THE CASH INTRIGUE: A FANTASTIC MELODRAMA OF MODERN FINANCE. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1909]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-391 [392-394: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], six inserted plates with illustrations by M. Leone Bracker, original decorated blue cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Political and social reform novel. Financial wizard Phillip Kelvin is elected President of the United States. He declares himself emperor of America, issues a proclamation confiscating all public utilities and private enterprises for the benefit of the government and the people, and plunges the nation into revolution and chaos. Bleiler (1948), p. 76. Reginald 02923. Not in Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925. Cloth mildly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, mild stain to front cover with no discoloration of cloth, a bright, very good copy. (#137421).
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