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Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation
Author(s): Chancellor, Edward
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Macmillan |
| Publication Year: | 1999 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| ISBN: | 333648242 |
| Book ID: | 022741 |
| Catalogue(s): | Uncategorized |
1st UK edition. xiv, 386pp. Black cloth-covered boards with red metallic titles on the spine. 8vo. A little bruised at spine ends, hint of shadowing on text block edges; internally neat, clean and bright. In its original glossy, illustrated dust jacket, very slightly bumped along upper edge. A history of stock market speculation from the 19th century to the end of the 20th century, looking at the activities of private speculators, from Daniel Defoe to Hilary Rodham Clinton, as well.
Keywords:
Financial History
Stock Markets
Money
Investments
Speculation