A Random Walk Down Wall Street
by Malkiel, Burton G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0393055000
- ISBN 13
- 9780393055009
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Norton, 1973. 285 pp. First edition. Dark green boards with gold and blue lettering on the spine only. Some fading to the boards' edges. The binding is square and tight. There is minor foxing to the page edges only. Otherwise, the interior pages are clean and unmarked. The pictorial dust jacket is bright yellow, green and black. Includes original price on front flap. Minor wear and tear to the extremities. Clear laminate strips across front of jacket. Written by a former analyst and professor of economics at Princeton, the book was coined the "...Dr. Spock of Investment" at publication.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Octavo.
Synopsis
A Random Walk Down Wall Street, written by Burton Malkiel, a Princeton economist, is an influential book on the subject of stock markets. Malkiel argues that asset prices typically exhibit signs of random walk and that one can not consistently outperform market averages. The book is frequently cited by those in favor of the efficient market hypothesis. As of January 2008, there have been nine editions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032672
- Title
- A Random Walk Down Wall Street
- Author
- Malkiel, Burton G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393055000
- ISBN 13
- 9780393055009
- Publisher
- Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Investing, Malkiel, Wall Street Economics List
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