of Peter the Great, and in October 1920 he founded the Institute of Conjuncture, in Moscow.

As its first director, he developed the institute, from just a couple of scientists, into a large and respected institution with 51 researchers by 1923. In 1923, Kondratiev intervened in the debate about the "Scissors Crisis", following the general opinion of his colleagues. In 1923-25, he worked on a five-year plan for the development of Soviet agriculture. In 1924, after publishing his first book, presenting the first tentative version of his theory of major cycles, Kondratiev travelled to England, Germany, Canada and the United States, and visited several universities before returning to Russia.

A proponent of the Soviet New Economic Policy (NEP), Kondratiev favored the strategic option for the primacy of agriculture and the industrial production of consumer goods, over the development of heavy industry. Kondratiev's influence on economic policy lasted until 1925, declined in 1926 and ended by 1927. Around this time, the NEP was dissolved by a political shift in the leadership of the Communist Party. Kondratiev was removed from the directorship of the Institute of Conjuncture in 1928 and arrested in July 1930, accused of being a member of a "Peasants Labour Party" (allegedly a non-existent party invented by the NKVD).

Convicted as a "kulak-professor" and sentenced to 8 years in prison, Kondratiev served his sentence, from February 1932 onwards, at Suzdal, near Moscow. Although his health deteriorated under poor conditions, Kondratiev continued his research and decided to prepare five new books, as he mentioned in a letter to his wife. Some of these texts were indeed completed and were published. His last letter was sent to his daughter, Elena Kondratieva, on 31 August 1938.

Shortly afterwards, on 17 September during the Great Purge, he was subjected to a second trial, condemned to ten years without the right to correspond with the outside world. However, Kondratiev was executed by firing squad on the same day the sentence was issued. Kondratiev was 46 at the time of his execution. He was rehabilitated almost fifty years later, on 16 July 1987. His collected works were first translated into English by Stephen S. Wilson in 1998. - Recommended Reading.

(Note: this is NOT the same as "The Long Wave Cycle" that was co-written by Kondratiev and D.I. Oparin with an Introduction by Julian M. Synder).

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Jeanne Long's Universal Clock: Forecasting Time and Price in the Footsteps of W.D. Gann, Book 1

Jeanne Long's Universal Clock: Forecasting Time and Price in the Footsteps of W.D. Gann, Book 1 by Jeanne Long

Book Description: P.A.S. Publications, Ft. Lauderdale, 1993. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Comb-binding, White card wrappers with black title and black decorative graphic to cover, First Edition, First Printing, 1993, 139 pp. plus 8 fold-out charts.

Book Condition: Very Good, some light wear to edges and cover, corners lightly bumped, internally clean and free of marks.

Contents: Introduction, Chapter 1. Following in the Footsteps of W.D. Gann, 2. The Archeoastronomy Legacy, 3. Price Repetition Patterns, 4. The Universal Clock, 5. Planets in Action, 6. The Divisions on the Universal Clock, 7. Wheels within Wheels, 8. Planets take Price by the Hand. -- end. 139 pp. + 8 fold-out charts. Extremely Scarce Title on Gann Theory. Highly Collectible.

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$165.00

Market Wizards

Market Wizards
by Jack D. Schwager

ISDN: 0135560934  

Book Description: New York, New York, 1989. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Blue with gilt lettering on spine

Book Condition: Very good, slightest wear to spine extremes, edges and corners. Pages clean and bright.

Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, some age toning, and slight edge wear, no tears. Interviews from top Traders.

Content: Interviews by Schwager with some of the world's most successful traders. This is one book that every trader should have in their permanent library. 458 pages. Very Good Condition with DJ.  

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$12.00

Dow Theory Today

Dow Theory Today 
by Richard Russell

Book Description: Fraser Pub Co, Flint Hill, Virginia, U.S.A., 1981. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, tan card wrappers with green printed title to cover, 1981 reprint by Fraser Publishing, (originally published in 1960), 8" x 5.5"

Book Condition: Good, covers and rubbed and light soil, but the interior is clean, bright and unmarked.

Contents: I. Dow Theory Revisited, II. What Dow Wrought, III. Bull or Bear Market, IV. Reading the Charts, V. Three Major Tops, VI. Tiring Bull?, VII. Tell-Tale Ratio, VIII. Critical Point, IX. Bear Market Signnalled, X. Deceptive Rallies, XI. Downturn Confirmed, XII. Will History Repeat? -- 119 pp., Excellent overview by Russell on Dow Theory written in the early 1960s

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

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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$30.00

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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$55.00

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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$185.00

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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$5.00

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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$3250.00

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.