Lefèvre Edwin Davis Benton (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned. Binding is sturdy. Dust jacket is worn around the edges, with chips missing from the paper at both the top and bottom edges. The rear flap of the dust jacket was detached at one point and a previous owner taped it back in place.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Rare early edition of this highly respected work. First edition thus, first printing of the 1964 reissue with a new introduction by noted investment expert, Benton W. Davis and rare associated ephemeral literature. Grey cloth boards, black stamped spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine, no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate wear, some rub, adhesive to back; unclipped 5.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Iconic jacket art of business man in top hat profile silhouette w/green b.g. Additionally, includes prints of original adverts for this 1964 edition. Near fine first edition thus in near very good wrapper. This edition, the first published in decades, features the underscored and noted portions (presented here in italicized form) of Benton Davis' oft-shared and well worn original copy. One of the most fascinating and instructive books on the stock market ever written, packed with timely and valuable lessons for today's investor. Considered a must-read by most anyone involved in the financial community. Despite the book's age, it continues to offer insights into the art of trading and speculation. This is the fictionalized biography of Jesse Lauriston Livermore, one of the greatest speculators ever. It is thought by many that Livermore actually did pen this account and simply used Edwin LeFevre to avoid repercussions for what is divulged. Timeless insights found within these pages have inspired countless generations of investors and made this one of the foremost investment books of all time. Although most modern-day investors and traders are familiar with this classic, many do not know that Reminiscences of a Stock Operator first appeared in the 1920s as a series of articles and illustrations in The Saturday Evening Post. LeFèvre also wrote "The Making of a Stockbroker," "Wall Street Stories," among others. 6" x 8 7/8" design. 308 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by American Research Council, Larchmont, New York, 1964. 308 pgs. First, thus. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This edition, the first published in decades, features the underscored and noted portions (presented here in italicized form) of Benton Davis' oft-shared and well worn original copy. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a fictitious account of Jesse Livermore's trading career. It chronicles his life from the time he was 15 years old and made his first $1,000 to becoming a Wall Street superstar. See how he learned the ropes of trading the hard way by losing everything and then making it back. Readers are still benefiting greatly from Livermore's experience decades after it was first published. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.