Wall Street Stories.

LEFEVRE, Edwin.

Item Number: 5505

New York: McClure, Philips & Company, 1901.

First edition of Edwin Lefevre’s scarce first book. Octavo, original black cloth. In very good condition with some wear to the extremities and a ring on the front panel.

"Eight tales of the habits and customs of Wall Street. Some are thinly-veiled portraits of well-known Wall Street characters such as James R. Keene and Daniel Drew" (Hess Collection). A mining engineer turned journalist, Edwin Lefèvre was known for his close attention to the major players on Wall Street. His books, Reminiscences of a Stockbroker and The Making of a Stockbroker in particular, have become stock market classics, much sought after for their literary merit, their insight into Wall Street history, and the financial observations they contain. The first story in this collection, "The Lady and Her Bonds," was the basis for Lefèvre's later novel, Sampson Rosk of Wall Street. These stories originally appeared in McClure's Magazine during 1900.