Making Stockbroker by Lefevre Edwin (41 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's name; wear at top of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.25.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: Fair. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1925. 2nd printing. Sm 8vo hardcover. 341pp. Near Good book. No dust jacket. Front hinge cracked. Writing inside. (Stockbrokers, Finance, Wall Street, Biography) Inquire if you need further information.

Condition: Good. 1925. No Edition Remarks. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First published in 1924, this book is dedicated to John Wing Prentiss, a new breed of stockbroker of that era. This fictionalized version of the other side of Wall Street covers the story of a brokerage firm from its founding through 1924 and shows how the stockbroker works from the inside and what he did to make millions without whitewashing and propaganda. This is a good teacher in a personal form where you learn a lot more about human nature and business after the age of the buccaneer but still, before the great depression and security regulations that followed. 340 pages. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York. 1930 date with anchor emblem between "D D" at title page; 1925 date at copyright page. Scarce, early printing from Doubleday, Doran & Company. Dark olive green brushed cloth boards, black stamped spine titles with decoration, very good copy, no writing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. An early printing. Biography of John K. Wing, a senior partner of Bronson and Barnes, a leading Boston brokerage, whose approach to the business provided a contrast to that of Jesse Livermore, the veiled subject of the author's earlier book, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923). Octavo: 341 pp. Original green cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titles. Internally crisp and clean. The gilt is faded a bit; otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Early Printing. Duodecimo. 5.5 x 7.75 in. x, 341 pp. Very good in the original forest green cloth boards that have minimal rubbing along the hinges and ordinary wear along the bottom edge, with a fair dust jacket that has wear and tear in the corners and edges, and a faded spine that has separated along the front hinge. The binding is firm and the text is clean and free of foxing. Several pages remain uncut and likely unread. An early printing of Lefevre's Wall Street memoir.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, Tan cloth boards with gilt title (faded) to spine, 1949, (originally published 1924). Book Condition: Very Good, spine faded, light soil to boards, corners bumped, general shelfwear, spine straight, binding intact, light tanning to end papers and pages otherwise free of marks. No dust jacket. Contents: First published in 1924, this book is dedicated to John Wing Prentiss, a new breed of stockbroker of that era. This fictionalized version of the other side of Wall Street covers the story of a brokerage firm from its founding through 1924 and shows how the stockbroker works from the inside and what he did to make millions without whitewashing and propaganda. This is a good teacher in a personal form where you learn a lot more about human nature and business after the age of the buccaneer but still before the great depression and security regulations which followed. (Lefevre is, of course, the author of the greatest book on trading of all time "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" which was first published in 1923).

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: GOOD. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. FEW PENCIL MARKINGS ON THE INSIDE. LIBRARY STAMP ON COVER AND SPINE. POCKET ON BACK INNER COVER. INK STAMP ON BOTTOM, GENERAL SHELF WEAR DATE PUBLISHED: 1930 EDITION: 341.

x, [11-12] 13-341 pp. 8vo. Second Printing. Second Printing. x, [11-12] 13-341 pp. 8vo. Lefèvre's fictional narrative of the activities of John Kent Wing, a prototypical stock trader, was written during the great bull market of the 1920s. In addition to revealing how the market works, it contributed to the new image of managers that developed during the decade: that of the virtuous public-spirited manager who puts long-term economic stability ahead of selfish interests. Publisher's olive cloth. Spine dulled. Early gift inscription on ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Stated: Copyright, 1925 by George H. Doran Company; Copyright, Printed in the United States of America. rough cut edges; browning of pages; gilt title on front and spine; rubbed along edges. Boards front and back discolored. Pencil markings in front and more profusely on the back board. Hinges cracked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Earlier Printing. 341pp. Green cloth hard cove with gilt spine title. Water staining to the cloth of the cover, light water staining to the foot of the first forty pages. Dustjacket is stained and chipped at the corners with small tears, losses and tears have been filled and repaired with Japanese Paper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B5.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Used. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1925 Doubleday Doran & Company 2nd impression (b) verso title page. Jacket is chipped, torn and age toned. Book is unmarked with front hinge tender at the title page Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1930 date with anchor emblem between "D D" at title page; 1925 date at copyright page. Scarce, early printing from Doubleday, Doran & Company. Dark olive green brushed cloth boards, black stamped spine titles with decoration, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Deckled pages very good, no writing. Richly symbolical antiquarian printed bookplate inside cover featuring grape vined columns topped by 'Sol Justitiae' w/scales, sun-rayed cross, and open 'law' book : "Col. Albert S. Lisenby, Auburn '20". String-bind fine; front hinge reinforced. Fairly sharp example of this rarity. LeFèvre, well known for the insightful finance novel, "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator," returns with this volume containing the story behind the making of a stockbroker. LeFèvre's story follows John K. Wing, the senior resident partner of Bronson and Barnes - a Boston firm which had risen to the top rank of stock commission houses in the early 1900's. In contrast to "Reminiscences of Stock Operator" big-time trader story, this story examines the nature of high finance brokerage house. The change is never in the eternal verities but in the point of view, which in turn dictates the fashion that finds a new and easier way. Pertinent, timeless observations. LeFèvre also penned "Wall Street Stories," "Simonetta," and "Sampson Rock of Wall Street," among several others. Profits are made in bull and bear markets - but especially in volatile ones. Printed in the United States of America. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

