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First edition, first printing of this striking instructional game-book, designed by the British economist and Nobel laureate to teach schoolchildren the fundamentals of finance and banking after sixteen years of private trial and error (it was copyrighted in 1912), The Money Game "had been elaborately tested on adults, including the philosopher and educationalist John Dewey in addition to friends Lippmann and Wrench, as well as on a younger generation, including 'long-suffering nieces and nephews'. This first version was produced as a substantial hardback volume, containing 168 pages of endorsements, explanation, and rules, with the back part hollowed out as a container for cards and notes. It was novel, and may conceivably have influenced the board game 'Monopoly', which appeared six years later. It was also ambitious, aspiring to inculcate the principles of monetary economics. CONDITION: Good minus. Hardback NO Dust Jacket. Prior owner's plate to the inside front cover, worm holes to last page and to the score cards as shown in last picture, not to the rest of the cards or notes. It has some underlying to pages. U5c17. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9040
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