Principles of Successful Speculation by A. T, Miller Softcover book written by A. T. Miller and published by The Magazine of Wall Street, copyright 1931. A guide for those willing to take a greater risk for larger profits. Measurement are 6 1/2 inches x 4 1/2 inches, 29 pages, clean inside, pages turning yellow, 2 stain on back cover.
Type: softcover  

Short Selling by Richard Whitney Softcover (printed wrapped, 9 inches tall x 6 inches wide), 20 pages, published October 16, 1931. Richard Whitney was the President of the New York Stock Exchange. This book is an address delivered by Richard Whitnet before the Harford Chamber of Commerce, Harford, CT, and over the Nationwide network of the the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Name of previous owner written on front cover. Small wear on the edge of the book. Clean inside.
Type: Softcover  

European & American Furniture - Butterfield Sept. 17 & 18, 1996 2 day sale including the property of the Phoenix Art Museum, Southern California private collection. In this sale was important Herter Brother cabinet from the Vanderbilt estate. Some personal notes in the catalog.
Type: softcover  

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin Lefevre - 1st Ed., 1st printing This book is the most entertaining book ever written on investing. It is the fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore, the world's greatest stock trader. A must-read classic for all investors.

First Edition and First Printing copyright 1923 Published by George H Doran Co. with the Colophon showing it is indeed the first printing. 8vo, 299 pages. No dust cover, book plate from previous owner, yellow cloth, light soiling to covers, pages turning yellow.
Type: harcover
Edition: 1  

An American Rococo Carved Rosewood Footsool A mid 19th century serpentine upholstered seat, paneled foliate-carved frame on cabriole leges with casters. Measurements are 14 inches tall x 19 inches wide x 19 inches depth. Very nice condition.  

Dow's Theory Applied to Business and Banking by Robert Rhea Dow's Theory Applied to Business and Banking by Robert Rhea who is properly credited as the man who traced Dow Theory implications better than any other. Rhea gave Dow Theory the respect it needed to prosper. Rhea's seamless weaving of Hamilton and Dow's words into a thorough explanation of the theory's implications gives any reader a full opportunity to start their journey of exposure to Dow Theory. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1938. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First printing, 131 pages, Black cloth boards are in excellent condition, very little edgewear, gilt spine lettering.
 

The Battle of Stock Market Profits by Gerald Loeb 1971 First edition published by Simon Schuster. Hardcover with nice dust cover, marked first printing, 352 pages.

The book covers realistic invement counsel helps you make profits and keep them.

It also talk about Loeb's checklist guides you to the "Ruling Reason" for buying and selling stock.  

An American Life by Ronald Reagan - Signed - Collector's edition Signed Ronald Reagan An American Life Collectors Edition by Easton Press in a Wood Chest.

This incredible hand signed (copy #405 of only 2000 signed copies) 1st printing of An American Life by Ronald Reagan comes in a handsome Oak chest and includes a series of six cassettes of President Reagan's speeches with personal reflections.

The 1990 1st printing book is handsomely bound in leather and decorated with 22kt gold accenting and includes a satin page marker. The chest is adorned with the raised presidential seal emblem and is lined in blue felt with custom fit compartments for each cassette and the book. The cassettes have never been listened to and the book was sealed in the original bubble packaging and paper wrapping when delivered to our store. The book was unwrapped for the first time ever for our pictures. We have opened the book only to the first couple of pages to show the signature, title, and edition page and to preserve it's pristine condition we have not opened the book any further.

 

Inside life in Wall street; or, How great fortunes are lost and won/Fowler Inside LIfe in Wall Street; or How Great Fortunes are Lost and Won with Disclosures of Doings and Dealings on chancge, including The secret history of the Noted Speculations since the crash of 1857, The Great Rises and Panics of the age and how they were produced, including full descriptions of the "Black Friday" of 1869 and an inside view of the great panic of 1873 by Worthington Fowler, Wall Street Correspondent of Boston Commercial Bulletin.

