The Book of Wealth by Hubert Howe Bancroft

"Once available only to the wealthiest individuals and families in the world..."

Now, For the first time in nearly 120 years...

"YOU can Own The Book of Wealth!"

"An Inquiry into the Nature and Distribution of the World's Resources and Riches, and a History of the Origin and Influence of Property, its Possession, Accumulation and disposition in all Ages and among all Nations"

That's how Hubert Howe Bancroft described his monumental 10-volume set of books when it was published in 1896.

Produced in a very limited edition, and available only to the wealthiest families and individuals around the world, this incredible set goes back through recorded history -- beginning with the Sumerians, the Egyptians and Babylonians -- and explores the wealthiest individuals, institutions, organizations, religious foundations and nations that have built great wealth.

Tracing the creation, acquisition and movement of wealth from the earliest civilizations to the dawn of the 20th Century, The Book of Wealth analyzes what the wealthy did and how they did it. What was their mindset? What was their motivation for accumulating great wealth?

The Book of Wealth is the ultimate product of Hubert Howe Bancroft's lifelong quest for knowledge. In its ten volumes, encompassing more than 1,000 pages, illustrated with thousands of engravings, line drawings and photogravures, Bancroft's Book of Wealth tells the stories of empires won and lost, the rise and fall of civilizations, the creation of powerful dynasties, ancient and modern.