Sideshow: the Howe Street Carnival

Adrian du Plessis, Carel Moiseiwitsch (illus.)

Published by Pètarade Press, 1988

First edition. 5" x 8" softcover in illustrated card wraps. 89pp. with black and white illustrations by Carel Moiseiwitsch. Clean, unmarked, and very tightly bound. Hints of rubbing, mostly to rear cover. Pages crisp and fresh. A rare copy of this satirical, scathing insider report on the inner workings of the Vancouver Stock Exchange and its venture capitalists - the titular sideshow. From the blurb: "Sideshow tells the story of the "venture capitalists" on Howe Street, centre of Vancouver's financial district and home to ex-convicts and notorious securities violators. [.] The public's funds are collected for projects from microwave tea-kettles to "miracle" computers and stock traders may moonlight as bird smugglers or bank robbers. [.] the first in-depth treatment of the Vancouver Stock Exchange written by a member of the brokerage community in over ten years. [.] examines the inter-relationships between the city's stock peddlers, regulators and politicans. It shows that the scope of organized crime goes far beyond outdated notions of an ethnic "mafia" and explores the recidivist nature of Canadian securities fraud". Very good, rare example example of this glorious lampoon. Seller Inventory # ABE-1686174705913

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sideshow: the Howe Street Carnival
Publisher: Pètarade Press
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition