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An Adventure in Constructive Finance: An Account of the Federal Reserve System
by Carter Glass
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Stated First Edition. Inscribed by author on front endpaper: "This book is inscribed to my friend and associate - Russell Winfree with the cordial regards and best wishes of the author. Sincerely, Carter Glass - April 2/27".
Book is in Good condition, with front hinge starting, cracking between the last table of contents page and beginning of the introduction. All pages intact. Pages unmarked, bit of yellowing/light foxing in rear endpaper/pastedown. Some light foxing on page fore edges. Cover has minimal edgewear, some foxing present to edges, but hard to see against the navy boards.
Dust jacket is in Fair condition, with edgewear, chipping, open and closed tears (mostly at corners/spine ends). All four jacket flap corners trimmed (but price intact: $3.00). Soil mark on rear corner of jacket near spine. General fading/discoloration. Now in a Brodart dust jacket protector.
Carter Glass was born in Lynchburg, VA and was the Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson.
Extended Description and Notes
First Edition and signed by the author: Lynchburg's own Carter Glass.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20208
- Title
- An Adventure in Constructive Finance: An Account of the Federal Reserve System
- Author
- Carter Glass
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 423
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- virginia, senator, vintage, carter glass, signed, first edition, federal reserve, secretary of the treasury, economy, united states, government, history, lynchburg
- Bookseller catalogs
- Virginiana; SignedFirst Editions; Business/Economics;
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
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