HARGRAVE, JOHN — Professor Skinner Alias Montagu Norman

London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, Ltd, 1935. Reprint. Hardcover. 243 pages. Black and white photographic frontis of subject. Undated. Circa 1930s. The biography of the Governor of the Bank of England. "At last the cloak of mystery is torn away from the man who became famous overnight when he travelled to New York as "Professor Clarence Skinner," in 1932, and who, by controlling the credit of the Nation, has been able - in the words of the Right Hon. Reginald McKenna - to "direct the policy of Governments," and has held the "destiny of the people" in the hollow of his hands." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Moderate wear and spine sunning to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Governor bank of England History. Very Good in Good dust jacket .