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A Random Walk Down Wall Street
by Malkiel, Burton G
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1973. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First edition, first printing. Signed by Burton G. Malkiel and briefly inscribed on the front free endpaper; with Malkeil's Princeton University business card laid in. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine lettered in gilt and stamped in dark blue. Near Fine with light sunning along top and bottom edges, light edge wear, in a Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket with horizontal wrinkling to the laminate layer as commonly found with this title, and light edge wear. A classic of investment literature, rarely seen signed.
Synopsis
A Random Walk Down Wall Street, written by Burton Malkiel, a Princeton economist, is an influential book on the subject of stock markets. Malkiel argues that asset prices typically exhibit signs of random walk and that one can not consistently outperform market averages. The book is frequently cited by those in favor of the efficient market hypothesis. As of January 2008, there have been nine editions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944120
- Title
- A Random Walk Down Wall Street
- Author
- Malkiel, Burton G
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Inscribed
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- Edges
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
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