First edition. 8vo. xv, [1 blank], [17]-406 pp. Original blindstamped brown cloth, recently rebacked with brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt (covers slightly toned and worn, first and last pages browned and foxed, vague damp stain to upper margin at gutter throughout, not affecting text, an acceptable copy). New York, Derby & Jackson, 1857.
George Francis Train (1829-1904) was an eccentric American businessman and traveller. He is most well-known for (most likely) inspiring Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days and its protagonist Phileas Fogg, as Train accomplished a similar feat in 1870. The present work provides an overview of American finance of the time.
