Charles A. Stoneham & Co., Stock Broker's hand book
[Stockbroking; Codes]
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 17, 1998
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 17, 1998
About this Item
A code hand book with shares in companies being offered (mostly gold, silver and copper mining companies). Title page is hand numbered "#10952" and a printed note that all messages sent via telegram will be in code. A substantial part of the book are tabbed pages A-W, with the code for messages, for example "Abaft" and "Aband" mean a client wishes to tell the broker to "Buy". American mining companies are listed with their capitalization, president, treasurer, location and a description of their operation. Stoneham [1876 - 1936] had his own brokerage company, and was the owner of the New York Giants baseball team, and the New York Nationals soccer team. He was involved in many corruption scandals with gambling operations, sports, and politics (Tammany Hall). 12mo, red cloth covers, gilt title on front, blank sine. 253pp, 2pp ads, 32pp b&w photograph ills of Stoneham offices in NY, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Maine. Pages showing code words are notched alphabetically. Sml. chip on ffep strengthened, corners very slt. rubbed, OCLC: 40685629. Seller Inventory # 28486
Bibliographic Details
Title: Charles A. Stoneham & Co., Stock Broker's ...
Publisher: New York
Publication Date: 1910
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good overall
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