Graham, Benjamin, and David L. Dodd | The "Bible" of modern financial analysis

Graham, Benjamin, and David L. Dodd

Security Analysis. Principles and Technique. New York and London: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, 1934

In 8s (228 x 145 mm). Half-title, a few charts and diagrams. Publisher's black cloth, spine gilt-lettered; spine rather cocked and very neatly rebacked.

First edition, second printing. Few twentieth-century books have exerted the influence or had as devoted a following as Security Analysis. Prior to its publication, investors often relied on intuition or the character of a business owner to make their decisions. Writing in the wake of the catastrophic Stock Market Crash of 1929, Graham and Dodd designed "value-oriented investment," a disciplined, realistic approach to constructing a solid financial portfolio.