The books named on the following pages have been chosen as the nucleus
of a reference library particularly adapted to the needs of the
speculator. These works have been selected because of their clearness,
soundness and simplicity. There are many other excellent works bearing
directly or indirectly on the subject but these latter will be
suggested as the student progresses and it has been thought best not to
name a large number of books, which might result in confusion as to the
character of the subject matter. The possessor of the works named will
find that he has a very compact, comprehensive and inexpensive little
library, both from an informative and statistical standpoint.