Escape to the Futures.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, [1996]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black buckram with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 463pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Item #47533
ISBN: 0471112151
Pristine first edition, with choice huge presentation inscription to a future business partner in black fineline on front flyleaf: "To Adlai, / With respect and / admiration for your / outstanding service to / our country and on behalf / of free markets / worldwide! / Best wishes / Leo Melamed." Melamed (b. 1932) pioneered the financial futures market and long served as chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021) served as U.S. Senator from Illinois (1969-81), and afterward he and Melamed once partnered in a business together, co-founding in 2007 the Asian mergers and acquisitions firm HuaMei Capital Co. Inc.
Price: $95.00