Street of Adventure (1935 First Edition w/ Dust Jacket) – Reference Example Copy of a Legendary Wall Street Work

A cornerstone of early American financial literature, Street of Adventure by Edward Jerome Dies is among the most elusive and sought-after works documenting the rise of modern American markets.

This 1935 first edition, published by The Stratford Company, offers a rare and compelling window into the speculative era that defined Wall Street and LaSalle Street. Through vivid, narrative-driven storytelling, Dies chronicles the lives of fourteen influential financiers whose ambition, risk-taking, and downfall shaped the American financial system.

Featuring iconic figures such as Jesse Livermore, J. Ogden Armour, Samuel Insull, and Alexander Legge, this work stands among the earliest narrative explorations of stock market psychology - decades ahead of modern financial storytelling.

Dies’ credibility was later solidified when he was selected to write the preface for How to Trade in Stocks, further anchoring his place in the canon of classic financial literature.

What Makes This Copy Truly Unique:
Authentic 1935 First Edition
Original Dust Jacket - an exceptionally scarce survival
Complete and highly displayable collectible

Most importantly:
This exact copy - its dust jacket, typography, and visual presentation - appears to be the version most widely indexed and surfaced across online search, marketplace listings, and appraisal-style references for this title.

In other words, when collectors and researchers look up Street of Adventure (1935), this is the example they are seeing.

At the time of listing, no directly comparable first edition with original dust jacket in similar condition was found actively available in the open marketplace. Many references instead point back to this example or to modern reprints - further underscoring its scarcity and visibility.

Condition:
Very good condition for its age
Interior pages are clean and well preserved with light, age-appropriate toning
Original owner’s name present on inner cover
Original dust jacket intact, showing expected edge wear and small chips
Jacket remains bright, with strong visual presence and intact structure
Green cloth boards are solid with light shelf wear at corners and edges

A highly presentable and investment-grade example

Collector Significance:
Street of Adventure is widely regarded as one of the earliest narrative works capturing the human forces behind American speculation - long before modern financial memoirs and market psychology texts.

Copies with original dust jackets are rarely encountered. Copies that are both complete and functioning as the visible market reference example are virtually unheard of.

This is not just ownership of a rare book -
it is ownership of the example by which others are being compared.

Specifications:
Title: Street of Adventure
Author: Edward Jerome Dies
Publisher: The Stratford Company
Year: 1935
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover with Original Dust Jacket
Subject: Wall Street, Financial History, Market Speculation

ANTIQUE BOOK 1935 Wall Street Stock Market Chicago NY Capitalism ONE OF A KIND