First Edition. Sigismond de Ivanowski dustjacket art and frontis. Very scarce Wall Street finance themed novel and a contributing factor toward the date becoming known for bad luck. 'The hero is a daring young broker who retrieves the fortunes of the family of the woman he loves with the greatest coup in the history of 'the Street'. The fever of money madness and the curse of speculation run throughout the story. The terrific conflict between character and money, with the shifting and glittering background of frenzied finance, makes a novel which would be absorbing to every man and woman'. Almost Near Fine in nearly Very Good fragile thin-paper dustjacket, with some chipping at top spine end and edges, inch chip at lower spine end. Item #40745