Isbn: 9780812909234 - the penniless billionaires (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard cover. Zustand: Good in good dust jacket. Unabridged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Extremely rare and important out-of-print tangible. The first printing and apparently only ever published. White brushed cloth boards, blind-stamped imprint of motif illustation as on front wrapper depicting rise and fall of fiat finance with gilt spine titles; good with light discoloration to upper edge, upper corner bend, small spine dent. Pages generally good, remain bright; no writing. Moderate page roll to upper corner increasing at back pages. No odor or mildew. Gold endpapers. Bind good; hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate edge wear, discoloration to dj flaps upper and outer edge; protected in new, clear sleeve. Classic jacket design by Paul Bacon. Very attractive. Rare intact first edition in original wrapper. Contents: "One - What Early Men Learned About Money; Two - The Roman Road to Ruin: In the Days of the Empire; Three - The French Connection: The Assignat Era; Four - The American Civil War: The Greenback Era; Five - The German Hyperinflation, 1922-1923; Six - The Modern U. S. Dollar: The Coming of Fiat Money; Seven - The View from the Fed: The Triumph of Fiat Money; Eight - The Summing Up: The Edge of the Abyss; Appendix; and, an Index." What happens when the money supply is hyperinflated and inflation ensues? Fascinating exploration of four great inflationary eras of the past. Why they arose; who caused them; how family fortunes survived or were destroyed; when the money plagues peaked and passed; and, what essential, timeless warnings each superinflationary period shouts out to us today. An increasingly rare book that illustrates the devastating wealth confiscation that is fiat currency inflation in every case, eventually. 308 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

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Hard cover. Unabridged. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Hard cover. Unabridged. Fine in fine dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket in mylar. Signed by author's wife on dedication page (book is dedicated to her).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Extremely rare and important out-of-print tangible. The first printing and only ever published. White brushed cloth boards, blind-stamp imprint as motif illustation on front wrapper depicting rise and fall of fiat finance, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine, bright; no writing. Green endpapers; few areas of light discoloration. Dust wrapper slight wear, clean; unclipped 15, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic jacket design by Paul Bacon. Very attractive. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. Contents: "One - What Early Men Learned About Money; Two - The Roman Road to Ruin: In the Days of the Empire; Three - The French Connection: The Assignat Era; Four - The American Civil War: The Greenback Era; Five - The German Hyperinflation, 1922-1923; Six - The Modern U. S. Dollar: The Coming of Fiat Money; Seven - The View from the Fed: The Triumph of Fiat Money; Eight - The Summing Up: The Edge of the Abyss; Appendix; and, an Index." What happens when the supply of money is overinflated? Fascinating exploration of four monumental inflationary eras of the past. Why they arose; who caused them; how family fortunes survived or were destroyed; when the money plagues peaked and passed; and, what essential and timeless warnings each of these inflationary periods forebode to us today. An increasingly rare book that illustrates the devastating wealth confiscation that is fiat currency inflation. The destruction of the Roman currency, the French Assignat, the Greenback, and the Weimar hyperinflation - Shapiro's fascinating description of these periods should lead all to prepare for the present dollar devaluation with a great sense of urgency. Timely narrative scholarship at its best and vitally important historical accounts. 308 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. "A fascinating exploration of four great [monetary] inflationary eras of tumult - why they arose - who caused them - how family fortunes survived or were destroyed. What happens when hyperinflation sweeps across an entire society? Whom does it threaten most and whom does it benefit? And when, finally, the authorities act - why do the politicians and the bureaucrats invariably delay until after the value of an entire currency has been totally destroyed?" - dust jacket. Recounts the destruction of Roman currency, the French Assignat, the Greenback, and the Weimar hyperinflation. "Shapiro's fascinating description of four great periods of massive inflation in history should rightly cause us all to treat the present runaway inflation with a much greater sense of urgency than economists and officialdom have exhibited up until now. Timely narrative scholarship at its best." - Senator William Proxmire. [8], [2]-308 p. Tables and index. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to complete dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example of this vitally important monetary history. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Inflation Finance History Hyperinflation Investing Economics.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. COVER (hardcover with dust jacket)- medium-minor stains; medium bends, minor tears , other moderate wear. PAGES- outside edge has minor stains, interior has slight stains; minor bends, no tears; no writing. Not ex-library. Book.