HARD BACK moss green. Condition: FAIR. rough cut fore edge; previous owners name on fep; browning pages; some foxing along edges and some pages; cover board some foxing and rubbed along top/bottom spine; discoloring on cover. tight binding. no bookplate. DATE PUBLISHED: 1930 EDITION: 341.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1930 date with anchor emblem between "D D" at title page; 1925 date at copyright page. Scarce, early printing from Doubleday, Doran & Company. Dark olive green brushed cloth boards, crisp black stamped spine titles with decoration, moderate shelf wear. Deckled pages very good, no writing; moderate discoloration at endpapers. String-bind fine, square; hinges intact. Sharp near very good example of this rarity. LeFèvre, well known for the insightful finance novel, "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator," returns with this volume containing the story behind the making of a stockbroker. LeFèvre's story follows John K. Wing, the senior resident partner of Bronson and Barnes - a Boston firm which had risen to the top rank of stock commission houses in the early 1900's. In contrast to "Reminiscences of Stock Operator" big-time trader story, this story examines the nature of high finance brokerage house. The change is never in the eternal verities but in the point of view, which in turn dictates the fashion that finds a new and easier way. Pertinent, timeless observations. LeFèvre also penned "Wall Street Stories," "Simonetta," and "Sampson Rock of Wall Street," among several others. Profits are made in bull and bear markets - but especially in volatile ones. Printed in the United States of America. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

HARD BACK MAROON. Condition: GOOD. FIRST. Stated: "Copyright, 1925 by George H. Doran Company; Copyright, 1924 by the Curtis Publishing Company; The Making of a Stockbroker - B - Printed in the United States of America." rough cut edges; bookplate on fep; browning of pages; some soiling on cover board; some scratches on front and back cover board; gilt title on front and spine; rubbed along edges; front board foredge slight bump; small tears on top/bottom spine; small knick on front rightmost of cover board DATE PUBLISHED: 1925 EDITION: FIRST 341.

Condition: Used - Very Good. 1925. Orig. maroon dec. cloth, 341 pp. A few small abrasions to covers, but very good overall. Small dampstain to top edge of textblock and rear pastedown. No dust jacket. First edition, with the Doran colophon on the copyright page (but possibly a later issue? Has a B above the statement of copyright).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. NY: George H. Doran, 1925. (First printing with colophon on title page.) Crimson cloth with gilt lettering, lacking jacket. Split hinge at front, wear to head and tail cloth, tips worn. Good condition overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. George H. Doran, New York. 1925. 341 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in maroon cloth boards with gilt titles present to the front board and the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present present to the extremities. Gilt is rubbed and faded along the spine. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. First published in 1924, this book is dedicated to John Wing Prentiss, a new breed of stockbroker of that era. This fictionalized version of the other side of Wall Street covers the story of a brokerage firm from its founding through 1924 and shows how the stockbroker works from the inside and what he did to make millions without whitewashing and propaganda. This is a good teacher in a personal form where you learn a lot more about human nature and business after the age of the buccaneer but still before the great depression and security regulations which followed. E-153; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

First edition of this classic Wall Street narrative. Octavo, original maroon cloth. In near fine condition. The Making of a Stockbroker was published by George H. Doran Company in 1924. Lefevre dedicated his book to John Wing Prentiss, a new breed of stockbroker of that era. This fictionalized account follows a brokerage firm from its founding through 1924, and the author explains how the stockbroker can work from the inside to make earn lucratively without using propagandic whitewashing. Lefevre follows the narrative of John Kent Wing to also portray the inner-workings of the market while contributing to the decade's new image of managers. Lefevre wrote during the great bull market of the 1920s, and he befittingly conceived of virtuous public-spirited manager, one who places long-term economic stability above selfish interests. The Making of Stockbroker is therefore an instruction for personal form in light of human nature, but it is also a history of the market after the age of the buccaneer but before the great depression and subsequent security regulations.

