Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc, New York, 1923
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. First edition. xliv, 724 pp. Bound in publisher's limp maroon leatherette with gilt spine lettering. Very Good+ with light creasing to spine, corners slightly bumped, a few light stains to edges, pages toned with age. A very nice copy with bright gilt, text free of markings.Described by Christopher Dennistoun as "a magnum opus describing the best possible means of imparting statistical information visually." The author's best-known work. He went on to create the first hedge fund with his Karsten Statistical Laboratory in late December 1930.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc, New York, 1923
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. xliv, 724 pp. Original maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good with L-shaped tear in cloth at head, tiny piece of tape on verso, faint tape stains on front and back boards. Cloth mottled, especially on back board, a little edge-worn. A few inscriptions on prelims and one on terminals scrawled over and covered in small slips of paper. Front and back hinges weak, starting. Lacking jacket. Described by Christopher Dennistoun as "a magnum opus describing the best possible means of imparting statistical information visually." The author's best-known work. He went on to create the first hedge fund with his Karsten Statistical Laboratory in late December 1930.