Scripophily draws collectors because of the themed, dramatic art and historical representation each old bond or stock certificate holds. The mostly defunct, but sometimes live, original documents portray great historic themes of discovery, new technology, and financial institutions. Now back in print, this edition offers essential hobby background information, an overview of main collecting themes by country and subject, and advice on building, maintaining, valuing, and selling a collection.
Reveals worldwide financial history through the coverage of financial documents in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, Russia, South Africa, Central and South America, and the United States.
Appendices list dealers, auction houses, publications, societies, and other places collectors can obtain certificates.
• Offers essential background information and overview of main collecting themes
• Reveals worldwide financial history through the coverage of more than 13 countries
• Advises how to build, maintain, value, and sell a collection
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SCRIPOPHILY / The Art Of Finance. By Keith Hollender. First edition, Museum of American Financial History, 1994. Small 4to size book, gold titled blue clth binding w/DJ in extra fine bright condition. 157-pages of text fine & lots of illustration throughout showing the creative side of financial instrument design. Seller Inventory # 7490
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Seller: Phoenix Books/Joanne's Used Books, Los Banos, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Scripophily by Hollender Keith Museum of Amer. Finance History, 1994, lst. ISBN: 0964263009 Hardback in good condition, with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean as is dust jacket. Scripophily is the collecting of original financial documents. This is a book will be helpful to not only the beginning collector but to the more advanced one. Covers collecting Themes, various countries around the world items that are collectible, developing your collection and most importantly when and where to sell. B&W and Color photos throughout, Appendices, Dealers list, Bibliography, Index, 157 pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 003577