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The Penniless Billionaires
by Shapiro, Max
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812909232
- ISBN 13
- 9780812909234
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Truman Talley Books/Times Books, 1980. Extremely rare and important material. White brushed cloth boards, blind-stamp imprint depicting rise and fall of fiat finance, gilt spine titles, lt. wear. Pages fine, no writing. Green endpapers. Dj lt. wear, protected in new, clear sleeve. Classic jacket design by Paul Bacon. Very attractive. What happens when the money supply is hyperinflated and inflation ensues? Fascinating exploration of four great inflationary eras of the past. Why they arose; who caused them; how family fortunes survived or were destroyed; when the money plagues peaked and passed; and, what essential, timeless warnings each superinflationary period shouts out to us today. An increasingly rare book that illustrates the devastating wealth confiscation that is fiat currency inflation in every case, eventually. 308 pages. Insured post.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016873
- Title
- The Penniless Billionaires
- Author
- Shapiro, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812909232
- ISBN 13
- 9780812909234
- Publisher
- Truman Talley Books/Times Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- INFLATION FINANCE BUSINESS ECONOMICS
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