Parsson, Jens O. [Marcks, Ronald H.]MareMagnum
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"Transforms the dry economic subject of inflation into a white-knuckles kind of blood-chiller... Concludes by charting out all the possible prognoses for the American inflation, none easy but some much less catastrophic than others. Not for the timid. Spares no tender sensibilities. The conclusions it reaches are shocking" - replica dust jacket. [3]-372 pp. including over forty pages of highly-informative footnotes. Ronald H. Marcks, a New England lawyer, adopted the pen name Jens O. Parsson to avoid any discomfort to his clients or associates which might stem from his alarming forecast. Former library copy with usual markings. Tight and square with moderate wear to publisher's green cloth. Replica dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. One of only a thousand copies in the first edition of this profoundly important and most timely treatise. Book
Lucky Strike cigarette ad on back cover provides a truly classic and timeless example of a mis-timed advertisement. Consider that the great Wall St. stock market crash of 1929 occurred mere days before this issue hit the newsstands. Beneath the caption "An Ancient Prejudice has been removed" appears a clenched fist labeled as "American Intelligence" breaking a heavy chain. Top left a paranoid miser stacks his gold by candlelight. Top right a wealthy couple visits their palatial bank. Text beneath miser reads "Hoarding gold with the fanatical zeal of the miser has vanished. American Intelligence sponsors thousands of banking institutions to which the individual (i.e. the wealthy couple) safely entrusts his wealth." The message is clear. Readers should put their trust (and money) in the banks, and shun gold. This issue was likely printed just as the Great Crash occurred, causing countless financial institutions to go under - and destroying even more individual fortunes. (The ad goes on to claim that cigarettes have similarly overcome the prejudice against them.) A truly stunning work which deserves to be preserved and reflected upon in this age of limitless fiat currency printing. Average wear with three-inch crease to lower corner of back cover. Suitably framed and mounted, this ad will make a superlative office display for any precious metals executive. Magazine
