(ECONOMICS) Vose Reuben Wealth of the World Displayed

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(ECONOMICS.) Vose, Reuben. Wealth of the World Displayed. 5 plates. [2], 257, [3] pages. Large 12mo, contemporary 1/2 morocco, moderate wear; minor foxing, minor dampstaining to last few leaves, cello tape repair on page 10, faint musty odor; early pencil signature on front flyleaf. New York: Reuben Vose, 1859

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An eccentric and wide-ranging work, generally a tribute to the economic might of New York and America. The first half is mostly devoted to a catalogue of the world's wealthiest families, arranged by approximate net worth, with brief essays on many of them. This is followed by a 28-page satire in verse, then a further catalogue of the wealthy, and finally a 56-page essay in opposition to John Brown and abolitionism titled "Shall Fanaticism Ruin the Country?" We know of no other copies at auction.