Stretch, Richard Harper (R H )Biblio.com
Vanderlip, Frank A; Sparkes, BoydenBiblio.com
From Farm Boy to Financier
1935322H1616New York: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi 2 312 pp. Index. Black and white photographic plates including frontis portrait of Vanderlip who rose from humble beginnings to become head of National City Bank. This work most notable for Chapter XXI entitled 'A Conclave on Jekyl Island' which states: "There was an occasion near the close of 1910 when I was as secretive indeed as furtive as any conspirator. I do not feel it any exaggeration to speak of our secret expedition to Jekyl Island as the occasion of the actual conception of what eventually became the Federal Reserve System." - page 210. Moderate wear to book. Binding intact. Slight lean to spine. Gift greetings dated 1935 upon front free endpaper. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in mylar which lacks a two-inch piece from bottom of spine. Includes news clipping detailing the settlement of Vanderlip's estate. A worthy copy of this historic reference. D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated Hardcover
