Hemming's History of the New York Stock Exchange.
Stock Code 109923
New York, Henry Glover & Co., 1905
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The first edition of Henry Hemming's richly illustrated history of the New York Stock Exchange, with four engraved views of 'Old New York', and 353 steel-engraved portraits of members of the exchange.
Notable alumni depicted include Jack Pierpont Morgan (1867-1943), heir to the eponymous investment bank, Frederick H. Prince (1860-1950) known for his plan to consolidate the nation's railroads, and Ransom H. Thomas (1852-1922), who as president steered the exchange through the 'Knickerbocker' Panic of 1907. A classic work on the Stock Exchange, from its informal origins in the coffee houses of the newly independent republic to its position at the centre of global commerce.
First edition; 4to (30 x 24.5 cm); engraved frontispiece, 4 views and 353 steel-engraved portraits; later black morocco backed marbled boards, gilt spine, slight fraying to fore-margin of first few ff. else near fine; [4], 45, [1]pp.
Larson 1606.
Notable alumni depicted include Jack Pierpont Morgan (1867-1943), heir to the eponymous investment bank, Frederick H. Prince (1860-1950) known for his plan to consolidate the nation's railroads, and Ransom H. Thomas (1852-1922), who as president steered the exchange through the 'Knickerbocker' Panic of 1907. A classic work on the Stock Exchange, from its informal origins in the coffee houses of the newly independent republic to its position at the centre of global commerce.
First edition; 4to (30 x 24.5 cm); engraved frontispiece, 4 views and 353 steel-engraved portraits; later black morocco backed marbled boards, gilt spine, slight fraying to fore-margin of first few ff. else near fine; [4], 45, [1]pp.
Larson 1606.
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