Warburg, Paul M.MareMagnum
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1930xx,853,viii,899 pages. Index in each volume. First printing. Reflections and recollections of Paul Warburg [1868 - 1932], considered by many to have been the main driver behind the establishment of the Federal Reserve System in 1913. Warburg was reluctant to publish this work until, in the autumn of 1928, "I became convinced that the Federal Reserve System had entered upon a gravely critical period in its career, and that for the discussion about to ensue it was highly important that certain vital facts in the origin and growth of the System be adequately understood." - viii [v1]. Gilt lettering upon spines. Average wear to publisher's navy cloth. Bookplate of prior owner, a Dutch doctor, inside each front board. Laid in is the original handwritten purchase receipt, dated 1931, issued by an Amsterdam book dealer. Front free endpaper of volume 2 neatly removed. Bindings and hinges intact. Dust jackets not included. A sound copy of this essential chronicle of early twentieth century American central bank history. Masui p.1431, Rist p.321. Book
1966Signed and inscribed by Carroll Quigley upon half-title page. xi,[1],1348 pages. Index. "Shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century." - dust jacket. Most notable for its revelation of plans for a global government, based upon author's access to secret archives. Quigley mentored Bill Clinton at Georgetown. Clean with moderate wear. Unmarked but for incidental 1/4" ball pen mark to page 105. Prior owner's bookplate inside front board. Back hinge mostly open. We've been actively dealing in this title for almost twenty years and this is the only signed copy we have ever encountered. Weems p.69. Book
1924A modern Jew, perhaps for the first time, analyzes western civilization as an expression of the Gentile way of life and shows where this clashes with the nature and spiritual impulses of the Jew. - paraphrased from front flap of replica dust jacket included with this copy. "We Jews, we, the destroyers, will remain the destroyers for ever. Nothing that you will do will meet our needs and demands - The wretched fate which scattered us through your midst has thrust this unwelcome role upon us." - p. 155. "I console myself with the thought that if this book offends by its assertiveness, God knows that the infinite tactfulness of thousands of other Jews seems to have offended no less. Whatever we do we are damned - and I would rather be damned standing up than lying down." - p. 221. "Born in Romania, Maurice Samuel [1895-1972] moved to the United States in 1914. A Jewish intellectual and writer, he is best known for You Gentiles." - Wikipedia. [6], 7-221pp. 7.75" x 5.5". Narrow opening in binding at title page. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. Book
LYON, imp. de Brunet, 1818 - l'ensemble en édition originale - 1/2 reliure vélin - rousseurs - in-8 - 62 pages - LYON, Guyot frères, 1818 - 78 pages - LYON, Chez Chambet, 1818 - 37 pages - 8 pages - LYON, Guyot frères, 1818 - 56 pages - LYON, chez Lions, 1818 - 4 pages - LYON, Chez les Marchands de nouveautés - 1818 - 20 pages - 7 pages - LYON, Chez Chambet, 1818 - 16 pages - 15 pages - 20 pages - LYON, Chez les Marchands de nouveautés - 1818 - 19 pages - LYON, Guyot frères, 1818 - 95 pages - 27 pages - PARIS, Imp. Le Normant, 1818 - 15 pages - PARIS, Imp. J.-G. Dentu, 1818 - 25 pages - 32 pages - LYON, Chez Chambet, 1818 - 16 pages - PARIS, Les Libraires associés, 1817 - 30 pages - Envoi rapide et soigné
