About this title: This chronicle of the yearlong tulip frenzy that overwhelmed Holland in the early 17th century explores one of history's most astonishing events, when the value of tulip bulbs increased to astronomical heights and then, nearly as rapidly, fell, leading to a crash in which thousands of speculators faced financial ruin. Dash's book takes a penetrating look at Dutch society during that crazed year, when a single tulip bulb was equal in price to four oxen, an oak bed, or a small ship. It also provides a fascinating history of the tulip before and after its period of disastrous popularity.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780609604397ISBN:0609604392
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780609604397ISBN:0609604392
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. As new except for owner's name impressed on flyleaf. Remainder with remainder dot on top edge. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Pr, New York, New York, U.S. A
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780609807651ISBN:060980765X
Description: Near Fine. One of the first great financial speculation bubbles centered around tulips, and economists have called it tulipomania. "This is the history of the tulip, from its originis on the barren, windswept steppes of central Asia to its place of honor in the lush imperial gardens of Constantinople, to its starring moment as the most coveted...commodity in Europe. "---from the back cover. 5" x 8". read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2000-02-29
ISBN-13:9780609604397ISBN:0609604392
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition First Printing. Hardback in like new condition with no markings. Dust jacket in like new condition with minor shelf wear. Tight binding and clear crisp text. Beautiful book. read more
Edition: First American edition.
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers, [
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780609604397ISBN:0609604392
Description: Previous owner's name on front endpaper; otherwise, very good condition (no dust jacket). read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780609807651ISBN:060980765X
Description: Very Good. This book is in very good to fine condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. It appears to have had little if any use. The cover has some bumps and scuffs. There is no crease on the spine. read more
Description: Fine. 0609604392 Crown hardcover w/dustjacket, 1999, 1st U.S. edition, clean/tight, No marks/tears or defects...Fine/Fine (like new)...New mylar cover, bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780575402508ISBN:0575402504
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780609807651ISBN:060980765X
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""Tulipmania," which overtook the Dutch in the 17th Century, has parallels with what has overtaken American society in the 21st Century. (Current news report, in part: "...Nine of the financial firms that were among the largest recipients of federal bailout money paid about 5,000 of their traders and bankers bonuses of more than $1 million apiece for 2008, according to a report released Thursday..." The Dutch focus was on tulip bulbs. The American focus has been on new houses, farmland, amassing "things." Mike Dash's recounting of Holland's mania offers insight into America and the 21st Century."
"Learnt a lot about futures trading reading this book, however there were sections of the financial side that I found a hard slog - but the historical info about the tulip and some of the early botanists was fascinating."
"A ridiculously fun read, especially since Dash doesn't focus entirely on the Dutch passion for tulips; the chapters on the Ottoman empire were equally interesting."
"Not sure if I should say I read this book, since I didn't finish it. The information is fascinating, but presented in a very dry manner. Several of the book group gals also didn't finish it - and they usually read everything! Amazing facts about the tulip craze in the 1600's, with applications for fads today."
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