Matlock Wallace (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and cover device; in a grey and white dust jacket. A fine, clean copy; in a fine illustrated dust jacket. UNREAD! (7 1/4" by 9 5/8") 127 pages; indexed. Illustrated by George Clark. From the inside flap: Here is undoubtedly the most arresting book on the stock market that we have ever read. We have seen hundreds of books on investment, trading, speculation, stocks, bonds and security analysis: but never before have we seen a book like Risk and Return--it is in every respect unique. This book has a timeless quality which destines it to stand as a monumental guide to success in speculation and investment as long as the New York Stock Exchange remains the heart of our financial community and capitalism the basis of our economic life. Risk and Return could have been written only by tough minded realists by men who have fought, suffered and won out by men who have become adjusted to the rugged dog-ear-dog environment of the great market places and been disciplined beyond the norm to the tensions and conflict a modem finance--that is, by men of great experience. From their position of vantage as observant seasoned "insiders" in the brokerage and investment counsel business the Authors ruthlessly destroy one popular illusion after another and replace these vicious fictions with useful truth--.

Condition: New. Wallace, Olivia Renee (illustrator). In.

PAP. Condition: New. Wallace, Olivia Renee (illustrator). New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. Wallace, Olivia Renee (illustrator). New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. George Clark (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover, Black cloth with giltstamped decoration to cover and gilt title to spine, First Edition, 1951, 127 pp. Book Condition: Good, boards slightly warped, spine slightly cocked, cover rubbed and light soil, corners gently bumped, light shelfwear, inscription in blue ink to front endpapers from a Stock Broker to his client dated 1965, blue ink notes from previous owner cover entire back endpapers, pages have light tanning otherwise text is clean, no marks, no dust jacket. Table of Contents: Chapter I: Professional, Chapter II. Ticker Tape, Chapter III: Market Secret, Chapter IV: Cutbottoms, Gaps and Shakeouts, Chapter V: Stops, News, and Scalping, Chapter VI: Prosperity and Depression, Chapter VII: Economic Pseudocycle, Chapter VIII: Million Dollar Rules, Chapter IX: Pure Investment, Chapter X: Philosophical Conclusion, 127 Pages with Illustrations, Indexed. Extremely Scarce Title, Collectible First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. George Clark (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover, Blue cloth with giltstamped decoration to cover and gilt title to spine. Book Condition: Very Good, significant bumping to top corners, slight bumping to edges and spine extremes, bookstore (VROMANS, Pasedena) sticker to front endpapers and it's created a slight stain to opposite endpapers, last 4 pages have slightest dampstaining to bottom corners, no other pages are affected, back end papers are clean, slight tanning throughout. Spine straight, binding intact. Dusk Jacket Condition: Poor, in mylar, (see picture) significant damage to DJ, missing several pieces, several tears. Table of Contents: Chapter I: Professional, Chapter II. Ticker Tape, Chapter III: Market Secret, Chapter IV: Cutbottoms, Gaps and Shakeouts, Chapter V: Stops, News, and Scalping, Chapter VI: Prosperity and Depression, Chapter VII: Economic Pseudocycle, Chapter VIII: Million Dollar Rules, Chapter IX: Pure Investment, Chapter X: Philosophical Conclusion, 127 Pages with Illustrations, Indexed. Collectible First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Clark, George (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover, Black cloth boards with giltstamped decoration to cover and gilt title to spine. Book Condition: Very Good, gift inscription to front endpapers, endpapers tanned, corners square, slightest shelfwear, pages tanned with very light foxing, otherwise no marks. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, covers tanned and light soil, a 2" tear on front cover, a 1/2" tear on back cover, some small tears near spine extremes, some minor bio-damage near back tab edge (see photo), price intact. Table of Contents: Chapter I: Professional, Chapter II. Ticker Tape, Chapter III: Market Secret, Chapter IV: Cutbottoms, Gaps and Shakeouts, Chapter V: Stops, News, and Scalping, Chapter VI: Prosperity and Depression, Chapter VII: Economic Pseudocycle, Chapter VIII: Million Dollar Rules, Chapter IX: Pure Investment, Chapter X: Philosophical Conclusion, 127 Pages with Illustrations, Indexed, Collectible First Edition.