Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (Revised Edition)

Fisher, Philip A.

Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1966

Hardcover, Quarter Bound Gray Cloth X Black Boards, Revised Edition Published March 1967 (Harper Row code C-R). Book Condition: Very Good, corners square, spine extremes slightly faded but majority of spine cover retains original color, slight 1/16" blemish to spine cover on back side, front end papers have a small area of tanning about 1" x 1", back end papers are clean and free of marks, internal pages are flawless but show the slightest hint of tanning, top text block has some micro-foxing and dust, the front and bottom text block show slight tanning but no noticeable foxing. Spine cocked very slightly by about 1/32" (I would normally classify this as a straight spine, but because of the high value of this title I want to be extremely accurate in my description), slightest rubbing to boards. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, price intact, one small 1/8" tear to top spine, one small 1/8" tear to bottom spine, one small hole 1/16" to spine near bottom, edges show some minor wear, entire dust jacket shows tanning especially near spine and back, some soil to front and back and some rubbing.1/4" blemish on front just above the "o" in "Common." Book Contents: Forward, Preface To The Original Edition, Preface To This Edition, I. Clues From the Past, II. What "Scuttlebutt" Can Do, III. What To Buy: The fifteen points to look for in a common stock, IV. What to Buy: Applying this to your own needs, V. When To Buy, VI. When To Sell, VII. The Hullabaloo About Dividends, VIII. Five Don'ts for Investors: 1. Don't buy into promotional companies, 2. Don't ignore a good stock just because it's traded "over the counter," 3. Don't buy a stock just because you like the tone of the annual report, 4. Don't assume that the high price at which a stock may be selling in relation to earnings is necessarily an indication that further growth in those earnings has largely been already discounted in the price, 5. Don't quibble over eighths and quarters, IX. Five More Don'ts For Investors: 1. Don't overstress diversification, 2. Don't be afraid of buying on war scare, 3. Don't forget your Gilbert and Sullivan, 4. Don't fail to consider time as well as price in buying true growth stock., 5. Don't follow the crowd, X. How I Go About Finding A Growth Stock, XI. Summary and Conclusion, Index -- 164 pages, Scarce Edition of this Classic by Fisher. Collectible. Seller Inventory # 000340

Bibliographic Details

Title: Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (Revised ...
Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good