Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Chicago: National Citizens' League, 1912. First Edition. Large 8vo. xii,428pp, Index. Green cloth, very good condition (slightly worn and slightly soiled, light age-toning to text block, no dj if issued. Focus on attempts to address the defects in the banking and currency system. League was composed of prominent businessmen who sought reform, which did result in the 1913 Federal Reserve Act, establishing the Federal Reserve System. However, because of many factors, the existence of the Federal Reserve did not prevent the crash of 1929. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 428 pages.
Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1898
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1898. xv,608 pages. 2 folding charts. 9.5 x 6.75", green cloth. Bookplate Charles Sumner Hamlin, 1861-1936, First Chairman, Federal Reserve. History of Movement, Metallic, Token Money, Legal Tender, Silver, Gold, National Banking System, Bank-Notes, Circulation, Bonds, Commercial Assets, Guaranty Fund, Insolvency, Elasticity, Redemption, Uniformity, Reserves, Inspection, Taxation, Civil War, Prices, Wages, Retirement, Laws. Cover rubbed, inner hinges professionally repaired, text clean, tight, VG.