Stock Market Theory And Practice

New York: B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, 1930. New York: B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, [1930].

First edition. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches; 233 x 156 mm). [i]-xxix, [3], [1]-875, [1, blank] pp. With folding frontispiece map of the Financial District in New York, two folding charts, twelve black-and-white plates and ninety illustrations in the text. This volume also includes twelve appendices with historical records and statistics.

Original full black paper boards, stamped in blind. Spine lettered in gilt. Some very light foxing in places. In original blue and orange dust jacket. Jacket is extremely bright, with just a bit of shelfwear and two small, quarter-inch closed tears to top edge of front panel. Top edge of back panel has a small amount of dampstaining. Overall about fine.

Schabacker was the youngest financial editor of Forbes Magazine and wrote three influential books on the stock market, Stock Market Theory and Practice, 1930; Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits, 1932; and Stock Market Profits, 1934, before he died at the young age of 36.

"This volume stands out as the supreme compendium of stock market knowledge and information. The author has long been known and widely read as one of the most experienced and dependable authorities on banking, finance, and practical stock market trading. It is no exaggeration to say that he has complied the most complete, all-embracing handbook that has ever been published on the subject. It is a simple, straight-forward and readable explanation of everything the reader could wish to know about organized stock markets, from the merest fundamentals for the beginner to intricate technicalities for the veteran trader." (from the front flap)

HBS 67356.

$7,500.