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1 Sparkes, Boyden Customers' Man
New York Frederick A. Stokes 1931 Second Printing Hard Cover Very Good Good 
The very scarce DJ is price clipped, no internal marks or writing. The author also wrote the famous biography of Hetty Green, A Woman Who Loved Money, (the Witch of Wall Street.) He was also engaged in writing a complicated biography of Albert Lasker, (The Man Who Sold America) but it was never completed. 
Price: 79.99 USD
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2 Sparkes, Boyden and Moore, Samuel Taylor Hetty Green, a Woman Who Loved Money
Garden City, New York Doubleday Doran 1930 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Ex-Library 
This is the stated 1st, not the more common 1935 . Ex-library book in solid library binding with no pockets, just a small stamp on the acknowlegement page with a few hand written letters. No other marks or pages ripped out. Very Scarce! B&W illustrations throughout. Hetty Green was the famous miser, "The Witch of Wall Street" who amassed a fabulous fortune in the late 19th century, but was so miserly that she delayed treatment of her son's infected leg, for fear the doctors would charge her exorbitant fees. The son's leg would eventually have to be amputated. He was Col. Edward Howland Robinson Green. Hetty Green was from New Bedford and South Dartmouth, MA and Bellows Falls, VT. 
Price: 99.99 USD
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3 Sparkes, Boyden and Moore, Samuel Taylor Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street
New York Doubleday, Doran 1930 Later Edition Hard Cover Good  No Jacket 
This edition dated 1935. Green boards, with a faded spine, with some spots. Contents clean with a previous owner name on the front endpaper. Hetty Green was the original miser, left an estate in the range of $100,000,000 and not one penny to charity.  
Price: 29.99 USD
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4 Sparkes, Boyden and Moore, Samuel Taylor The Witch of Wall Street, Hetty Green
New York Doubleday, Doran 1935 Later Printing Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket 
This copy has very bright green cloth boards with bright gilt spine lettering and a nice dark unmarked topstain. The book is seldom seen in such well preserved condition. B&W photos throughout. The fore edge is uncut. No internal marks, writing, names or imprints. Tight and clean. Hetty Green, an infamous miser of New Bedford, MA and Bellows Falls Vt. left an estate of over $100,000,000 in the early 20th Century. Perfect gift for your broker. Very collectible condition. 
Price: 49.99 USD
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