Description
First edition of The Wall Street Point of View by Henry Clews.
Octavo, xiv, [2], 290pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine, color cityscape stamped on front cover. No additional printings on copyright page. Solid, clean text block, previous ownership inscription on front pastedown endpaper and page 1, rubbing to spine and corners, faint shelf wear, a very good example.
Henry Clews (1834-1923) was a British-American writer and economic expert. Clews started his own company as a member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1877 and grew incredibly wealthy, influencing his status not only in the economic and business fields but also in politics. He was a friend of President Abraham Lincoln and an economic advisor to President U.S. Grant.
