An extremely funny book about an underemployed bank clerk by Edwin Lef???vre. Edwin Lef???vre (1871-1943) was an American journalist, writer, and diplomat, who is most noted for his writings on Wall Street business. Of the eight books written by Edwin Lef???vre, his Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is considered a classic of American business writing. The book began as a series of twelve articles published during 1922 and 1923 in The Saturday Evening Post. It is written as first-person fiction, telling the story of a ...
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An extremely funny book about an underemployed bank clerk by Edwin Lef???vre. Edwin Lef???vre (1871-1943) was an American journalist, writer, and diplomat, who is most noted for his writings on Wall Street business. Of the eight books written by Edwin Lef???vre, his Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is considered a classic of American business writing. The book began as a series of twelve articles published during 1922 and 1923 in The Saturday Evening Post. It is written as first-person fiction, telling the story of a professional stock trader on Wall Street. While published as fiction, generally, it is accepted to be the biography of stock market whiz, Jesse Livermore. The book has been reprinted in almost every decade since its original publication in 1925, the latest put out by John Wiley & Sons in hardcover and a paperback edition in 1994 that remains in print. It has been translated into the Chinese, German, French, Polish, and Italian languages, amongst others. A George H. Doran Company first edition, even in fair condition, may sell today for more than a thousand dollars. In December 2009, Wiley published an annotated edition that bridges the gap between Lef???vre's fictionalized account and the personalities, exploits, and locations that populate the book. Page margins notations in the 2009 edition explain the historical setting and the real companies, individuals, and news events to which Lef???vre alludes. In 1925, Lef???vre authored a second book about a stock trader, a factual biography with the title The Making of a Stockbroker. This book was about John K. Wing, a senior partner of Bronson and Barnes, a major Boston stockbrokerage, whose approach to the business provided a contrast to that of Jesse Livermore, the veiled subject of his earlier book. On his death in 1943 (aged 71-72), Edwin Lef???vre's estate in Dorset, Vermont (near Manchester) was passed to his widow. Built about 1820, it was the first home in the United States made with marble quarried right on the property. Their eldest son, Edwin Lef???vre, Jr. (b. 1902), who also worked on Wall Street, inherited the home and completely restored it in 1968 when he retired there. Now it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their second son, Reid Lef???vre (b. 1904), was the founder of the traveling carnival known as the "King Reid Show" and a politician. He was elected to the Vermont General Assembly, serving as a member of the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1959 and the state Senate from 1961 to 1963. (wikipedia.org)
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Add this copy of H R to cart. $44.23, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2014 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
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Add this copy of H. R. to cart. $46.72, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing.
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Add this copy of H. R. to cart. $757.00, good condition, Sold by Catnap Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cobleskill, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1915 by Harper & Brothers.
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Illustrated by F. Graham Cootes. Good+ with no dust jacket. Navy blue cloth covers with gold stamped lettering on front cover and spine and a blind stamped margin on front cover. The covers are in good plus condition, with some soiling and wear and a stain on the rear cover. There is a Christmas gift inscription to previous owner in fountain pen on front end page. The page edges are a bit soiled, most notably the top edges and there is slight browning and soiling to the paste-downs and end pages. The contents are clean and the text block tight. All-in-all, a nice copy.; Black and white frontispiece by F. Graham Cootes, with tissue guard. Copyright 1915, published October 1915, with "K-P" designation on copyright page.; frontispiece; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 337 pages; Lefevre was a diplomat, stockbroker and financial journalist in New York in the first part of the 20th century, before the stock market crash of 1929. He also wrote novels and short stories that centered around business and finance. "H. R." was his fourth book. The novel follows the career of Hendrik Rutgers who starts out as a lowly bank teller and works his way up the career ladder to become a business mogul. Lefevre is best known for his novel, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923). His novels, "H. R." included are noteworthy because of their detailed description of Wall Street and the financial markets of the early 20th century.
Add this copy of H.R. to cart. $907.00, good condition, Sold by Sage Rare & Collectible Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Livonia, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1915 by Harper & Brothers.
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Good+ with no dust jacket. First edition point: Harper date code K-P (matching October 1915 publication date). Navy cloth cover is worn at corners and spine caps with bumped upper corners and modest soiling but bright and in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Light soiling to page edges. Corner clipped on front end sheet. A very faint small damp stain in the bottom margin of some pages but overall pages are in very good condition.
