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Ten Years in Wall Street (1870) – Illustrated – Rare 19th-Century Finance & Speculation History
By William Worthington Fowler | Illustrated by Arthur Lumley
A compelling and richly illustrated first-hand account of Wall Street life during the most turbulent years of 19th-century American finance, published just after the Civil War and the great gold and railroad speculations of the era.
Written by an insider who lived it, Ten Years in Wall Street offers a vivid look into stock exchanges, gold corners, famous operators, market panics, and the human drama behind America’s emerging financial system. This is a foundational work for collectors of financial history, Wall Street lore, economic bubbles, and Gilded Age America.
📘 Physical Description & Condition (Overall: Good+)
Original green cloth binding with ornate gilt spine and gilt monogram on front cover
Binding well preserved for a 154-year-old volume
small loss at head and tail of spine. small hole in center of spine.
Corners bumped, consistent with age
Brown coated endpapers intact
Interior clean and solid, with expected scattered foxing to plates and tissue guards
Fantastic engraved title page and frontispiece portraits present
Pages crisp and well-held; no looseness
looks like one choir protruding slightly
A handsome, honest copy that presents extremely well on the shelf or open to display.
📚 Why This Book Matters
First-person perspective on Wall Street from 1857 onward
Documents early stock exchange culture, gold speculation, and financial panics
A cornerstone text for collectors of:
Financial & economic history
Wall Street & investment culture
Gilded Age America
Illustrated 19th-century books
The engraved plates alone are worthy of framing, and the content remains strikingly relevant to modern discussions of speculation, bubbles, and market psychology.
📦 Shipping & Care
Ships securely, fully insured
Packed to professional antiquarian standards
Always shipped flat and protected, never tossed loosely
Ten Years in Wall Street (1870) — Illustrated, First Edition | Gilded Financial History | Rare 19th-Century Wall Street Exposé
$145.00