Maggs Bros Ltd, Antiquarian books
London’s Maggs Bros Ltd has been collecting, curating and selling antiquarian books since 1853. Which rare first editions would it recommend for bibliophile Forbes readers? Managing Director Ed Maggs, the fifth generation of his family to run the business, assembled this custom collection from his shop’s stacks, a six-pack of power, finance, adventure and mayhem
Scientific Investing
by Karl Karsten (1931), $7,670
Many credit Karsten with having established the first hedge fund; this book describes the long/short strategy that inspired his investing. Observing tide-predicting machines, he anticipated the rise of electronic trading and even built a prototype computer.
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(This story appears in the 12 December, 2014 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)