First edition of this classic Wall Street narrative. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. The Making of a Stockbroker was published by George H. Doran Company in 1924. Lefevre dedicated his book to John Wing Prentiss, a new breed of stockbroker of that era. This fictionalized account follows a brokerage firm from its founding through 1924, and the author explains how the stockbroker can work from the inside to make earn lucratively without using propagandic whitewashing. Lefevre follows the narrative of John Kent Wing to also portray the inner-workings of the market while contributing to the decade's new image of managers. Lefevre wrote during the great bull market of the 1920s, and he befittingly conceived of virtuous public-spirited manager, one who places long-term economic stability above selfish interests. The Making of Stockbroker is therefore an instruction for personal form in light of human nature, but it is also a history of the market after the age of the buccaneer but before the great depression and subsequent security regulations.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1930 date at title page. Stated: "Copyright, 1925 by George H. Doran Company; Copyright, 1924 by the Curtis Publishing Company; The Making of a Stockbroker, Printed in the United States of America." Rare near fine early printing in original wrapper from Doubleday, Doran & Company. Olive green cloth boards, black spine titles, Doubleday Doran at heel, with decoration, light shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine, bright; no writing. String-bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original wrapper, light shelf wear, moderate toning; protected in new clear sleeve. Light green matte wrapper features black cover and spine titles, with summary excerpts, blurbs, and publisher to front panel. Interesting ephemeral "statement" or printed receipt from Doubleday Doran set in with unique type: "Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York. A. H. Welch, Box 74, Stow, Mass., No. 30757, Secrets of Wall Street." Rare sharp 1930 printing in same wrapper. This is Edwin Lefevre's infamous biography of John K. Wing, a senior partner of Bronson and Barnes, a major Boston stockbrokerage, whose approach to investing and business provided a contrast to Jesse Livermore, the based subject of Reminescences of a Stock Operator. LeFèvre, well known for the insightful finance novel, "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator," returns with this volume containing the story behind the making of a stockbroker. LeFèvre's story follows John K. Wing, the senior resident partner of Bronson and Barnes - a Boston firm which had risen to the top rank of stock commission houses in the early 1900's. In contrast to "Reminiscences of Stock Operator" big-time trader story, this story examines the nature of high finance brokerage house. The change is never in the eternal verities but in the point of view, which in turn dictates the fashion that finds a new and easier way. Pertinent, timeless observations. LeFèvre also penned "Wall Street Stories," "Simonetta," and "Sampson Rock of Wall Street," among several others. Profits are made in bull and bear markets - but especially in volatile ones. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original maroon clot with titles stamped in gilt. Near Fine with dulling to spine lettering and pages toned, else a rather bright and sharp copy in the original dust jacket, Near Fine, with light edge wear and sunning to the spine and edges. Scarce in the original dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Maroon HB with gold lettering on front and badly worn and abraded spine/owner inscription; 341 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. A Good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gold. The spine lettering is dulled, but the front cover lettering is bright. Solid spine however you can see a crease. Ownership signature and date inside cover. Also a small stamp of ownership on the same page. The binding is sound. The first edition, with Doran colophon at the copyright page. No dust jacket. Pages turning yellow.Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. E-19; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated: "Copyright, 1925 by George H. Doran Company; Copyright, 1924 by the Curtis Publishing Company; The Making of a Stockbroker - B - Printed in the United States of America." Rare printing in original wrapper from Doubleday, Doran & Company. Olive green cloth boards, gilt spine titles with decoration, moderate shelf wear, rub. Deckled pages near fine; small pencilled price at front endpaper. String-bind fine; hinges intact. Original wrapper moderate edge wear, rub; protected in new clear sleeve. Tanned wrapper with greenish flaps features black cover and spine titles with blurbs and summary points to front panel. Sharp very good example of this rarity. LeFèvre, well known for the insightful finance novel, "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator," returns with this volume containing the story behind the making of a stockbroker. LeFèvre's story follows John K. Wing, the senior resident partner of Bronson and Barnes - a Boston firm which had risen to the top rank of stock commission houses in the early 1900's. In contrast to "Reminiscences of Stock Operator" big-time trader story, this story examines the nature of high finance brokerage house. The change is never in the eternal verities but in the point of view, which in turn dictates the fashion that finds a new and easier way. Pertinent, timeless observations. LeFèvre also penned "Wall Street Stories," "Simonetta," and "Sampson Rock of Wall Street," among several others. Profits are made in bull and bear markets - but especially in volatile ones. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.