Published by Dusting, Gilman & Co., 1873 First Edition. Nice condition, solid binding, clean inside, endpaper slightly yellow, a few pages with minor foxing (to be expected). Light wear to corners. This could be a deluxe edition of the book. Price written in red inside cover. Embossed cover with and nice bright gold, 603 pages, 9 inches tall, 6 inches wide, 1.5 inches thick.


In 1864, Fowler becomes a broker, and in 1871 abandoned that business for literature and journalism. He was for twelve years the New York financial correspondent of the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
 

From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne - 1st Edition From the Earth to the Moon

Direct in 20 minutes And a Trip Around It

by

Jules Verne

Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1873, 323 pp, 8 x 5.5 inches.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE IN THE PREMIER MAROON COLOUR BINDING! See the Jules Verne site.

Fully illustrated with over 80 illustrations, with bevelled boards, all pages gilt edged, front & rear hinges still strong.

CONDITION REPORT: Front cover a little bubbled, extremities rubbed, no tears to spine, but faded as usual, the end papers are firm and whole. Contents a little shaken, and there are time stains to first few and final few pages and handling marks throughout.

 

Military Appointment Signed by Lincoln & Cameron ABRAHAM LINCOLN
(1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United States who led the Union through the Civil War and emancipated the slaves. Partly-printed D.S. "Abraham Lincoln" as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Aug. 26, 1861, a promotion of Clarence Mauck to serve as "First Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Cavalry". Co-signed by Secretary of War SIMON CAMERON. Typical folds, one passing through signature, engrossment just a tad light, else very good.

CLARENCE MAUCK (1831-1889) had a distinguished military career. He was commissioned into the U.S. 1st Cavalry on Aug. 3, 1861, and on the same day was transferred into the U.S. 4th Cavalry in which he served for the duration of the Civil War. He would be wounded at Rome, Ga. on Oct. 13, 1864. Mauck led 4th Cavalry soldiers in the expeditions against the Cheyenne in Wyoming and escorted two hundred warriors and their families 600 miles from Nebraska to Oklahoma, narrowly averting a massacre when disarming them. Mauck also fought Indians throughout the Southwest.
 

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek University of Chicago Press, Chicago, September 1944. Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 250pp. Book Condition: Good+. Lacking dust jacket. First American Edition. Light foxing on end papers. Small corner bump. No writing and no ownership signature inside the book.
Type: Hardcover  

Storage and Stability by Benjamin Graham - 1st edition 1937 New York McGraw Hill 1937., 1Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine - First Edition. A nice clean copy. Lacking the dustcover. 1937 study on supply and demand, production and consumption, and their impact on value investing, offers readers a rare and rewarding glimpse into the social theories and investment strategies of one of America's foremost financial geniuses. The first authentic reissue of this historic masterpiece, Storage and Stability ushers in the new Benjamin Graham Classics series, and is sure to earn a coveted place on any investor's bookshelf.
Type: hardcovr  

Ronald Reagan: An American Life - Signed and Dated 1st Edition Published by Simon and Schuster, (1990), Octavo, original half blue cloth with original dust jacket. First edition, first printing signed and dated on the book!

The book is the memoirs of one of America's greatest presidents. It is not only signed by the President, but also dated. The book is in excellent condition, never read. As new.
Autobiographies are the most important and sought after books of Presidents. In addition, this book deals with the Presidency/the White House Years of Reagan in his own words.
Type: Hardcover  

Rococo Rosewood Etagere by Brooks Cabinet Warehouse Rare and important American rosewood Rococo Etagere, mid 19th century and attributed to T. Brooks Cabinet & Upholstery Warehouse, 127 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York, circa 1855. The etagere has a carved dome shell crest with 3 finials, a center and 2 side crests, mirror back with three candles shelves on each side. The bottom has a serpentine front with mirror and shelving on each side. The etagere was refinished at one time. Minor bubbling of veneer at some areas. The measurements are 102 inches tall x 66 inches wide. An identical etagere with a label sold in May 1990 in Beacon, New York.